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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill
But I think the Sil line must give way to the greater authority of the LotR. (...) "But Moria is an Elvish name, and given without love; for the Eldar, though they might at need, in their bitter wars with the Dark Power and his servants, contrive fortresses underground, were not dwellers in such places of choice."
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I've no problem with this approach in general, but considering what
The Lord of the Rings notes above...
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(...) The inscription on the door might even be a winking nod to the bumpy origins of that friendship.
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... this much still seems a bit problematic to my mind. It's still the door to a Dwarvish realm, and this explanation, while possible, doesn't seem all that compelling in my opinion.