Dáin Ironfoot

Dáin II Ironfoot was a Dwarven King (The King of Erebor) 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, in lordship after Nain was killed by the great Orc Azog during the Battle of Azanulbizar, the final conflict in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. Azog was killed by Dáin himself. He was a very young Dwarf at the time, and it was heralded as a magnificent feat. Dáin alone looked past the gate into Moria, and had the wisdom to know that it was impossible for the Dwarves to return at that time.

Dáin 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. He was, by then, an extremely old Dwarf but far from feeble. He was still among the greatest of the Dwarven warriors, a direct descendant of Durin and his prowess in battle was near unmatched. His great axe Barazanthual was one of the finest weapons ever made by Dwarfdom and was rightly feared by all his enemies. After the war he was succeeded by his son, Thorin III Stonehelm.