- the lord of the rings - Why didnt Gimli know Moria had fallen . . .
Hence the tombstone which reads "Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria" Both Gimli and Gandalf know of Moria being a dangerous place, but they don't know Balin's mission has failed so catastrophically From Wikipedia: In T A 2989 Balin left Erebor and entered Moria with a company of dwarves including Flói, Óin, Ori, Frár, Lóni, and Náli
- 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 . . .
At last, however, Balin listened to the whispers, and resolved to go; and though Dáin did not give leave willingly, he took with him Ori and Óin and many of our folk, and they went away south ' And as for his death, this in in the chapter The Bridge of Khazad-dûm :
- tolkiens legendarium - How did they have time to build Balin a tomb . . .
The timing isn't explicit, but Balin was killed before most of the Orcs had even entered Moria or the Dwarves were aware of their peril -- otherwise, Balin would have been a lot more careful The period between when Balin died and the orcs were inside Moria in numbers may have been many weeks or even longer -- Moria was designed to withstand siege
- How did the Fellowship walk through Moria from Balins tomb?
The Balrog enters the room, and uses a terrible counter-spell which nearly breaks Gandalf He is forced to use a Word of Command; the door cannot withstand it and breaks apart, then the walls and ceiling of the Chamber of Records collapse, burying Balin's tomb, some of the orcs and the Balrog within, and blocking the way
- tolkiens legendarium - How come Balin and Dwalin never mention their . . .
Thrain's journey with Balin and Dwalin was created during one of the final stages of the writing of The Lord of the Rings appendices in c 1955, over two decades after those lines from The Hobbit were written The first version of it went as follows, Partly by the very power of the Ring therefore Thrain after some years became restless and
- Is Gimli really 60+ years old in Lord of the Rings?
This, my friend, is the home of my cousin, Balin 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
- 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 (Dates are Third Age ) This is confirmed by the book of records Gandalf reads in Book II Chapter 5, The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm:
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