Some members of his party fell ill to a strange disease, but were cured later by a fellow Longbeard who had discovered a cure at Dwalin's request. Each of The Hobbit films' actors had a voice in the nature and design of their own weaponry. In the Misty Mountains, after Thorin had saved Bilbo, Dwalin helped Thorin come back to the Mountain. In TA 2845, Thráin was captured one night when he and his companions sheltered under the eaves of Mirkwood from a black rain. Bilbo used the Ring to escape notice, and returned to free them. He got on brilliantly with Thorin, and seemed to share something of a grandfatherly view of the latter. He was one of Thorin's remaining companions who traveled to the Lonely Mountain (Thorin, Bilbo, Balin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bombur, and Glóin were the additional members also not staying behind.). Major Character Death; Dwalin/Nori (Tolkien) Dwalin (Tolkien) Nori (Tolkien) Alternate Universe - Modern Setting; Summary.

The small party was dogged by the emissaries of Sauron. Graham McTavish, who plays Dwalin, named the Dwarf's twin battle axes Grasper and Keeper; when first shooting tests for Dwalin, McTavish said, "This one grasps your soul, this one keeps it" in regard to the axes. Whilst spending time at his home of Twisted Fell he was taught, by his father, the art of fighting. His cousin, Bofur, and Nori bury treasure, which Dwalin scuffs in disgust. He felt that Bilbo, with his "invisible ring", ought to go through the Front Gate of Erebor and spy things out.[9]. Turgon | The Death Queen sent her undead army against them, as a double-cross, and, although they fought valiantly, the Dwarves were defeated. The eagles finally come and the Company escapes Azog the Defiler. Dwalin was the first dwarf to come to Bilbo's door. Dwalin heard a scream of intense pain, and watched as the shape disintegrated into droplets of water. Balin was a Dwarf leader, the son of Fundin, and elder brother of Dwalin. After fighting in the Battle of Azanulbizar at the age of 27, Dwalin accompanied Thrain the Second and Thorin Oakenshield to settle peacefully in the northern Ered Luin. Sigrid. Dwalin eventually regains his footing and rushes in to defend Bilbo and Thorin's unconscious body along with Fili and Kili. 92) Alignment: Good Parents: Father - Fundin; Mother - unknown Spouse: Unknown Children: Unknown Description: Dwalin has a blue beard, bright eyes and wears a golden belt with a dark-green hood. In the trilogy, he is portrayed by Graham McTavish. The Dwalin minifigure has brown short legs, and a moth green with flesh-coloured arms torso piece. After twenty years, Thorin's scouts brought word that the necromancer, Murazor, had been defeated by the Elven Lord Lexus, and their mines had been liberated. In 2989, Balin led a fateful expedition to reclaim the mines of Moria, but it is known that Dwalin did not accompany his brother. Dwalin is the son of Fundin, younger brother of Balin, nephew of Gróin, cousin of Óin and Glóin and first cousin once removed of Glóin's son Gimli. He had a younger brother named Dwalin, and was amongst those driven from their homes when Smaug attacked the Lonely Mountain. In the year Balin turned seven, Erebor was sacked by Smaug, and the Dwarves went into exile.During that period his younger brother Dwalin was born. Analysis: While Dwalin’s life seems so long as to be a simple error –most Dwarves live no longer than about 250 years– Christopher Tolkien notes that his birth and death dates remained the same through several drafts (in The History of Middle-earth, vol. Kili |

Dwalin appears not to have joined his brother Balin's expedition to resettle Moria in TA 2989, meaning he was not among those who lost their lives there when the colony was overrun by orcs five years later. https://gaiana.fandom.com/wiki/Dwalin?oldid=4394. An incident with some water nymphs left him temporarily without his beard, and he gained the name Unbearded, a name which is friend's flippantly used. He witnesses Fili's death, and later comes to Bilbo's aid and fights off the orcs. An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. Dwalin was a Dwarf of the House of Durin. To be precise, Dwalin was the great-grandson of Borin, one of the refounders of the Dwarf-kingdom of Erebor, and Borin was the younger son of King Náin II. 3112 (F.A.