- the lord of the rings - Why didnt Gimli know Moria had fallen . . .
The Hobbit The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings In T A 2989 Balin left Erebor and entered Moria with a company of dwarves including Flói, Óin, Ori, Frár, Lóni, and Náli He discovered Durin's Axe Balin's colony was overrun by orcs soon afterward, and Balin was killed by an orc archer in the Dimrill Dale in 2994 In The Fellowship of the Ring, the title characters discover Balin's tomb in
- movie - Why does Tolkien make Thorin to be older than Balin, only to . . .
Balin, while technically being younger than Thorin, was portrayed in the movie with shock white hair because he was described as being " very old-looking" and had a "white beard" Balin was born in TA 2763 Thorin was born in TA 2746, making him only 17 years older than Balin (a miniscule difference in terms of Dwarf-years)
- the lord of the rings - Why did Balin leave Erebor for Moria? - Science . . .
In The Fellowship of the Ring, when Gandalf and his team enter the dwarf caves, they come across Balin's grave Why did Balin leave Erebor and end up there? Also, how did he die?
- How did they have time to build Balin a tomb?
Who built the tomb for Balin, buried him in it, and inscribed "Here lies Balin, son of Fundin " on it? Wasn't he, and every other dwarf with him, killed by orcs?
- How did the Fellowship walk through Moria from Balins tomb?
Balin's tomb lies in the centre under the light There are many recesses in the walls containing plundered wooden chests, near which they find a book describing the fate of the dwarven colonists who tried to retake Moria Bones and weapons lie scattered around both doors where the dwarves made their last stand
- tolkiens legendarium - How come Balin and Dwalin never mention their . . .
I'm re-reading The Hobbit and I was wondering why there was no reference to Balin and Dwalin accompanying Thrain II on his attempt to go to Erebor It seems to me that in The Hobbit they act as if
- How long had the Dwarves in Moria been slain before they were . . .
According to the Tale of Years in Appendix B, Balin and the rest of the colony were killed in 2994 The Fellowship passed through Moria in January 3019, so roughly 25 years had passed
- Is Gimli really 60+ years old in Lord of the Rings?
Fellowship of the Ring (2001) It's clear that Gimli hasn't been in contact with Balin recently (the dwarf-corpses are all old, decayed, and cobwebby), but the fact that he expects Balin to be alive and capable of ruling a city after well more than 120 years (Balin clearly wasn't young, even in the prologue to An Unexpected Journey) is telling
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