Why did no one know what happened in Moria?

Gimli and his people didn’t know what had happened to them. Because he lived in a world before the internet and email, before telephones, before even a regular mail service. Balin and his expedition had set out to recolonise Moria about 30 years earlier: a dangerous journey, on foot, of many hundreds of miles.

Why are there no Dwarves in Moria?

The Dwarves dug too deep, greedy for mithril, and disturbed a demon of great power: a Balrog, which destroyed their kingdom. By the end of the Third Age, Moria had long been abandoned by the Dwarves, and was a place of evil repute. It was dark, in dangerous disrepair, and in its labyrinths lurked Orcs and the Balrog.

Why does Gimli not know the password to Moria?

2 Answers. In the books, at least, the west gate of Moria had not been used for 1,037 to 4,763 years, making it unlikely that the password had been handed down to Gimli. The movies have a much less certain history and chronology, so I don’t know how long it had been in the movies since the west gate had been in use.

Did the Dwarves retake Moria?

Yes. After being abandoned by the Dwarves during the Third Age (due to the awakening of the balrog that had slept there), the first attempt of reclaiming Moria was undertaken by the dwarf Balin. This failed horribly when he and his company were overwhelmed and slaughtered by Orcs just a few years later.

Who was Gimli’s father?

Glóin
Gimli/Father
Gimli was born in the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) in the Third Age. His father was Glóin, one of the former companions of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

Is Moria The Lonely Mountain?

The Mines of Moria were located in the Misty Mountains. Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, was quite a ways away. So they were related in the sense that they were both in mountains and both in Middle-earth.

Why did elves and Dwarves not fight in LOTR?

During the First Age, King Thingol of the Teleri elves even made an alliance with the dwarves. The two species once fought side-by-side against the Orcs. The dwarves made a beautiful necklace for the jewel, but they didn’t want to give it up. This led to an all-out battle between the dwarves and elves.

What happened to the Dwarves of Moria?

The Dwarves dug too deep, greedy for mithril, and disturbed a demon of great power: a Balrog, which destroyed their kingdom. By the end of the Third Age, Moria had long been abandoned by the Dwarves, and was a place of evil repute. It was dark, in dangerous disrepair, and in its labyrinths lurked Orcs and the Balrog.

What does Moria mean in The Lord of the Rings?

Moria is introduced in Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit, and is a major scene of action in The Lord of the Rings. In much of Middle-earth’s fictional history, Moria was the greatest city of the Dwarves. The city’s wealth was founded on its mines, which produced mithril, a fictional metal of great beauty and strength, suitable for armour.

Why is Gimli so unaware of the fall of Moria?

Between Gandalf’s fear of Moria, and the amount of time that has obviously passed (due to the condition of the remains of the dwarves in Moria), why is Gimli so unaware of the fall of his kin? “Moria… You fear to go into those mines. The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep.

Did the Dwarves of Erebor ever find Balin?

It’s possible that the dwarves of Erebor had sent one or more search parties to try and make contact with Balin. Given all the perils between Erebor and Moria, and inside Moria itself, it may be that none of the searchers ever returned.