Durin VII

Durin VII was the descendant of Thorin III and possibly the last of the House of Durin.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III: Durin's Folk
== Biography ==
His birth was prophesied by the Dwarves at the conclusion of the Battle of Five Armies, that in the direct line of Dáin II there will be an heir, but the last of his line.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XIII: "Last Writings" Durin VII traveled from the Lonely Mountain to re-establish Khazad-dûm and root out the Orcs who lived there.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, IX: "The Making of Appendix A" After that, he re-founded the great Dwarf kingdom and his people prospered once more.
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Prince Durin is the son of King Thorin III. In the game's story-line other Dwarves have been given that name and yet proved not to be the Father of the Longbeards returned, so a major part of his motivation is to prove whether he truly is or will be Durin VII.
At the onset of the War of the Ring, Thorin III sent Durin to the Iron Hills for his safety, where to his frustration the Prince had sat out the entire war in relative comfort. Seeking to prove himself, he follows a group of the Zhélruka dwarves on the pilgrimage to Ered Mithrin, where they believe their old strongholds can be reclaimed following Sauron's downfall. Despite his son disobeying his direct order, King Thorin puts his trust in him and sends to him both warriors from Erebor for reinforcements and the Red Axe of Dáin Ironfoot.
The dwarves reclaim Skarháld, a fortress outpost of Dáin's halls, but Durin sets his sights on a grander prize. Boosted by Longbeard reinforcements coming from Eriador to Iron Hills, Durin marches on Gundabad itself which is now ruled by Gorgar, son of Bolg. In summer of the year 3019, the "War of Three Peaks" breaks out, in which the dwarves emerge victorious due to the orcs being undermined by both Angmarim cultists and the Hobgoblins from the North. Deep beneath Gundabad, Durin has an experience that causes him to remember his previous lives and confidently assert himself as Durin the Deathless returned.
==References==
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