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The Iron Hills were a range of mountains located in the north of Middle-earth, and was a realm of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk.

Description

Location

The Iron Hills were located in the northern and eastern parts of Middle-earth. The mountain range is in between Rhovanion and Rhûn. The hills are east of the Lonely Mountain.

The Land

The Iron Hills were rich in minerals, most notably iron – whence came the name of the Hills. The Hills were originally a part of the massive Iron Mountains where Morgoth dwelt; other remains of this vanished range were the Mountains of Angmar and Ered Mithrin. 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 joins onto the River Running.

Inhabitants

The Dwarves who first settled in the Iron Hills during the First Age were of the clan of the Longbeards, most commonly known as Durin's Folk, and consequently were of the most noble kind of Dwarves. The Hills were mined uninterruptedly for thousands of years by them, because of the hills' rich amount of iron. The Old Dwarf Road that crossed Mirkwood was, in fact, built by the Longbeards to connect their mansions in the Misty Mountains (namely, Khazad-dûm and Gundabad) with the Iron Hills.

The exiles who settled in the Iron Hills were of course in 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.

Iron Hills from map — The hills' location on a map of Middle-earth

History

The Iron Hills were probably settled by the Dwarves of Durin's Folk for many years, with the Old Forest Road being used as a trade route and as a means for the Dwarves of the east and west to communicate. The realm of the Iron Hills was formally founded by Grór, younger son of Dáin I, in TA 2590 after the Dwarves were driven out of the Grey Mountains, because of the continuing attacks by the Cold-drakes, culminating in the death of Dáin I.

In TA 2941, the Dwarf lord Dáin II Ironfoot of the Iron Hills led an army of five hundred warriors to the defense of Thorin Oakenshield which then joined in the Battle of Five Armies and fought valiantly there. After Thorin's death after the battle, the vacant throne of the Lonely Mountain passed to Thorin's cousin and friend Dain who then became its King and the Iron Hills passed out of records afterwards but they may not have been deserted, and it was possible that Dain and his son retained dominion over them.^[1]^[2]

Notable Dwarves of the Iron Hills

Grór

As he was mentioned above, Grór was the son of the mighty Dwarf, Dáin I and was also the founder and first ruler of the Iron Hills.

Wor iron hills loadscreen — A dwarf-settlement of the Iron Hills as seen in *The Battle for Middle-earth II*

Náin

Náin was the son of Grór who was the founder of the Iron Hills. Náin was killed during the Battle of Azanulbizar by the Orc lord Azog of Moria.

Iron Hills Soldier — 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 great father. 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 the Five Armies until his death during the War of the Ring.

Thorin III Stonehelm

Thorin III was the son of Dáin II, after his father's death and soon became the Lord of both the people of the Lonely Mountain and possibly the Iron Hills. He was praised for helping to reconstruct the Lonely Mountain and Dale. During his rule a new Dwarven settlement was founded at Helm's Deep.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans	Yster Heuwels
Albanian	Kodrat Hekuri
Amharic	ብረት ኮረብታዎች
Arabic	تلال الحديد
Armenian	Երկաթե բլուրներ
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
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	Colline del Ferro
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
Malaysian	Bukit Besi
Maltese	Għoljiet tal-ħadid
Maori	Maunga Rino
Marathi	लोह टेकड्या
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	Järnbergen
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
Yucatec Maya	Colinas Hierro
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 \| Misty Mountains \| Mountains of Angmar \| Mountains of Mirkwood \| Mountains of Mithrim \| Mountains of the Wind \| Orocarni \| Pelóri \| Walls of the Sun \| White Mountains \| Yellow 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

References

↑ The Hobbit, Chapter XV: "The Gathering of the Clouds"
↑ The Hobbit, Chapter XVII: "The Clouds Burst"

[1] The Hobbit, Chapter XV: "The Gathering of the Clouds"

[2] The Hobbit, Chapter XVII: "The Clouds Burst"

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 === Inhabitants ===
+The Dwarves who first settled in the Iron Hills during the First Age were of the clan of the [[Durin's folk|Longbeards]], most commonly known as Durin's Folk, and consequently were of the most noble kind of Dwarves. The Hills were mined uninterruptedly for thousands of years by them, because of the hills' rich amount of iron. The [[Old Forest Road|Old Dwarf Road]] that crossed [[Mirkwood]] was, in fact, built by the Longbeards to connect their mansions in the [[Misty Mountains]] (namely, [[Khazad-dûm]] and [[Gundabad]]) with the Iron Hills.
-[[File:Iron Hills Soldier.png|thumb|220x220px|A Dwarf warrior from the Iron Hills]]The Dwarves who first settled in the Iron Hills during the First Age were of the clan of the [[Durin's folk|Longbeards]], most commonly known as Durin's Folk, and consequently were of the most noble kind of Dwarves. The Hills were mined uninterruptedly for thousands of years by them, because of the hills' rich amount of iron. The [[Old Forest Road|Old Dwarf Road]] that crossed [[Mirkwood]] was, in fact, built by the Longbeards to connect their mansions in the [[Misty Mountains]] (namely, [[Khazad-dûm]] and [[Gundabad]]) with the Iron Hills.
 The exiles who settled in the Iron Hills were of course in friendly relations with the Dwarves of the [[Lonely Mountain]] (Erebor), who were of similar like and mind, being kin to Grór and [[Thrór]].
-[[File:Wor_iron_hills_loadscreen.gif|thumb|285x285px|A dwarf-settlement of the Iron Hills as seen in [[The Battle for Middle-earth II|''The Battle for Middle-earth II'']]]]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.
+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.
+[[File:Iron Hills from map.png|thumb|250px|The hills' location on a map of Middle-earth]]
 == History ==
+The Iron Hills were probably settled by the Dwarves of Durin's Folk for many years, with the [[Old Forest Road]] being used as a trade route and as a means for the Dwarves of the east and west to communicate. The realm of the Iron Hills was formally founded by [[Grór]], younger son of [[Dáin I]], in [[TA 2590]] after the Dwarves were driven out of the [[Grey Mountains]], because of the continuing attacks by the [[Cold-drakes]], culminating in the death of Dáin I.
-[[File:Iron Hills from map.png|thumb|250px|The hills' location on a map of Middle-earth]]
-The Iron Hills were probably settled by the Dwarves of Durin's Folk for many years, with the [[Old Forest Road]] being used as a trade route and as a means for the Dwarves of the east and west to communicate with one another. The realm of the Iron Hills was formally founded by [[Grór]], younger son of [[Dáin I]], in [[TA 2590]] after the Dwarves were driven out of the [[Grey Mountains]], because of the continuing attacks by the [[Cold-drakes]], culminating in the death of Dáin I.
 In [[TA 2941]], the Dwarf lord [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] of the Iron Hills led an army of five hundred warriors to the defense of [[Thorin Oakenshield]] which then joined in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] and fought valiantly there. After Thorin's death after the battle, the vacant throne of the Lonely Mountain passed to Thorin's cousin and friend Dain who then became its King and the Iron Hills passed out of records afterwards but they may not have been deserted, and it was possible that Dain and his [[Thorin III Stonehelm|son]] retained dominion over them.<ref>''[[The Hobbit]],'' Chapter XV: "[[The Gathering Of The Clouds|The Gathering of the Clouds]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Hobbit]],'' Chapter XVII: "[[The Clouds Burst]]"</ref>
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 *As he was mentioned above, Grór was the son of the mighty [[Dwarf]], Dáin I and was also the founder and first ruler of the Iron Hills.
+[[File:Wor_iron_hills_loadscreen.gif|thumb|285x285px|A dwarf-settlement of the Iron Hills as seen in [[The Battle for Middle-earth II|''The Battle for Middle-earth II'']]]][[Náin]]
-[[Náin]]
 *Náin was the son of Grór who was the founder of the Iron Hills. Náin was killed during the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] by the [[Orc]] lord [[Azog]] of [[Moria]].
+[[File:Iron Hills Soldier.png|thumb|220x220px|A Dwarf warrior from the Iron Hills]][[Dáin II]]
-[[Dáin II]]
 *Dáin II was son of Náin and became the lord of the Iron Hills after the death of his great father. 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 the Five Armies]] until his death during the [[War of the Ring]].