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But I thought that Moria's doors were closed.
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Hmm...remind me to bring that up the next time I get into an argument about this.
However, I expect that like the Black Gates, the Gates of Moria could be opened for those who knew the passwords or had "special business" in the kingdom.
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One other question, were the Dwarves of Beleriand living in Moria too?
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Yes and no. There were Dwarves who had fled the Blue Mountains in Khazad-dum, however the Blue Mountains had not been totally deserted by their original inhabitants.
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Sauron would have to get within the gates somehow.
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If Sauron did give the Rings for the Firebeards and the Broadbeams to their leaders in Moria (something I rather doubt) he could have just given them en masse.
However, the point about the gates being "officially" closed does lend weight to the notion that the Elf-smiths distributed the Rings themselves.