Timeline Event
Náin I, King of Khazad-dûm, slain by the Balrog of Moria
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1981
Description:
1981
Náin I slain. The Dwarves flee from Moria.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
The Dwarves ... roused from sleep ... a Balrog of Morgoth. Durin [VI] was slain by it, and the year after Náin I, his son; and then the glory of Moria passed, and its people were destroyed or fled far away.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Durin's Folk
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 6Oct05