Even to the hobbits it was a legend of vague fear. Aragorn had spent most of his life in the Wilderness, and his childhood as a fosterchild in Rivendell. It isn't unreasonable at all to say that he had heard of the legend of Moria. Furthermore, he himself had passed through Moria before.
There are a few references to Aragorn's journeys. We can only guess when Tolkien might have fitted a journey into Moria into Aragorn's life. The most popular choice seems to be the years 2980 to 2989, after he finished his errantries in Rohan and Gondor and before Balin arrived in Moria.
Durin VII ruled as the last true king of Moria “until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended." While the Lord of the Rings films certainly make these mines out to be ancient and storied, they don't quite do enough justice to how intertwined these mines were with the very ...
Of course not. But he knew that there was a nameless Terror that drove out the dwarves, as did everyone else… and so he perceived that Gandalf would naturally be the most likely one to face it.
Gimli, the dwarf, did not know that Moria had fallen because he was not present during the events that led to its fall.
However, in the Tolkien novel, Gandalf actually never knew about the Balrog. All he knew was that Moria had been evacuated because of something called Durin's Bane, and that it still lurks inside. And while he does know that Orcs attacked the Dwarven kingdom, it was many years ago, and so he hoped they were gone.
Even after the end of the War, many Dwarves refused to reclaim Moria, partially because of the Durin's Bane. Years later however, the Dwarves managed to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.
Legolas knows what Balrogs are and can identify one by sight, wings or no wings. Gimli did not know what Durin's Bane was, specifically, until he saw the Balrog and put the pieces together Gandalf knows exactly what Balrogs are, but, absolutely did not know that there was one in Moria 79 Wiles_ • 4 yr.
For more than five millennia, the Balrog hibernated in his deep hiding place at the roots of the mountains in Khazad-dûm. He remained undisturbed throughout the Second Age and most of the Third, before the mithril-miners of dwarf-King Durin VI awoke him in T.A. 1980.
Why didn't he? He had been through Moria (more than once), but if memory serves he had only gone East to West, never West to East. So when he came to this place before, he may not have realized it was a fork in the road as he was coming out if the fork, not into the fork.
It told how Balin discovered Durin's Axe, and established a small colony, but it was overrun by orcs and Balin was killed by an orc archer in Dimrill Dale. Thus he died in the same place as his father, having been self-proclaimed Lord of Moria for less than five years.
Balin's tomb was the burial place of Balin, Lord of Moria, after his death in T.A. 2994.
Thrór. Thrór was grandfather to Thorín Oakenshield and father of Thráin. He died in the Mines of Moria after his kingdom was stolen by Smaug the dragon.
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.
Did All The Dwarves Die In Moria? While six have perished, seven dwarves from The Hobbit are still alive when The Lord of the Rings begins, only one of which actually appears in the movies.
He proclaimed himself Lord of Moria. For five years the colony thrived. They managed to find many old treasures such as Durin's Axe, helm, mithril, and armouries. But on 10 November T.A. 2994, as Balin went to look in Mirrormere, an orc archer fatally shot him.
So, one glimpse into Smaug's eyes and the Balrog falls under the spell. Even if it's just for a second—a moment of hesitation or distraction, it'd be enough. Smaug would snatch up Durin's Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs).
Thorin was the heir of Durin the Deathless being the great-grandson of Durin VI.
Therefore, the only explanation as to why Gandalf doesn't reveal the Balrog's presence to the others earlier in the films, is that it is a plot device used by the writers and the creative team in order to increase the dramatic tension of Frodo's decision.
Answer and Explanation: Yes, Sauron knew about the balrog in Moria, as did Saruman, Sauron's lieutenant. However, Sauron did not attempt to recruit the Balrog to his side. The Balrog is a supernatural being who is on a similar level with Sauron.
No, Balrogs do not serve Sauron. Similar to Sauron, Balrogs are Maiar, powerful spiritual beings second only to the Valar themselves. They were corrupted by Melkor's evil before the first age and were made into Valaraukar (Demons of Power). They very strength and wills were bound to Melkor.
I was just curious if Durin's Bane had taken The Ring from The Fellowship could they have used it? Yes, anyone can use the Ring.
Thorin was killed in the battle, as were his sister-sons Kíli and Fíli. As his "rightful heir," Dáin succeeded Thorin as King under the Mountain, and King of all of Durin's folk.
Myth: Gimli is the last dwarf.
Though Gimli has no children, he is not the last Dwarf of Middle-earth. After the fall of Sauron, his people continued to thrive in the Lonely Mountain. Gimli made his home in Rohan, in the Glittering Caves of Aglarond, and many of his kinsfolk came with him.
After the death of Thorin in the Battle of Five Armies, Dain becomes King under the Mountain. He redeems the Arkenstone from Bard with a fourteenth of the treasure, which is used to re-establish Dale. Over the next three years, Bard rebuilds the city of Dale and becomes its ruler. The city begins to prosper again.