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[]
Iron Hills Dwarves (by Angelo Montanini) in the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
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.
A dwarf-settlement of the Iron Hills as seen in The Battle for Middle-earth II
Náin[]
Náin was the son of Grór. He was killed during the Battle of Azanulbizar by the Orc lord Azog of Moria.
A Dwarf warrior from the Iron Hills
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[]
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 ? |
| Mountain Ranges of Arda |
|---|
|
Ash Mountains |
Blue Mountains |
Echoriad |
Ephel Dúath |
Ered Gorgoroth |
Ered Lómin |
Ered Wethrin |
Grey Mountains (north) |
Grey Mountains (south) |
Iron Hills |
Iron Mountains | |
| Dwarven realms of Middle-earth throughout the Ages | |
|---|---|
| Years of the Trees and First Age: | Amon Rûdh | Belegost | Khazad-dûm | Mount Gundabad | Nogrod | Narukuthûn | Blue Mountains |
| Second Age: | Khazad-dûm | Belegost | Nogrod | Mount Gundabad | Blue Mountains | Iron Hills |
| Third Age: | Grey Mountains | Iron Hills | Khazad-dûm | Lonely Mountain | Blue Mountains | Dunland |
| Fourth Age: | Glittering Caves | Khazad-dûm | Lonely Mountain | Blue Mountains | Iron Hills |