The 7 Lives of Durin | Tolkien Explained

Covering every Durin of the dwarves from Durin I (the Deathless) to Durin VII (the Last). We'll track his reincarnation from his awakening and founding of Khazad-dum, through the creation of the rings of power, the War of the Last Alliance, the awakening of the balrog, and his final life where he would lead the dwarves back to Moria!

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Durin at mirrormere - Matej Cadil
Aule and the Seven Fathers – Ted Nasmith
Durin - Tom Romain
Durin in the Long Sleep - Kip Rasmussen
Dwarf - Matthew Stewart
Moria - Rafael Damiani
fathers of the dwarves - steamey
Aule - Ralph Damiani
Melkor Weaves Opposing Music – Ted Nasmith
Eru and the Gods Singing the First Song of Creation - Kip Rasmussen
awakening of the elves - kuliszu
Aule Crafting the Dwarves - Peet
Durin concept_sketches - Turner Mohan
Hilly Lands - Felix Englund
Durin I Discovers the Three Peaks - Ted Nasmith
Varda Creating Stars – Ted Nasmith
The Dawn of the Firstborn Elves - Ted Nasmith
star of hope - Matej Cadil
durin concept sketches - Turner Mohan
Galadriel in Moria - Alan Lee
bridging the chasm - Turner Mohan
The Eastern Arches - Alan Lee
Dwarf battle - Matthew Stewart
Durin - Turner Mohan
thrain, son of thror - Turner Mohan
gloin and gimli in erebor - anotherstranger_me
Gimli - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Dwarves of Ered Luin - Sam Mckinnon
orocarni dwarves blacklocks - dracarysdrekkar
across middle earth, hollin gate - Ralph Damiani
the doors of durin – Ralph Damiani
Annatar and Celebrimbor - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Narvi - Alan Lee
The Forging - Ralph Damiani
The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani
The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor's Death - Peter Xavier Price
The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - Jenny Dolfen
The nine - Ralph Damiani
Moria dwarf armour - WETA
the treasures of erebor - aegeri
Death of Celebrimbor - Abe Papakhian
battle for moria - tulikoura
the siege of moria - tulikoura
Thorin - Jenny Dolfen
regal dwarf armour - WETA
Dwarf armored - Matthew Stewart
Dwarf - Matthew Stewart
Battle of the Last Alliance - Dzmitry Yakhouski
dwarven infantry - tulikoura
Dwarves - Angus McBride
the ironfists dwarves - dracarysdrekkar
Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart
Mithril - Aegeri
The Dwarves Delve Too Deep - Ted Nasmith
Bane of Durin - Jerry Vanderstelt
Balrog - JG Jones
battle for moria - tulikoura
the bridge of khazad-dum, gandalf vs balrog - kuliszu
Gimli - Jenny Dolfen
Thrain Discovers the Lonely Mountain - Ted Nasmith
thrors regal armour - WETA
balin, lord of moria - tulikoura
Gimli - Jerry Vanderstelt
Gimli's Song - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Durin's stone - Matej Cadil
Durin's Crown and the Mirrormere - Ted Nasmith
Moria - John Howe
Gandalf and Balrog - JG Jones
Durin - David Greset
Gandalf and the Balrog Upon Celebdil - Ted Nasmith
battle of five armies, warriors of dain - tulikoura
dain armour with helmet - WETA
regal dwarf armour - WETA
ironhill dwarf armour - WETA
dwarves - Turner Mohan
Grey Havens - Alan Lee
Dwarven entrance - Felix Englund
Dain chases Azog - Joona Kujanen

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[Katharina_Lieblich]

The Song of Durin that Gimli sings while the Fellowship is in Moria is absolutely stunning. It always gives me chills.

[DominickRuocco]

The Dwarves reclaiming Khazad-dûm is such a beautiful end to their story. I always wondered what happened to Khazad-dûm and now I have my answer. Thanks!

[gray]

I highly recommend that everyone look up Clamavi de Profundis' rendition of The Song of Durin. It really goes and shows the nostalgia and glory of the text super well

[etienneporras]

I've seen it pointed out that the Song of Durin is six stanzas, as though each describes one of the Durins. When Durin the Last reaches the pinnacle of his reign, perhaps a seventh, grand stanza will at last be added to the song, finally reaching it's completion.

[Kalafinwë]

The World was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on, the Moon was seen.
No words were laid on stream or stone,
When Durin woke, and walked alone.

[pendragon]

Thanks for this! I always wished we had more info on dwarven history and religion!

[opalglass]

It will never stop being sad to me that the dwarves fade away as time goes on. It hits me right in the feels T.T

[bobblehead]

Dwarven history is stirring stuff . There's that sublime moment in the first meeting of the Fellowship and Galadriel where she laments the downfall of Moria and wins Gimli over.

[DrAlberts]

I love your scripts. Always explaining everything in a way it actually makes sense even for people who don't know much beyond LotR and with a little poetic touch.

[KittenDestroyerOfPlanets]

One of the reasons your content is so good is that your scripts are very tight and you don't repeat things unnecessarily.

[po_bo]

It's like in Mythology, the gods never truly die. The idea of reincarnation is fascinating, especially for Dwarves who see death as a continuation of life. Working with aule after their death. Hope they can use this aspect of Dwarves in ROP following seasons. Great topic Nerd.

[tefnenes]

They should make a series on the dwarve-goblin wars

[David.Bowman.]

Is it me or is the dwarf lore the most romantic/noble sounding storyline and poetry Tolkien wrote.

[ForFrodoOfficial]

" Moria... You fear to go into those mines. The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum... shadow and flame. " - Saruman, the white.

[garrettcantrell]

The BEST video that you have done yet concerning the Dwarves.

[kiprasmussenart]

All of your videos are great, but this made so much about the Dwarves clear to me. Great scholarship! Thanks.

[thegungadfly]

Beautiful, you really have a talent for summation, transporting the listener yet cutting out the fat. Well done.

[hoo]

I find it very interesting how Durin is placed alone in Gundabad. The Silmarillion says the Misty Mountains were made by Morgoth to hinder Oromë, and Gundabad is the northernmost peak of the Misty Mountains. I wonder what prompted Aulë to put him there, and what did Durin take the crown of stars as a sign of; my theory is that he took it as the indicator that his wife would be under one of the three Mountains of Moria.
I also find it very fitting that the Silmarillion doesn't mention that Aulë must have also made the Dwarf-women, seeing as the vast majority of the book is told from an Elvish PoV and they used to believe the Dwarves just sprouted from the earth lol.

[andreastraut]

I always wondered about the Durins, thanks for the video!

[zfz]

Very nice video as always. Really glad this was the video I clicked on to get back into the lore and more details, had to give it and social media a break after RoP. Don't know why people just can't enjoy it for being back in middle earth