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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.
In cryptography, KHAZAD / x ɑː ˈ z ɑː d / is a block cipher designed by Paulo S. L. M. Barreto together with Vincent Rijmen, one of the designers of the Advanced Encryption Standard . KHAZAD is named after Khazad-dûm , the fictional dwarven realm in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien (see also Khazad ).
Khazad-dûmu Nouns and adjectives may have had different declensions for formation and number. Tolkien stated plural formations were similar to Arabic's broken plurals , which would make for many irregular plurals; two examples are known: baruk , the plural of bark "axe", and Khazâd , the plural of Khuzdul .
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".
Durin I is the eldest, and the first of his kind to awake in Middle-earth. He awakens in Mount Gundabad, in the northern Misty Mountains, and founds the clan of Longbeards (Durin's Folk); they found the city of Khazad-dûm below the Misty Mountains, and later realms in the Grey Mountains and Erebor (the Lonely Mountain).
The expansion expanded the world of Middle-earth by introducing Rhovanion and its first two regions: Moria and Lothlórien.Moria is divided into ten distinct areas spread across the Upper, Middle and Lower levels, each with unique appearance and role in the history of Khazad-dûm.
Sophia Nomvete as Disa: Durin IV's wife and the princess of Khazad-dûm. [2] Arthur described the two characters as "the power couple of Middle-earth". [21] Lloyd Owen as Elendil: A sailor from the island kingdom of Númenor and Isildur's father who will eventually be a leader in the last alliance between Elves and Men [24]
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Lonely Mountain is a mountain northeast of Mirkwood.It is the location of the Dwarves' Kingdom under the Mountain and the town of Dale lies in a vale on its southern slopes.