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Dates
Khazad-dûm (or Moria1) probably predates the First Age. The Dwarves deserted it in III 1981, but Balin and his followers briefly recolonised it between III 2989 and III 2994
Origins
Founded by Durin the Deathless
Race
Dwarves
Division
Durin's Folk (Longbeards)
Settlements
Khazad-dûm in the central regions of the Misty Mountains, to the northwest of Lórien
Pronunciation
Moria is pronounced 'mo'ria'
Meaning
Moria means 'Black Chasm' or 'Black Pit'
Other names
Dwarves of Khazad-dûm

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Dwarves of Moria

The Longbeards of old Khazad-dûm

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The Dwarves of Durin's Folk who with Durin the Deathless founded Moria, and dwelt there for long ages until the awakening of Durin's Bane.


Notes

1

The name 'Moria' ('Black Chasm') is most commonly used to describe Khazad-dûm only after it had been abandoned by the Dwarves. By that definition, though, the phrase 'Dwarves of Moria' would be a contradiction in terms, and so 'Moria' here must be taken as a simple synonym for 'Khazad-dûm'.

See also...

Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Third Age

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