Khazad-dûm

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Khazad-dûm is the vast, ancient underground Dwarven city and mine beneath the Misty Mountains, later known as Moria in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Belegost 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dwarven city
fictional city
location in Middle-earth
mine
underground city
abandonedIn Third Age NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Dwarrowdelf NERFINISHED
Moria NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
causeOfAbandonment awakening of the Balrog NERFINISHED
connectedTo Dimrill Dale NERFINISHED
Hollin NERFINISHED
Lothlórien NERFINISHED
Mirrormere NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
entranceName East-gate of Moria NERFINISHED
West-gate of Moria NERFINISHED
eraOfFounding First Age or earlier
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
flourishedIn Second Age NERFINISHED
early Third Age
foundedBy Durin I NERFINISHED
founderDynasty House of Durin NERFINISHED
gatePassword Mellon
governedBy Kings of Durin's Folk NERFINISHED
hasInscription Speak, friend, and enter
knownFor great Dwarven craftsmanship
mithril production
languageUsed Khuzdul NERFINISHED
laterName Moria NERFINISHED
locatedIn Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedUnder Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
meaningOfName Dwarrowdelf NERFINISHED
Dwarves' Delving NERFINISHED
namedAfter Durin I NERFINISHED
notableFeature Bridge of Khazad-dûm NERFINISHED
Chamber of Mazarbul NERFINISHED
Durin's Tower NERFINISHED
Endless Stair NERFINISHED
First Hall NERFINISHED
Great Gates NERFINISHED
Second Hall NERFINISHED
Twenty-first Hall NERFINISHED
Zirakzigil NERFINISHED
notableKing Durin I NERFINISHED
Durin VI NERFINISHED
Náin I NERFINISHED
occupiedBy orcs
trolls
primaryInhabitants Longbeard Dwarves NERFINISHED
raceAssociatedWith Dwarves NERFINISHED
region Eriador NERFINISHED
Rhovanion NERFINISHED
resourceMined gold
mithril
silver
sceneOf Gandalf's battle with the Balrog
fall of Gandalf in Moria
strategicImportance key trade route under the Misty Mountains
major Dwarven stronghold
threat Durin's Bane NERFINISHED

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Moria alsoKnownAs Khazad-dûm
House of Durin ancestralSeat Khazad-dûm
Thrór associatedWithLocation Khazad-dûm
Blue Mountains contains Khazad-dûm
this entity surface form: Belegost
Balin home Khazad-dûm
Mithril coat origin Khazad-dûm
House of Durin originLocation Khazad-dûm
Dwarves primaryStronghold Khazad-dûm
House of Durin ruled Khazad-dûm