The History of the Mines of Moria | Lord of the Rings Lore | Middle-Earth 

For those wondering, the 3D clips are from the game called Lord of the Rings Online. I recommend it to all LotR fans, mainly because it stays true to the lore and enables you to travel and experience the lands of Middle earth.

Moria is probably one of my favorite places in Middle-Earth because its so so mystic and unknown

In the year 2019 of Third Age when the Fellowship traveled through Moria. It's nice that we can still celebrate LotR Lore in our own 2019.

I could never live in any of these Dwarven realms under the mountains, but it would be tremendous to get to visit them. Especially Moria. The immensity of it, the very weight of the mountains, lie on the chapters taking place in it. The journey through it is dream like, moving, scary... I can't put my finger on what exactly it stirs in the subconsciousness.

The fight between the balrog and gandalf is one of the most epic parts of LOTR in my opinion, great video I really enjoyed it

Bro I'm already in love with this channel!!! Does anyone else agree we need a movie of moria?

"And they call it a mine!"

I am the Watcher in the Water I am the tentacle in the darkness I am the beast that shields the realm of Orcs I pledge my honour and life to this task for I am an aquatic creature and can't leave the lake

Hey guys hope you enjoy this video! I'd like some feedback on two things, firstly whether you enjoyed the video clips in this video or if there are too many of them, and secondly whether I'm speaking too fast in it. In some of my older videos, I tend to speak very slow to increase the clarity of the video, yet I feel it's detrimental to the final experience. And so I'm speaking at a more natural pace for me, and I'm happier with the way the videos are turning out, and so I'd like to hear your feedback on this!

I love how there are pictures of places and characters when he talks about them; it makes you think for a split-second it is actual history.

Played Lord of the Rings Online and did every single quest in Moria, went to every dark corner... never realized the lake outside had the crown reflection of the stars!!!

This channel is the best analysis of Lord of the Rings I have encountered. Keep up the good work.

“I have no memory of this place...”

I’ve been a fan of Tolkien’s work all my life and your videos have only brought more joy to the series!! Great work keep it up

I'm really glad the dwarves were finally able to reclaim Moria, love the bittersweet way Tolkien describes their rein lasting until the end of Durin's day. Breaks my heart and yet I find it uplifting too

There is a place worse than the mines of Moria. The Hotspot of Moria, Lesvos island, Greece. Older and fouler things than orcs live there.

I've read the books and currently reading the history of middle earth, so thank you for the videos they really help picturing it all :)

Bravo, very well put together. Moria even more the Khazad-dûm is my favorite place in Middle-Earth. The secrets lost in the deep dark places of Moria is what does it for me. I use to read that section over and over dreaming of such things. Seeing it in LOTRO was a highlight of the game for me. Anyway, thanks for all the hard work and cheers.

To think that all of this came out of one author's head. It's staggering.

Loved this video Geek! The Mines of Moria is honestly one of my most favorite Dwarven Kingdoms in the Legendarium and I have always admired its design and its description and its deep back story I really wish I could go their and mine some Mithril and drink with some Dwarves (lol) anyway loved this video and can't wait for the next one!!! :)

as already mentioned! weekly highlight. this channel along with shadow of mordor/war has really peaked my interest in lotr lore.

Amazing video, I learn so much from ALL of your lore vids! Keep up the great work! Btw, could you do a lore video regarding Thranduil, his wife, Legolas, and their story? (How Thranduil's wife died, etc.)

It was great to be walked thru the whole background story of the Dwarves and their royal mountain. Thank you.

Another well-researched & interesting video! Thanks!

Extremely well done. The drawings were crude but informative and gave me a better understanding of the topography of the mines and the route of the fellowship.

What I knew least about was Moria you answered literally every single one of my questions regarding Moria. It would have been cool if Gimli led an army and took back the mountain kingdom and became Lord of Moria.

I always wondered why the Necromancer never reached out to the Balrog in Moria. I mean the orcs he sent there would surely find it, and even if they didn't know what it was, they would tell of it to Sauron, who might just know who or what it was. Just curious why, as he surely knew the balrogs, being Melkor'r right hand man

Thank you for these Lore videos. I'm totally addicted to Lord of the Rings right now after reading the books for the first time and these videos are amazing!

Hey! 👋 Again a very well put together info package. Looking forward to new uploads, as they are starting to become my weekly highlights in RU-vid. Greetings from Finland!

Love the series and all the hard work and details, great work ! Minor note, the “well incident” happened in the room where Durin’s tomb lay. This is why the Fellowship was trapped there. It did not happen at the three doors. The first discovery of Gollum following the fellowship happened at the three doors and that is where Gandalf foresaw the ultimate role Gollum would play in the destruction of the ring and made sure that Frodo showed mercy to him.

I liked your pace and the clips were great! Keep it up.

How is it that gimlie had no idea of the events in Moira

These videos that you make are so informative and easy to access. Thank you for putting so much time in them! Malti wkoll. 😁

Hi there. This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I'm loving it. It's so informative for people who know little or a lot of the lore of Middle Earth. The video clips you use enhance it as far as I'm concerned and you've clearly thought about when and where to use the clips and it's been edited really well with your narrative. As for your speech, the speed you are speaking is perfect - easy to follow, easy to understand and your accent is a joy to listen to. I did spot an error though: Celebdil should be pronounced with a hard 'C' like Celeborn or Celebrimbor, so it should sound like 'Kelebdil'. It states in Appendix E of The Return of the King that C 'always has the value of "k" even before "e" and "i", therefore 'celeb (silver) should be pronounced "keleb"'. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.

I've always been fascinated by the dwarf world and how they carve out these massive underground worlds that just leave you in awe. Besides Lotor Online are there any other games out there that have a good dwarf world design. Same or better 3D epic scale and everything like Lotor Online?

After the bridge is destroyed. I kinda thought Moria had been locked away. With no way in or out. Since the Elven door was destroyed. And the Bridge beyond the main gate was as well.

Your videos keep getting better and better. Keep it up bro!

The theme song at the end is from the game divinity 2 . What an awesome game that was

Wow so happy to hear all this backstory! Really makes the movie even better knowing all that history & why the mines were a tomb for the Dwarves.

I love how you pull scenes from Lord of the Rings Online! I play that game!

Great Review and summary! I always learn something new from your videos! Thanks for always giving your audience Tolkien's written account instead of the film versions.It allows the viewer to compare the two and decide which they prefer! It also beautifully recreates the rich fictional tapestry that Tolkien envisioned!

The Ring slowed down Bilbo's aging. After it was destroyed he aged 'quickly'. Gollum new that he would age again when the Ring was destroyed, as it was, and he was afraid, "Lost, lost! We're lost. And when the Precious goes we'll die, yes, die into the dust." Gollum knew that he was going to hell I think, if such a place existed in Middle-Earth...sad. Anyway I digress. If Gollum has not attacked Sam from behind and the Ring was destroyed without him falling into Mount Doom how much longer would he have lived? Would it be possible for his death to be peaceful. Maybe Sam would take pitty and forgive him in his last moments.

Oh no...but I just found this AFTER I finished my tea! What will I do now?!

I might be wrong but I remember that in the books Gandalf remembers the password after some thinking. Frodo figuring it out happens only in the movie. Other than this great video 😊

I am a big fan of LOTR and I really like the videos you are making. The animations, maps, notes , Tolkien letters ... wow!

I always wondered about the mines of moria!

This was a fun and insightful video! I was always curious about Moria's history but I wasn't sure where to look in the books (I haven't managed to read them).

Moria is my favourite part of the LotR lore and my favourite part of the novel and film. Thank u so much for making this! Keep it up

You should be getting way more subscribers for the quality of content and the value that you’re creating. Great work!

Hey thanks for this collection of videos! What a FANTASTIC resource!

Wow, really enjoyed that! You are extremely knowledgeable on the subject, made for a great vid. No 'filler' like other lore vids, really good solid content.

Just discovered your videos and they're fantastic! I love The Lord of the Rings / Hobbit / Silmarillion - such a deep and fascinating history filled with amazing characters and deeds. Thank you for producing this and best wishes from the UK.

Your videos are really good, you go into so much detail and analysis... never stop making them please!!

The dwarves get a somewhat muted presence in the Lord of the Rings, no doubt because of their focus in Hobbit, but Khazad-dum is one of my favorite places in the legendarium. Dwarves lived longer than Men, but they weren't immortal, like Elves, and so doubtless it took generations to carve out, and form the mansions of the Dwarves. Elf construction is beautiful, whether building in Rivendel, or straight up shaping in Lothlorien, but each of these had the advantage of already being open places. While Durin and Co. likely did find cavities within the mountain and expanded those they liked, it's just mind-boggling to imagine literally hollowing out the rock, and then in a way where they planned to stay, and live, instead of just extract valuables, then move on, and leave old mines to crumble. That they could make such caverns, and then basically go Hobbit, and craft them into wonderful homes,, is awesome. So, why did Balin risk Durin's Bane? The Dwarf leaders knew why they stopped short, after working so hard to avenge their fallen king, and Balin had to know that it was, again, still there. All the Dwarves present couldn't have stormed the gate, and slain the Balrog, apparently; Gandalf could, and the Dwarves did possibly kill several dragons that sacked their homes, but whatever. He knew he didn't have enough men, if the army had been insufficient, so why risk it? Since he DID make it, and Durin's Bane did wait sometime to do anything, why did no other future Dwarves come to add to it? I kind of get why the other Dwarves didn't know about the fall of Balin; Gimli expected to find his people alive and well there, since they had never reported real problems, but why did no other glory-seeking, or capable Dwarves journey to join Balin, to then discover the truth earlier? He went without the full blessing of Dain, but I'd think some other Dwarves, itching to relive their glory days, would have trailed behind, and discovered the truth, before literally years of no word led to the surprising discovery of the dead, skeletal Dwarves; they had lain dead for some time.

Thank you for the history. Didn't know much about Moria but always wondered.

Point of accuracy: the Fellowship fight a cave troll in the film, but not in the book. There is a reference to 'something' powerful hanging back, which they think might be a cave troll, but which is actually the Balrog.

Love the dwarf themed videos! Awesome content!

Yep, I learned something new. Loved the map too; very helpful. Thanks!

That map was interesting. Awsome work.

Always thought it was funny that the dwarves had derogatory Elvish slang on their gate. "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak friend and enter." It's an Elvish insult and they carve it on their gates... technically speaking, it was Celebrimbor who wrote those words. Was he having a joke at the dwarves expense, since most of them probably couldn't read Elvish?

Yaass. Been looking forward to this one. Thanks again mate.

So nice to see a video made by someone that actually knows their shit. Great job man.

Your videos are great! Although I can't get over "The Turd Age" and "Durin the Turd" xD Wonderful use of the Dragon Age soundtrack, by the way.

One thing I always wondered about. The Company of the Ring, nine members, was barely in Moria a few days and they were assailed by orcs and the Balrog. Yet Balin entered with a much larger group and managed to establish a colony that lasted a few years. They even started mining mithril, obviously not a quiet, stealthy endeavor. I can kind of understand them fighting off any orcs, but what about the Balrog? Was it on vacation? Hibernating? Hanging out with the Watcher at the West Gate? Being bribed with marshmallows to toast on its fiery mane?

Man it would be awesome to have a game that has Moria mapped out accurately in it's entirety, taking hours or even days to pass from one side to the other and you fight orcs on the way and try to avoid the Balrog. It could be extremely scary.

I like the video capture from LOTRO. Mines of Moria was a great expansion.

Your narrative pacing and the number of clips enhance the videos in my opinion. How about a video with this scenario: What if Glaurung had not been killed by Turin? Suppose the boulder that crushed Hunthor had killed Turin instead?

Probably my favorite channel at this moment. Thank you!

Awesome video dude really liked it, keep going like this

I loved the video and as always great work! But one little false information is there, Frodo helps Gandalf solve the riddle in the films but in the books Gandalf finds the answer by himself :)

Just found your channel, and I'm impressed--keep up the great work.

Enjoyed this video emensly. Thanks for the look into the story of the Dwarfen realm.

Not coming on to you, but, your voice is like velvet. Where are you from? Always been curious. Another wonderful and informative video!

Bravo 👏🏻, thank you, I love your videos, they always manage to help me escape the reality of our world and take me away to Middle Earth 🙇🏻

love it, so much was explained that i was curious about thank you. I love this scene in the film when they first enter the mine and the visuals it really shows you have great and big this place was it was just awesome i hope some can agree.

I love the Lotro footage, have played that game since beta :)

An excellent video, very well done! Thank you very much for making it, I learned a lot and really enjoyed it. I'll be watching more of your videos in the future.

I watched this movie as a child. Moria has scared me ever since despite my lack of memory on *why*

They could make an entire HBO seiries on the Lord of the rings.

You answered my question how Gimli did not know moria had fallen. Really great thanks

Fantastic work! Loved this video. Thanks for all your hard work!

I get it's lord of the rings but I want to play world of warcraft now... loving the music

I really enjoyed this content. In regards to you speaking, I think it was quite reasonable. I am not the biggest Lord of the Rings fan but it is cool how much depth is in it.

Thanks for making this. You're quite good in my humble opinion.

I really enjoy these videos. They are incredibly insightful!

Great video, nice narration, thanks Karl.OK, here come the quibbles. The video shows Ursa Major variously called the Great Bear, Haywain, Plough or Big Dipper. But there is ANOTHER constellation of seven stars .... Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. In Welsh it is Caer Arianrhod, Ariadne's castle.

I think Gandalf said it takes three days to walk through Moria... think of the immense size of that mountain kingdom. Insane.

What a lovely exploration. Thank you for making these videos.

I always learn something new!! Thank you

The way the orcs were alerted by Pippin kind of annoyed me. You'd think that in a huge, hastily abandoned mine things would collapse and go crashing down quite often. Yet apparently that's the thing that gave away their presence

Wow!!! Great craftsman indeed.

Hey GeekZone! I just recently discovered your channel and am loving it. Have you ever considered doing a video on those "nameless creatures" that Gandalf mentions? As far as I know Tolkien never provided any real information on them (except that Gandalf refused to even talk about them) but I've only read LotR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion so I was wondering if there was more written about them in some of his other books/letters.

Just discovered you. Great video with many information I didn't knew :) Subbed and now I'm gonna watch the other videos of yours :)

I really wish there were an RPG where you can play as a peaceful dwarf smith/miner/tinkerer/soldier and invest many hours into gameplay that reflects actual apprenticeship - where you start from lowly apprentice and after lots of hard hours of gameplay end up as a master of your craft...even starting family and so on; just to have it all suddenly violently torn away because of some world-ending crisis...

I loved exploring Moria in LoTR: The Third Age, from Western to Eastern Moria.

What did I learn? Just about everything you said except the parts from the movie. Good video

Thanks for the video. Good stuff! Keep it up.

I love how there is the Sandman theme from Spider-Man 3 in this video. Why does it work so well with the video?

Great video. I suggest doing a video on the phial of Galadriel. It would make a great topic, linking the Lord of the Rings back to the history of Tolkien's world.

That was a great video. I loved your map! And now I know more than I did. Thank you very much!