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“Moria” is a Sindarin word, and sounds like a nickname the Noldor of Eregion might have given Khazad-dûm in jest and in private – it’s probably not a cognomen the Dwarves would readily use for their greatest city-state in its glory. Some Noldor might even have taken refuge there when Sauron overran Eregion. (Not many: Elrond led the survivors north to a fortifiable valley: the foundation of Rivendell.)
After Durin’s Bane emerged, though, “[The] Black Pit” was a good name for the place. Elves, Men, Hobbits, Ents, and even Dwarves used it. Quote:
Galadriel had high regard Durin’s Folk. She was a friend of Aulë the Vala, respected the craftsmanship of the Dwarves, as well as their military acumen and combat skills. She passed through Khazad-dûm from West Gate to East Gate at least once (in one telling), when Celebrimbor and the M*rdain against her counsel elected to consort with Annatar (Sauron in disguise) to make the Rings of Power. I think she may have used that passage more often, however: and she also knew more of the rhyme that Gimli quoted only in part: Quote:
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