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In [[The Lord of the Rings]], when [[Frodo Baggins]] set out from [[Rivendell]] with the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]], they at first planned to travel over the Misty Mountains. When they were stopped by snow on Mt. [[Caradhras]], they found themselves pursued by wolves and Orcs, and fled into Moria, so as to go under the mountains. There they found Balin's journal and learned the fate of his expedition. They were then set upon by a host of [[troll]]s, Orcs, and the [[Balrog]]. [[Gandalf]] fought the Balrog on a narrow bridge and succeeded in destroying a section of bridge to make the Balrog fall. As it fell, the Balrog snagged Gandalf's leg with its whip and pulled him after it, sending them both plunging into an [[abyss]]. The rest of the Fellowship managed to escape Moria and reach [[Lothlorien]] mostly unharmed.

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'''Khazad-dûm''' (also known as '''The Black Chasm''', '''The Black Pit''', '''Dwarrowdelf''', '''Hadhodrond''', '''Moria''' and '''Phurunargian''') is the home of the [[Dwarves (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] of [[Durin|Durin's Folk]]. It was located in the [[Misty Mountains]], carved in solid rock by the Dwarves themselves. The [[mithril]] mines of Khazad-dûm were famous throughout [[Middle-earth]].

In the year 1980 of the Third Age, however, the Dwarves dug too deep, and unleashed an unknown terror. The creature killed the current King of Khazad-dûm, [[Durin VI]], and became known as [[Durin's Bane]]. When Durin VI's son, [[Náin]], was also killed in the next year, the Dwarves fled their home, and gave it the new name, [[Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria]], meaning The Black Pit.

[[Sauron]] began to people the Pit with his followers, mainly [[orc]]s and [[troll]]s, and they discovered that the terror was, in fact, a [[Balrog]]. In 2799 of the Third Age, a battle was fought on Moria's East Gate, and the Dwarves were successful in driving away Suaron's minions, but they could not defeat the Balrog. An unsuccessful attempt was again made in 2989 of the Third Age by [[Balin]]. Eventually, the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were successful in reclaiming their homeland.