Iron Hills

The Iron Hills, or Emyn Engrin in Sindarin, were a hill range in the northeast of Middle-earth. They were a settlement of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk.
== History ==
The Longbeard Dwarves of Khazad-dûm colonized the Iron Hills in the First Age. The Hills were their primary source of iron-ore. The Dwarf-road through Greenwood ran northeastward to the Hills for Dwarf-traders and merchants between Khazad-dûm. Also in the First Age, some Men who migrated out of the east—"laggard kindred" of the Edain—chose to settle in the lands between the Iron Hills and Mirkwood, becoming the Northmen of Rhovanion.
After Sauron destroyed Eregion in the Second Age, the Longbeards sealed Khazad-dûm and Orcs took control of the northern Misty Mountains. This ended communication between the Iron Hills and Khazad-dûm for some time.
In TA 1981 the last of the Dwarves living in Khazad-dûm fled from the Balrog which had slain kings Durin VI and Náin I. Some of those who escaped wandered as far as the Iron Hills and resettled there.
In TA 2570 dragons began afflicting the Dwarves in the north and in TA 2589 King Dáin I was slain by a Cold-drake outside his halls in the Grey Mountains. Due to these depredations, in TA 2590 Grór son of Dáin left the Grey Mountains and established a Lordship in the Iron Hills.
Over the next few centuries Grór and his people built a prosperous settlement in the Hills, especially after the destruction of Erebor in TA 2770 when the Dragon Smaug scattered the Longbeards who dwelt there. Most of the survivors subsequently went to their kinsmen in the Iron Hills, swelling its numbers.
With the death of Smaug in TA 2941 Lord Dáin II led his warriors in the Battle of Five Armies near Erebor. The battle was won, but Thorin II was slain and Dáin became the new King under the Mountain and King of the Longbeards as Dáin II. He relocated to Erebor with many of his people, and re-established it as Durin's Folk's greatest and strongest dwelling in the north. It is likely that the Iron Hills remained inhabited by Dwarves into the Fourth Age.
== Description ==
The Iron Hills layin the north-eastern parts of Middle-earth. The hills were situated east of the Lonely Mountain, on the boundary between Rhovanion and Rhûn.
The Iron Hills were rich in minerals, most notably iron, whence came their name. The Hills were originally a part of the massive Iron Mountains where Morgoth had dwelt; other remains of this vanished range were the Mountains of Angmar and Grey Mountains. The Iron Hills were also the source of the River Redwater, the reddish colour of which came from iron particles in its water. The river joined with the River Running to flow into the Sea of Rhûn.
=== Inhabitants ===
The exiles who settled in the Iron Hills had friendly relations with the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain (Erebor), who were of similar like and mind, being kin to Grór and Thrór.
There was at least one settlement in the Iron Hills, the seat of Grór and his descendants, but there is no indication of its name or precise location.
== Notable Dwarves of the Iron Hills ==
=== Grór ===
As mentioned above, Grór was the son of Dáin I and was also the founder and first Lord of the Iron Hills.
=== Náin ===
Náin was the son of Grór. He was killed during the Battle of Azanulbizar by the Orc lord Azog of Moria.
=== Dáin II ===
Dáin II was son of Náin and became the lord of the Iron Hills after the death of his grandfather. He was considered a mighty Dwarf because he killed the Orc Azog when he was at an age which was considered young to the Dwarves. He became the King under the Mountain after the slaying of Smaug and loss of Thorin II Oakenshield in the Battle of Five Armies, until his death during the War of the Ring.
=== Thorin III ===
Thorin III was the son of Dáin II, and became king after his father's death in the Battle of Dale. He was praised for helping to reconstruct the Lonely Mountain and Dale. During his rule a new Dwarven settlement was founded in the Glittering Caves.
== See also ==
* Lords of the Iron Hills
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Yster Heuwels
Albanian 	Kodrat Hekuri
Amharic 	ብረት ኮረብታዎች
Arabic 	تلال الحديد
Armenian 	Երկաթե բլուրներ
Assamese 	লোহাৰ পাহাৰ
Azerbaijani 	Dəmir Təpələr
Basque 	Burdina Muinoak
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Жалезныя Пагоркі
Bengali 	আয়রন পাহাড়
Bosnian 	Željezna Brda
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Железните Хълмове
Cambodian 	ភ្នំដែក
Catalan 	Turons de ferro
Cebuano 	Puthaw nga mga Bungtod
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	鐵丘陵
Cornish 	Breow Horn
Corsican 	Culline di Ferro
Croatian 	Željezna brda
Czech 	Železné Kopce
Danish 	Jernhøjene / Jernbjergene
Dutch 	IJzerheuvels
Esperanto 	Fero Montetoj
Estonian 	Raudmäed
Filipino 	Bakal Burol
Finnish 	Rautamäkiä or Rautavuoret (depending on translator)
French 	Collines de Fer
Frisian 	Izeren Heuvels
Galician 	Montes de Ferro
Georgian 	რკინის ბორცვი
German 	Eisenberge
Greek 	Σιδερένιοι Λόφοι
Hebrew 	גבעות הברזל
Hindi 	लौह पहाड़ियों
Hmong 	Hlau Toj
Hungarian 	Vasdombok
Icelandic 	Járnhæðir
Igbo 	Ígwè ugwu nta
Indonesian 	Bukit Besi
Irish Gaelic 	Cnoic Iarann
Italian 	Colli Ferrosi
Japanese 	くろがね連山
Javanese 	Bukit Wesi
Kannada 	ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಬೆಟ್ಟಗಳ
Kazakh 	Темір төбеден (Cyrillic) Temir töbeden (Latin)
Korean 	철산
Kurdish 	Çiyan Hesin (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	темир адырлар
Latin 	ferrum Collibus
Laotian 	ໃນເຂດເນີນພູທາດເຫຼັກ
Latvian 	Dzelzs Pauguri
Lithuanian 	Geležies Kalvos
Luxembourgish 	Eisen Hiwwele
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Ирон Хиллс
Malagasy 	Vy Havoana
Malayalam 	ഇരുമ്പ് കുന്നുകൾ
Malaysian 	Bukit Besi
Maltese 	Għoljiet tal-ħadid
Maori 	Maunga Rino
Marathi 	लोह टेकड्या
Maithili 	लोहाक पहाड़ी
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Төмөр толгод
Norwegian 	Jernhøene
Occitan 	Fèrre Montanha
Pashto 	ناوتو كوي غونډيو
Persian 	آهن هیلز
Polish 	Żelazne Wzgórza
Portuguese 	Colinas de Ferro (Brazil)
Montes de Ferro (Portugal)
Punjabi 	ਲੋਹੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਹਾੜੀਆਂ
Romanian 	Dealurile de Fier
Romansh 	Crest Fier
Russian 	Железные Холмы
Samoan 	Uʻamea Mauga
Scottish Gaelic 	Iarann Cnuic
Serbian 	Гвоздена брда (Cyrillic) Gvozdena brda (Latin)
Sesotho 	Tšepe maralla a
Sindhi 	لوهه ٽڪرين
Sinhalese 	යකඩ කඳු
Slovak 	Železné vrchy
Slovenian 	Železno hribovje
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Colinas de Hierro
Swedish 	Järnkullarna
Tajik Cyrillic 	теппаҳо дарзмол
Tamil 	அயர்ன் ஹில்ஸ்
Tatar 	Тимер калкулыклар
Telugu 	ఇనుము కొండలు
Thai 	ภูเขาเหล็ก
Turkish 	Demir Tepeler
Turkmen 	Demir Depeler
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ірон Гіллс
Urdu 	آئرن پہاڑیوں
Uzbek 	Темир Тепаликлар (Cyrillic) Temir Tepaliklar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	đồi sắt
Welsh 	Bryniau Haearn
Xhosa 	Iinduli Intsimbi
Yiddish 	פּרעסן היללס
Zulu 	Izintaba zensimbi ?
== References ==
Category:Hills of Middle-earth
Category:Dwarven kingdoms
Category:Rhovanion
de:Eisenberge
es:Colinas de Hierro
fr:Collines de Fer
he:גזעות הברזל
pl:Żelazne Wzgórza
ru:Железные Холмы
Category:Mines