The lore-masters of Khazad-dûm were revered for their detailed record-keeping, though much of their old knowledge vanished when the Balrog awoke and the goblins of the Misty Mountains flooded into Moria’s halls. One of the chief repositories of dwarf-lore was the Chamber of Mazarbul, a hall of records located on the Seventh Level, just north of the vast Twenty-first Hall.
In later years, when Balin of the Lonely Mountain and his company entered Moria and attempted to retake their home of old, the Chamber of Mazarbul became a shelter for them, and served as their last bastion when their efforts failed. The Chamber became Balin’s tomb, and the last record of his Company lay there with him, awaiting the arrival of those who might share the tale of his fate with his kindred in Erebor.
The Chamber of Mazarbul appears in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as the site of Balin’s tomb, and is where the Fellowship of the Ring discover the Book of Mazarbul, which details the experiences of his doomed company of dwarves. Players of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ will want to visit this famous landmark, deep within Khazad-dûm.
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