Question: how old is gloin in the hobbit?
Answer: Glóin (T.A. 2783 – Fo. A. 15, aged 253 years), was a dwarf of Durin's Folk, the son of Gróin, the brother of Óin, and the father of Gimli of the Fellowship of the Ring. He is most famous as one of Thorin's companions on the quest to Erebor.