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How Do the Doors of Durin Work?
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Those are the Doors of Durin.
In Sindarin, it reads: “Ennyn Durin Aran Moria: Pedo mellon a minno.”
This is, of course, a riddle.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
The Sindarin word for “friend” is, of course, “Mellon.”
When spoken by itself, the Doors of Durin open.
Be thankful he’s a wanderer, not a warrior.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
The early Second Age is atime of cooperationbetween Elves and Dwarves.
However, the Doors have only been known to have opened twice in history.
In the end, Celebrimbor refuses it again, but allows Annatar to use his forge.
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