- "Thorin, son of Thráin, son of Thrór, "King under the Mountain". Oh, but I'm forgetting; you don't have a mountain, and you're not a king, which makes you...nobody, really."
- —The Great Goblin taunting Thorin Oakenshield of his title
The King under the Mountain, also called the King of Erebor, was the hereditary title of the Dwarven ruler who resides at the Lonely Mountain. The King under the Mountain was also by right the King of Durin's Folk.[1]
In The Hobbit, the Dragon Smaug was held to be the only "king" of Erebor. Thorin Oakenshield was in fact in line to be the only rightful King under the Mountain.[2]
Kings under the Mountain
| Name | Years | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Thráin I | TA 1999 - TA 2190 | He founded the first kingdom in Lonely Mountain and discovered the Arkenstone. |
| Thorin I | TA 2190 - TA 2210 | The son of Thráin I he abandoned Lonely Mountain in TA 2210. |
| Abandoned | TA 2210 - TA 2590 | The Arkenstone was left when the mountain was abandoned. |
| Thrór | TA 2590 - TA 2790 | He returned to the Lonely Mountain following the death of his father Dáin I in TA 2589, he rediscovered the Arkenstone and refounded the Kingdom. In TA 2770 with the coming of Smaug, King Thrór was forced into exile until he was later murdered by Azog in TA 2790. |
| Smaug | TA 2770 - TA 2941 | In TA 2770 Smaug conquered the Lonely Mountain and forced King Thrór and the surviving Dwarves into exile and became the de facto king until his death. |
| Thráin II | TA 2790 - TA 2850 | The son of Thrór he succeeded his father in TA 2790 as de jure king, and died a prisoner in Dol Guldur in TA 2850. |
| Thorin II Oakenshield | TA 2850 - TA 2941 | The son of Thráin II he succeeded his father in TA 2850 as de jure king. Thorin II Oakenshield was briefly restored to the throne in TA 2941 after the death of Smaug. He was killed shortly afterward in the Battle of the Five Armies along with his nephews Fíli and Kíli. |
| Dáin II Ironfoot | TA 2941 - TA 3019 | The son of Náin and second cousin of Thorin II Oakenshield, Dáin II Ironfoot succeeded Thorin II in TA 2941. He died during the Battle of Dale in TA 3019. |
| Thorin III Stonehelm | TA 3019 - FO 137 | The son of Dáin II Ironfoot he succeeded his father during the siege of the Lonely Mountain and ruled in the aftermath of the War of the Ring. |
| Durin VII | FO 137 - FO "unknown" | The son of Thorin III Stonehelm. He succeeded his father after his father's death in FO 137. |
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Koning onder die Berg |
| Albanian | Mbreti në këmbët e Malit |
| Amharic | ተራራ በታች ንጉሥ |
| Arabic | الملك تحت الجبل |
| Armenian | թագավորը տակ լեռան վրա |
| Azerbaijani | Dağ altında Kral |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | кароль пад гарой |
| Bosnian | Kralj pod Planinom |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | цар под планината |
| Cambodian | ស្ដេចនៅក្រោមភ្នំនោះ |
| Corsican | Re sutta la Muntagna |
| Croatian | Král pod Horou |
| Czech | Král pod Horou |
| Danish | Kongen under Bjerget |
| Dutch | Koning onder de Berg |
| Esperanto | Reĝo sub la Monto |
| Filipino | Hari sa ibaba ng Bundok |
| Finnish | Kuningas vuoren alla |
| French | Roi sous la Montagne |
| Frisian | Kening ûnder de Berch |
| Galician | Rei debaixo da Montaña |
| Georgian | მეფე ქვეშ მთის |
| German | König unter dem Berg |
| Greek | Βασιλιάς κάτω από το Βουνό |
| Gujarati | પર્વત હેઠળ રાજા |
| Hebrew | המלך תחת ההר |
| Hindi | पहाड़ के नीचे राजा |
| Hungarian | Hegymély Királya |
| Icelandic | Konungur undir Fjallinu |
| Indonesian | Raja di bawah Gunung |
| Irish Gaelic | Rí faoi na Sliabh |
| Italian | Re sotto la Montagna |
| Japanese | 山の下で王 |
| Kannada | ಮೌಂಟೇನ್ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿಂಗ್ |
| Korean | 산의 왕 |
| Kurdish | کینگ وندهر تهه مۆونتاین ? (Arabic script) Padîşah di bin Çiyê (Latin) |
| Latvian | Karalis zem Kalna |
| Lithuanian | Karalius pagal Kalno |
| Luxembourgish | Kinnek ënnert dem Bierg |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | цар под планината |
| Maori | Kingi i raro i te Maunga |
| Malagasy | Mpanjaka eo ambanin'ny trano tendrombohitra |
| Malay | Raja di bawah Gunung |
| Maltese | Re taħt il-Muntanji |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Уулын дор хаан |
| Nepalese | पर्वतमा अन्तर्गत राजा |
| Norwegian | Kongen under Fjellet |
| Pashto | د غره لاندې پاچا |
| Persian | پادشاه در زیر کوه |
| Polish | Król pod Górą |
| Portuguese | Rei Sob a Montanha |
| Punjabi | ਪਰਬਤ ਦੇ ਹੇਠ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੇ |
| Romanian | Rege de sub Munte |
| Russian | Король под Горой |
| Sindhi | جبل جي ھيٺان بادشاهه |
| Scottish Gaelic | Righ fo Bheinn |
| Slovak | Kráľ pod Horou |
| Slovenian | Kralj pod Goro |
| Somali | Boqor buurta Hoosteedii |
| Spanish | Rey bajo la Montaña |
| Swedish | Kung under Berget |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Подшоҳ зери кӯҳ |
| Tamil | மலை கீழ் ராஜா |
| Telugu | మౌంటైన్ క్రింద కింగ్ |
| Turkish | Dağaltı Kralı |
| Urdu | ماؤنٹین کے تحت بادشاہ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | король під горою |
| Vietnamese | Vua dưới Núi |
| Welsh | Brenin o dan y Mynydd |
| Yiddish | מלך אונטער דעם באַרג |