Thráin
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Thráin can refer to:
Thráin, a barrow-wight from the Norse legend Hrómundar saga Gripssonar
Thráin I or Thráin the Old, founder of the Kingdom under the Mountain in Tolkien's Middle-earth
Thráin II, father of Thorin Oakenshield in Tolkien's Middle-earth
People
"Thráin" is also a transliteration of the Icelandic name "Þráinn" (also rendered as "Thrainn" in some cases). This may refer to:
Þráinn Bertelsson an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor
Þráinn Hjálmarsson an Icelandic composer.
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