Moria

Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The ancient Dwarf-kingdom of Khazad-dûm — a labyrinth of halls and mines stretching beneath the Misty Mountains, abandoned after the Dwarves delved too greedily and woke something terrible.

Also known as: Moria, Khazad-dûm, the Mines of Moria, Dwarrowdelf, the Black Pit

What They Know

• The Balrog of Moria is a Maia — a being of the same order as Sauron and Gandalf, not merely a large monster
• Mithril, the most precious metal in Middle-earth, is found only here — it drove the Dwarves to dig too deep
• The Doors of Durin on the western entrance respond to the Elvish word 'friend' — mellon
• Balin's colony was wiped out by orcs — their last stand is recorded in the Book of Mazarbul
• The Bridge of Khazad-dûm is deliberately narrow — it was designed as a defensive chokepoint
• Gollum lived in the deepest parts of Moria for nearly five hundred years, subsisting on fish and goblins
• The eastern exit emerges near Lothlórien — survivors of the crossing can reach the Golden Wood

Connections

• home_of — balrog
• gateway_to — lothlorien
• borders — lothlorien
• ruled_by — balrog

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