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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belegost