Rings of Power cut scene revealing Prince Durin IV’s secret name

By Lewis Knight

Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am

A scene revealing the private name of Prince Durin IV was cut from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

In the seventh episode of the first season, The Eye, Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur) is revealed to have a name known only to his Dwarven kin and this is kept a secret from the likes of Elrond (Robert Aramayo), which differentiated the Prince from his father, King Durin III (Peter Mullan).

However, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have revealed that the name was set to be revealed in a scene that was later cut for timing reasons.

Speaking to RadioTimes.com and other press, Payne revealed: “You know, what’s funny is…we cut it out in editorial at the last minute.”

Revealing that the episode was already in the upper limits they had for runtime, Payne continued: “And there’s a moment when it became [Prince Durin] talking to the King; he’s talking to his son. And we shot it actually, the King, he says his real name.”

Payne then claimed that the Prince’s real name was something resembling “Kheled-Tug” and even began to spell it out but McKay stopped him.

The pair joked that they would deny what his name was if this was ever written about.

During the seventh episode, Prince Durin wished to give his friend Elrond a supply of Mithril to give to the Elves but was denied this by his stern and isolationist father.