Glóin

Glóin, son of Gróin was one of the Dwarves of Thorin II Oakenshield's company who set out to reclaim the Lonely Mountain in the Quest of Erebor. He was also the father of Gimli, who became a member of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Glóin chiefly appears in The Hobbit as a supporting character. Glóin also appears in The Fellowship of the Ring during the Council of Elrond.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Glóin was born in TA 2783, after the dragon Smaug desolated Erebor. He was the younger child of Gróin and younger brother of Óin.
In TA 2799, Glóin was known to have fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar, the last battle of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, though it is unknown how significant his contribution was, being 16 years old.
In TA 2879, in the Blue Mountains, while in exile, his son Gimli was born to him and an unknown wife. In March of TA 2941 in Bree, Thorin Oakenshield met by chance the wizard Gandalf the Grey, pushing Thorin to reclaim Erebor, so that Smaug wouldn't ally with Sauron. When Gandalf mentioned Hobbits, Glóin referred them as "simpletons" and also said that Hobbits "would never dare to come within smelling distance of the nakedest dragonet new from the shell". 
=== Quest for Erebor ===
In TA 2941, Glóin and his brother Óin, along with his cousins Dwalin and Balin, were among the Dwarves accompanying Thorin and Company during their quest to the Lonely Mountain to recapture it from the dragon Smaug. He was noted for his skills with a tinderbox, and, along with his brother Óin, was usually the one told to get a fire started whenever the Dwarves made camp. Glóin also fought in the Battle of Five Armies.The Hobbit After the battle, he made his home in the Lonely Mountain.
=== War of the Ring ===
On October 25, 3018, Glóin and his son Gimli attended the Council of Elrond in Rivendell, where he greeted Frodo Baggins at the welcome dinner, after Frodo had recovered from his wound received from the Witch-king of Angmar. He recounted the history of the Lonely Mountain and the Kingdom of Dale since Bilbo had left, including Balin's decision to leave the Lonely Mountain and re-establish the ancient Dwarven kingdom in Moria. At the Council of Elrond, his son Gimli warned of the messengers from Mordor who had been threatening King Dáin II Ironfoot, seeking news of Bilbo, Frodo, and the One Ring. It is unknown whether Glóin fought against Sauron's forces in the Battle of Dale.
=== Later life ===
Glóin died in FO 15 at the age of 253.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III: "Durin's Folk"
== In adaptations ==
=== The Hobbit film (1977) ===
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In the animated version of The Hobbit, Glóin is shown near his brother, Óin. He fought in the Battle of Five Armies, and stood by Thorin's side; he is voiced by Jack DeLeon.
=== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ===
Glóin briefly appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as he and Gimli enter Rivendell; played in fact by John Rhys-Davies, who also played Gimli.
=== The Hobbit film trilogy ===
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Glóin is portrayed by Peter Hambleton. Glóin is seen wielding axes that look identical to those carried by his son Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films.
In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Glóin is captured by Mirkwood's Elvenguards right after encountering the spiders. Legolas confiscates and speaks insultingly about portraits of Glóin's wife and his young son Gimli. Later, the rest of the Company pressure Glóin to contribute his remaining money to help pay for having Bard smuggle them into Lake-town. He gives in when he sees how close they are to the Lonely Mountain.
=== Radio series ===
In the 1968 radio series The Hobbit, he was voiced by Peter Baldwin.
=== Video games ===
*Along with the rest of Thorin's Company, Glóin appears in The Hobbit (2003 video game).
*In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, he and Glorfindel are leading a campaign in the north following the Fellowship's departure. 
*In The Lord of the Rings Online Glóin and other Dwarves make a camp in the Misty Mountains above Rivendell and combat the threats found in the mountains, such as goblins and Wargs, determined to make passage between Rivendell and the Lonely Mountain safe once more.
* Glóin's first chronological appearance is a cameo in a brief scene showing the departure of Thorin Oakenshield's company from the Ered Luin. He then appears in the Misty Mountains north of Rivendell, where in late 3017 T.A. Glóin and a few other Dwarves establish a camp to deal with the treats in the High Pass and the Goblin-town. He eventually returns to the Lonely Mountain and in 3018 T.A. after the Battle of Dale Glóin reunites with the other surviving members of Thorin's Company. Later that year Nori takes some on an expedition to Ered Mithrin against the orders of King Thorin III and Glóin and Bofur join Dori on a mission to rescue his brother from his own folly. The Dwarves travel through the Grey Mountains and eventually find Nori, but unlike the other Glóin does not immediately return to Erebor. Instead, he stays in the Grey Mountains where he becomes involved in Prince Durin's upcoming war against the Orcs of Gundabad. On Durin's orders Glóin and some other Dwarves track down a raiding party from Gundabad through the wellsprings of Anduin, eventually travelling to the northernmost outposts of the Beornings.
=== Voice dubbing actors ===
Foreign Language 	Voice dubbing artist
Spanish (Latin America) 	Rubén Trujillo
Spanish (Spain) 	Joaquín Gómez
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD)	Mauro Ramos
Italian (Italy) 	Claudio Fattoretto (AUJ) / Edoardo Siravo (DOS)
German 	Uli Krohm
French (France) 	Jean-Claude Sachot
Czech Republic 	Tomáš Borůvka
Slovak 	Karol Čálik
Hungarian 	Ákos Kőszegi
Polish 	Leon Charewicz
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ግሎኢን
Arabic 	علوين
Armenian 	Գլոին
Belarusian Cyrillic	Глоін
Bengali 	গ্লোইং
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Глоин
Chinese (Hong Kong)	葛羅音
Georgian 	გლოინი
Greek 	Γλοιν
Gujarati 	ગ્લોઇન
Hebrew 	גלואין
Hindi 	ग्लोइन
Japanese 	グローイン
Kazakh 	Глоін (Cyrillic) Gloin (Latin)
Kannada 	ಗ್ಲೋಯಿನ್
Korean 	글로빈
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Глоин
Macedonian Cyrillic	Глоин
Marathi 	ग्लिसन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Глоин
Nepalese 	ग्लोइन
Pashto 	علوین ?
Persian 	گلوین
Punjabi 	ਗ੍ਲੋਇਨ
Russian 	Глоин
Sanskrit 	ङ्लोइन्
Serbian 	Глоинов (Cyrillic) Gloinov (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ග්ලොඉන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Глоин
Tamil 	குளோரின்
Telugu 	గ్లోయిం
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ґлоїн
Urdu 	گلاوان
Uzbek 	Глоин (Cyrillic) Gloin (Latin)
Yiddish 	גלאָין
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