Glóin

Glóin a minifigure from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released in November 2012. He appears in the first wave set 79004 Barrel Escape.

Description

Glóin minifigure has brown short legs, and a red torso piece. The torso has printing present on the front, depicting a brown belt and a large silver belt buckle. The hands and headpiece are flesh-coloured. The headpiece features black eyes with white pupils, bushy orange eyebrows, he also has dark skin colour for the outlining of facial features. He has a new bushy orange hair/beard piece. Glóin also comes with other accessories- 2 axes which are the same ones his son Gimli uses.

Background

Glóin was one of the Dwarves of Thorin Oakenshield's company who set out to reclaim Erebor. He appears in The Hobbit and in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Glóin was known to have fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar the last battle of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. Glóin and his brother, Oin, were among the dwarves accompanying Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield during their quest to Erebor to recapture it from the dragon Smaug. He was noted for his skills with a tinderbox and fought in the Battle of the Five Armies. After the battle, he settled in Erebor.

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, he and his son, Gimli, attended the Council of Elrond in Rivendell.

Glóin died at the age of 253 years.

Notes

Glóin has the same axes as Gimli.
Glóin has a new bushy orange hair/beard piece which is exclusive to him.
John-Rhys Davies who played Gimli and Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings trilogy in addition to Sallah in the Indiana Jones films, portrayed Gloin in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in an uncredited appearance.

LEGO.com Description

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Of all the members in The Company of Dwarves who set out on the Quest to The Lonely Mountain, Glóin is the most outspoken and opinionated. He is not afraid to challenge authority. He has a tendency to be quick-tempered, but he is also strong, brave and loyal. Glóin is one of the only married Dwarves in the Company (there being a shortage of female Dwarves in general). His wife is an acclaimed beauty with a particularly fine beard. Glóin is also the proud father of a young son, Gimli, who will later grow up to become part of the famous Fellowship of the Ring.