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Re: Questions about Moria..
I shall attempt to answer these questions in order.
1. Does anybody know what the Balrog, the Orcs and Trolls were doing so far from Mordor up in Moria?
The Balrog had lain resting in Moria since the coming of the Lords of the West, when it crept down under the ground to hide from them. The Dwarves delved deep and woke it up, it destroyed the colony and forced them to flee. After that, little is said. The Orcs and Trolls of the Misty Mountains were probably sent there by Sauron, to mine for mithril.
2. How could they have gotten through the lines of Lorien, Rohan and Gondor?
I don't know. Probably they came in secret and were not hindered.
3. Apart from Mithril what was the Moria mined for?
Although small deposits of other materials, such as iron, gold, and coal, could be found in Moria, these could all easily be obtained in traffic. Therefore these minerals were dug up when they were found, but the dwarves didn't go looking for them, for mithril was only found in Moria, and they mined that extensively.
4. When Gandalf meets Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in Fangorn Forest, he claims that he has gone through fire and water. What does this mean?
Basically, when Gandalf fell from the bridge, the Balrog and he plunged into deep water. The Balrog's fire was then quenched, but it had become a 'monster of slime, stronger than a strangling snake' and after a fight it fled. Gandalf followed it, knowing that it was his only chance of escaping, to the forgotten Endless Stair. He climbed this and reached the Tower of Durin in the peak of the Silvertine.
There the Balrog's flames were ignited once more, and he attacked Gandalf. But Gandalf prevailed, and in that terrible battle of flames he destroyed his foe.
How's that?
"Farewell! Wherever you fare, until your eyries receive you at the journey's end."</p>
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