page_title: Balin (Middle-earth)
section_title: The Lord of the Rings
hierarchical_section_title: Balin (Middle-earth) / Literature / The Lord of the Rings
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Balins Grabmal aus J. R. R. Tolkiens Romanen English: Balin Tomb Description from J. R. R. Tolkien's novels Français&#160;: Description de la tombe de Balin des romans de J.R.R. Tolkien Português: Lápide na tumba de Balin, de acordo com descrições de J. R. R. Tolkien nas suas obras
context_page_description: Balin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is an important supporting character in The Hobbit, and is mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring.
context_section_description: In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gloin tells the Council of Elrond that Balin had left Erebor and ventured to reclaim Moria with a company of dwarves including Óin and Ori (two of his companions from the Quest of Erebor), and Flói, Frár, Lóni, and Náli. The fate of Balin's colony was uncertain, as no word had come from Moria in many a year. The Fellowship later came upon Balin's tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and learnt of his fate from the dwarves' book of records, the Book of Mazarbul. It told how Balin discovered Durin's Axe, and established a small colony, but it was overrun by orcs and Balin was killed by an orc archer in Dimrill Dale. Thus he died in the same place as his father, having been self-proclaimed Lord of Moria for less than 5 years.
  Balin's tomb was inscribed "Balin Fundinul Uzbad Khazad-Dûmu", with smaller runes beneath giving the translation into English (as the representation of Westron): "Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria".
caption: An artist's rendition of Balin's tomb. The inscription means "Balin Son of Fundin, Lord of Moria".[1]
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