Black Pit
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Black Pit is a translation of the name "Moria," the vast, ancient underground Dwarven kingdom beneath the Misty Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dwarven realm
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ mine ⓘ underground kingdom ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Doors of Durin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Khazad-dûm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| borders |
Dimrill Dale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
Chamber of Mazarbul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dimrill Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Durin's Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-first Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ West-gate of Moria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
Second Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
abandonment by the Dwarves
ⓘ
awakening of the Balrog Durin's Bane NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Durin VI NERFINISHED ⓘ death of King Náin I ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Durin the Deathless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great wealth
ⓘ
mines of mithril ⓘ the Bridge of Khazad-dûm NERFINISHED ⓘ the Endless Stair NERFINISHED ⓘ vast underground halls ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterInhabitants |
Durin's Bane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orcs NERFINISHED ⓘ trolls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Misty Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Black Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gandalf's battle with the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Durin I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durin III NERFINISHED ⓘ Durin VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Thráin I NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrór NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInhabitants | Longbeard Dwarves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceAssociatedWith | Dwarves ⓘ |
| resourceMined |
gold
ⓘ
iron ⓘ mithril ⓘ |
| ruledBy | House of Durin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOf | Moria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | the Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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