Khazâd-dûm

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Khazâd-dûm is the ancient, vast underground Dwarven kingdom beneath the Misty Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, later known as Moria.

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Khazâd-dûm canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dwarven kingdom
fictional location
mining complex
underground city
abandonedBy Dwarves of Durin's Folk
alsoKnownAs Dwarrowdelf
linked to: Moria

Hadhodrond
Moria
Phurunargian
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The History of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
The Two Towers
Unfinished Tales
associatedWith Durin's Bane
Ring of Power of Durin's line
linked to: The Ring of Durin
besiegedBy Balrog of Morgoth
linked to: Balrog of Moria

Orcs
connectedTo Dimrill Dale
linked to: Dimrill Gate

Eregion
Hollin
Lothlórien
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien
declineCause awakening of the Balrog
linked to: The Balrog of Moria

over-mining of mithril
eraOfGreatestPower Second Age
early Third Age
foundedBy Durin I
Durin the Deathless
guardedBy Doors of Durin
hasFeature Bridge of Khazâd-dûm
Chamber of Mazarbul
Durin's Tower
Endless Stair
Mirrormere
Twenty-first Hall
Zirakzigil
hasGate East-gate of Moria
West-gate of Moria
inhabitedBy Durin's Folk
Longbeards
languageUsed Khuzdul
Westron
laterNameLanguage Sindarin
laterNameMeaning Black Chasm
laterOccupiedBy Balrog of Moria
Orcs of the Misty Mountains
linked to: Orcs of Moria
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
locatedUnder Misty Mountains
nameLanguage Khuzdul
nameMeaning Dwarves' Delving
notableEvent Balin's failed colony
Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog
death of Durin VI
death of Náin I
primaryResource gems
gold
mithril
regionOfMiddleEarth Eriador
Wilderland
sceneOf Battle on the Bridge of Khazâd-dûm

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Khuzdul notablePhrase Khazâd-dûm