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In the fictional history of the world by J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria, also named Khazad-dûm, is an ancient subterranean complex in Middle-earth, comprising a vast labyrinthine network of tunnels, chambers, mines, and halls under the Misty Mountains, with doors on both the western and the eastern sides of the mountain range.
While the "City of the Dead" is a designation frequently used in English, the Arabic name is "al-Qarafa" (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa).The name is a toponym said to derive from the Banu Qarafa ibn Ghusn ibn Wali clan, a Yemeni clan descended from the Banu Ma'afir tribe, which once had a plot of land in the city of Fustat (the predecessor of Cairo).
Balin Fundinul uzbad Khazad-dûmu "Balin son of Fundin, lord of Moria" According to the Lhammas , Khuzdul is a language isolate , the sole member of the Aulëan language family, not related to the Oromëan languages spoken by Elves (all of which are akin to Quenya [ 3 ] ).
To get this workforce, Elrond and Celebrimbor go to Khazad-dum, the realm of the Dwarves. Despite saying he’s good friends with Durin IV (son of the Dwarven king), Elrond is initially turned ...
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J. R. R. Tolkien accompanied his Middle-earth fantasy writings with a wide variety of non-narrative materials, including paintings and drawings, calligraphy, and maps.In his lifetime, some of his artworks were included in his novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings; others were used on the covers of different editions of these books, and later on the cover of The Silmarillion.
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In their efforts to hold Khazad-dûm against it, many Dwarves were killed: Durin's successor Náin ruled for only a year. The survivors were forced to flee. This disaster reached the Silvan Elves of Lothlórien, many of whom fled the "Nameless Terror". [T 32] From this time Khazad-dûm was known as Moria, Sindarin for "Black Pit" or "Black Chasm".