Dáin II Ironfoot
Dáin II Ironfoot was a Dwarven King from J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth.
Dáin was a descendant of Grór, the youngest son of Dáin I of Durin's folk, and was lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills in Wilderland. He followed his father, Nain, after Nain was killed by Azog during the Battle of Azanulbizar, the final conflict in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. Azog was killed by Dain himself, only a very young Dwarf at the time, and it was heralded as a magnificent feat. He alone looked past the gate into Moria and had the wisdom to know that it was not plausible for the Dwarf people to return there.
He was the great-nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, and responded to Thorin's call for help during the quest to reclaim Erebor. Dáin set out with several hundred Dwarves, and arrived just in time for the Battle of Five Armies (as recounted in The Hobbit).
After Thorin's death Dáin became King under the Mountain and King of Durin's folk, the first not in a direct line. Dáin was killed during the War of the Ring in 3019 T.A. defending the body of King Brand of Dale before the gates of Erebor, now an extremally old Dwarf but far from feeble. After the war he was succeeded by his son, Thorin III Stonehelm.
| Preceded by Thorin II Oakenshield |
Kings of Durin's folk | Succeeded by Thorin III Stonehelm |