The East-gate of Moria, also known as the Dimrill Gate or the Great Gates,[1] was the oldest and principal entrance to the Dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm.
History[]
Second Age and prior[]
The gate was presumably first made when Durin the Deathless first came to the caves which would eventually become known as Moria, or Khazad-dûm. It would remain the main, and perhaps only, entrance to Moria until the creation of the Doors of Durin in the Second Age.[1]
Third Age[]
In the year TA 2790, following the fall of Moria to goblins, Thrór, king of Durin's Folk, and a single companion named Nár journeyed to Moria. Despite Nár's pleas to the contrary, Thrór entered the East-gate with the intent to reclaim the kingdom. Nár waited for several days until, at last, his fears were confirmed when Azog, the chief of the goblins in Moria, produced Thrór's decapitated body and sent Nár back to his people as a messenger. This act instigated the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, which culminated nine years later at the Battle of Azanulbizar, in the same location in which it began before the East-gate. Although the goblins were defeated, no attempt to retake Moria was made due to the presence of Durin's Bane.[2]
Later, in TA 2994, when Balin's expedition to reclaim Moria was attacked by goblins, the gate was barred but soon broken through, forcing the members of Balin's company to retreat farther in, where they were eventually slain.[3] At some point, Aragorn entered Moria via the east-gate, but left via the way he had entered. Gandalf also passed this way, but exited through the Doors of Durin.
In TA 3019, the Fellowship of the Ring passed through Moria, and following their encounter with Durin's Bane, fled through the East-gate into Dimrill Dale.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Oospoort van Moria |
| Albanian | Porta-lindore e Morias |
| Amharic | የሞሪያ ምስራቃዊ በር |
| Arabic | البوابة الشرقية لموريا |
| Armenian | Մորիայի Արևելյան դարպաս |
| Assamese | মৰিয়াৰ পূব গেট |
| Asturian | Puerta Este de Moria |
| Azerbaijani | Morianın Şərq qapısı |
| Basque | Moria Ekialdeko atea |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Усходнія вароты Морыі |
| Bengali | মোরিয়ার পূর্ব গেট |
| Bosnian | Istočna Kapija Morije |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Източната порта на Мория |
| Catalan | Porta Est de Mòria |
| Chinese | 莫里亚东门 |
| Czech | Východní Brána Moria |
| Danish | Morias Østport |
| Dari | دروازه شرقی موریا |
| Dutch | Oosten poort van Moria |
| Esperanto | Orienta pordego de Moria |
| Estonian | Moria Idavärav |
| Filipino | Silangang-tarangkahan ng Moria |
| Finnish | Morian Itäportti |
| French | Porte Est de la Moria |
| Frisian | Eastlik-poarte fan Moria (Western) |
| Galician | Porta Leste de Moria |
| Georgian | მორიას აღმოსავლეთის კარიბჭე |
| German | Osttor von Moria (East-gate of Moria)
Schattenbachtor (Great Gates) |
| Hebrew | (East-gate of Moria) השער המזרחי של מוריה
(Dimrill Dale) עמק דימריל |
| Hindi | मोरिया का पूर्वी द्वार |
| Hungarian | Moria Keleti-kapuja |
| Icelandic | Austurhlið Moria |
| Indonesian | Pintu Timur Moria |
| Irish Gaelic | Geata Thoir Moria |
| Italian | Cancello Orientali di Moria |
| Japanese | モリアの東門 |
| Kannada | ಮೊರಿಯಾದ ಪೂರ್ವ ದ್ವಾರ |
| Kazakh | Морианың шығыс қақпасы (Cyrillic) Morïanıñ şığıs qaqpası (Latin) |
| Korean | 모리아의 동쪽 문 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Мориянын чыгыш дарбазасы |
| Laotian | ປະຕູຕາເວັນອອກຂອງໂມເຣຍ |
| Latvian | Morijas Austrumu vārti |
| Lithuanian | Rytiniai Morijos vartai |
| Luxembourgish | Ostpaart vu Moria |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Источна Порта на Морија |
| Malagasy | Vavahady Atsinanan'i Moria |
| Malayalam | മോറിയയുടെ കിഴക്കേ കവാടം |
| Malaysian | Pintu Timur Moria |
| Maltese | Bieb tal-Lvant tal-Moria |
| Marathi | मोरियाचा पूर्व दरवाजा |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Мориагийн Зүүн хаалга |
| Nepalese | मोरियाको पूर्वी ढोका |
| Norwegian | Morias Østporten |
| Occitan | Pòrta Èst de Moria |
| Persian | دروازه شرقی موریا |
| Polish | Wschodnia Brama Morii |
| Portuguese | Portão Leste de Moria |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਰੀਆ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ |
| Romanian | Poarta de est a Moria |
| Russian | Восточный ворота Мории |
| Sardinian | Portale Orientale de Moria |
| Scottish Gaelic | Geata an Ear Moria |
| Serbian | Источна капија Морије (Cyrillic) Istočna kapija Morije (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Porta Orientali di Moria |
| Sindhi | موريا جو اوڀر دروازو |
| Sinhalese | මොරියා හි නැගෙනහිර දොරටුව |
| Slovenian | Vzhodna Vrata Morije |
| Slovak | Východná Brána Moria |
| Somali | Albaabka bari ee Moria |
| Spanish | Puerta Este de Moria |
| Swedish | Morias Östraporten |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дарвозаи шарқии Мория |
| Tamil | மோரியாவின் கிழக்கு வாயில் |
| Tatar | Мориянең көнчыгыш капкасы |
| Telugu | మోరియా తూర్పు ద్వారం |
| Thai | ประตูตะวันออกของโมเรีย |
| Turkish | Moria'nın Doğu kapısı |
| Turkmen | Morianyň Gündogar derwezesi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Східні ворота Морії |
| Urdu | موریا کا مشرقی دروازہ |
| Venetian | Porta Est de Moria |
| Vietnamese | Cổng phía đông của Moria |
| Welsh | Porth Dwyreiniol Moria |
| Yiddish | מזרח טויער פון מאָריאַ |
| Yoruba | Ẹnubodè Ìlà Oòrùn Moría |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. IV: "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III. "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. V: "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"