khazad-dum

For me, this chapter is the most dramatic of the whole trilogy since the whole Fellowship of the Ring are involved. Balin's tomb evokes something of the wonder of the tomb of Tutankhamun - just imagine a Time Team special programme. I love the way Tolkien describes the ancient battered tome of...

Hello friends, I have a burning question that I can’t quite give myself a satisfying answer too and I’m hoping some of you Tolkien enthusiasts will answer for me. Could Smaug or perhaps a dragon like him/more powerful have successfully attacked and or taken Khazad-dum/Moria like Smaug took...