Khazad-dûm in The Rings of Power
The great Dwarf kingdom under the Misty Mountains, home of King Durin III, Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa, and of mithril and a Balrog.
About Khazad-dûm
Who lives here: Durin's folk
Landscape: Underground kingdom · mithril mines
Story: Its mithril is worth more than gold. Delving too deep for it wakes a Balrog.
In Tolkien’s books
The greatest Dwarf-city. In the books its Balrog is awakened much later, in the Third Age, when Dwarves mine too deep for mithril.
The show introduces the Balrog in the Second Age and has Durin III die facing it.
Episodes set in Khazad-dûm
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What happens here
Mithril S1E4
Elrond learns the Dwarves' secret: a new ore, mithril, found deep in the mines of Khazad-dûm.
Elrond learns the Dwarves' secret: a new ore, mithril, found deep in the mines of Khazad-dûm.
A Ring for Durin S2E5
King Durin III puts on one of the Seven. Light returns to Khazad-dûm, but the ring stirs his greed.
King Durin III puts on one of the Seven. Light returns to Khazad-dûm, but the ring stirs his greed.
Durin and the Balrog S2E8
King Durin III faces the Balrog in the deep and dies so his son can escape.
King Durin III faces the Balrog in the deep and dies so his son can escape.