Dates

Khazad-dûm probably predates the first rising of the Sun; it was deserted in III 1981, and briefly recolonised III 2989 - III 2994

Location

Khazad-dûm in the Misty Mountains to the northwest of Lórien

Origin

Khazad-dûm was founded by Durin the Deathless

Race

Division

Primarily Longbeards (Durin's Folk), but joined by other clans¹ after the end of the First Age

Family

Ruled by the House of Durin

Pronunciation

Khazad-dûm is probably pronounced 'kha'zad doom'

Meaning

Khazad-dûm means 'Dwarf-mansions'

Other names

Dwarves of Moria

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Updated 14 July 2012
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Dwarves of Khazad-dûm

The Longbeards in their ancient home

The Dwarves of Durin's Folk (later joined by other clans) who mined and worked mithril for long ages in the halls of Khazad-dûm, and who had the friendship of the Elves of Eregion during the Second Age.

Notes

1

After the inundation of Beleriand at the end of the First Age, the Dwarf-clans of Nogrod and Belegost left their ruined cities in the Blue Mountains and migrated eastwards, and many of these migrants settled in Khazad-dûm. Those clans are not named in canonical sources, but the essay Of Dwarves and Men (in The History of Middle-earth volume 12) identifies them as the Firebeards and the Broadbeams.

See also...

Angerthas Daeron, Angerthas Moria, Battle of the Mines of Moria, Bridge of Khazad-dûm, Cloudyhead, Durin’s Heir, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Galadriel, Prince of Dol Amroth

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