In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, Dwalin and Balin greeted each other with a headbutt, which may have been inspired by Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen.

Balin, Dwalin, Óin, and Glóin were also related to Thorin. Like Thorin, these four Dwarves were the great-great-grandsons of Náin II, making them Thorin's third cousins.

Dwalin hardly needs an introduction, but it's good to see that the latest update to the Lord of the Rings Online lorebook is a page devoted to this famous Dwarf. He is currently the Master of ...

Up close look at Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.

Well it's Balin (Ken Stott) and Dwalin (Graham McTavish) of course! TIME has the latest first look unveiling for these two, following Bombur, Bofur & Bifur from just a few days ago.

The Hobbit dwarves of Ken Stott as Balin and Graham McTavish as Dwalin come courtesy of TIME and the others come straight from Warner Bros. Also, check out the rest of the dwarfs above and click for ...

We’ve been absolutely loving all the dwarf images released from The Hobbit and now this Friday afternoon, we get to meet a couple more! Time have given us the first look at Balin and Dwalin ...

And the dwarf images just keep on coming! We’ve nearly got the complete set, but here for your Hobbit-anticipating pleasure is the first look at Balin and Dwalin, courtesy, of all places, of ...