Dwarves of the tribes Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks & Stonefoots

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These four, dual Dwarf clan army's can have a max. of 1754 Dwarves (@50:1 scale that is 39 figures). As they live in the East of Middle Earth, the forces shown here are those sent to assist their brethren in the West.

The Dwarf clans Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots are not featured prominently in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, but J.R.R. Tolkien mentions them in his writings. They are known as the four Dwarven houses of the East, who awoke in the Orocarni (Red Mountains) far away from the western parts of Middle-earth where the stories are set.
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Unlike the Longbeards (Durin's Folk), Firebeards and Broadbeams who awoke in the west, the four eastern clans awoke in pairs in the Orocarni mountains. The Ironfists were paired with the Stiffbeards and the Blacklocks were paired with the Stonefoots.
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The Dwarven Rings of Power were distributed to the seven clan leaders by Sauron. He intended to control them, but the Dwarves proved more resistant to his will than Men. Instead of turning them into wraiths, the rings mainly amplified their natural greed for gold. Four of the seven rings given to the dwarves were eventually consumed by dragons, which may have included those belonging to the eastern
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Although details are sparse, it is known that Dwarves from the eastern clans sent troops to aid Durin's Folk in their war against the Orcs of the Misty Mountains during the Third Age. In the latter part of the Third Age, as war and terror increased in the East, many dwarves from these clans abandoned their ancient homelands. Some of them fled west into Eriador and other lands, where they may have had contact with characters like Frodo Baggins, though this is not specifically detailed in the books.
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At the time of the War of the Ring, it is possible that some of these eastern dwarves had already become refugees in the west. This is consistent with a mention in The Lord of the Rings of "strange" Dwarves appearing in the Shire, though they may have also been Petty-dwarves or other exiles.