Dwarves of Moria
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| Dates: | Khazad-dûm (or Moria1) probably predates the First Age. The Dwarves deserted it in III 1981, but Balin and his followers briefly recolonised it between III 2989 and III 2994 | ||||||||||||||
| Origins: | Founded by Durin the Deathless | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Dwarves | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Durin's Folk (Longbeards) | ||||||||||||||
| Settlements: | Khazad-dûm in the central regions of the Misty Mountains, to the northwest of Lórien | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | Moria is pronounced 'mo'ria' | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | Moria means 'Black Chasm' or 'Black Pit' | ||||||||||||||
| Other names: | Dwarves of Khazad-dûm | ||||||||||||||
The Longbeards of old Khazad-dûm
The Dwarves of Durin's Folk who with Durin the Deathless founded Moria, and dwelt there for long ages until the awakening of Durin's Bane.
Footnotes
| 1 | The name 'Moria' ('Black Chasm') is most commonly used to describe Khazad-dûm only after it had been abandoned by the Dwarves. By that definition, though, the phrase 'Dwarves of Moria' would be a contradiction in terms, and so 'Moria' here must be taken as a simple synonym for 'Khazad-dûm'. |
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