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    • Khazad-dûm, also known as the Dwarrowdelf, the Mines of Moria, or simply Moria, was an underground kingdom beneath the Misty Mountains. It was known for being the ancient realm of the Dwarves of Du… See more

    History

    First Age
    The Dwarrowdelf was founded by Durin 'the Deathless' in the far distant past, long before the creation of the Sun and Moon in the Years of the Trees of the First Age. Durin had a… See more

    Etymology

    Other names
    •Dwarrowdelf (Westron translation of Khazad-dûm) •Hadhodrond (Sindarin translation of Khazad-dûm) •Halls of Durin •Mines of Moria •Phurunargian See more

    In adaptations

    Films
    Moria is depicted in both Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film The Lord of the Rings, and in the 2001 live-action film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Its depths are … See more

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  1. Khazad-dûm is the name of the fabulous city-kingdom of the Dwarves, especially in a historical or nostalgic context. In the fictional history, Khazad-dûm was Moria's original name, given by the Dwarves in their own language, Khuzdul.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moria,_Middle-earth
    The underground kingdom of Khazad-dûm is referred to in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by its common name, Moria. Although Moria is nothing but ruins in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Rings of Power shows the metroplex at its height.
    collider.com/rings-of-power-khazad-dum-lotr-dwarv…
    Khazad-dûm, latterly known as Moria (Sindarin, "The Black Chasm", "The Black Pit"), was the grandest and most famous of the mansions of the Dwarves.
    tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Moria
    Though the Dwarves tried to hold on to their home, they were eventually forced to retreat, and Khazad-dûm became the dark and empty shell that would eventually come to be known as Moria, or the Black Pit.
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