Did the dwarves know about the Balrog?

Because Dwarves are among the more stubborn folk in the entire Lord of the Rings franchise. There is nothing to indicate that anyone knew the Balrog was hiding there. Nothing at all. The Dwarves delved too greedily and too deep.

Why was there a Balrog in the Mines of Moria?

The balrogs were Morgoth’s most loyal servants. They existed to enforce his will. Without him, they had no motivations of their own. With no new orders to follow, our balrog went to sleep in Moria for over five thousand years.

Did the dwarves dig up the Balrog?

In much of Middle-earth’s fictional history, Moria was the greatest city of the Dwarves. The Dwarves dug too deep, greedy for mithril, and disturbed a demon of great power: a Balrog, which destroyed their kingdom.

What is at the bottom of Khazad Dum?

Below the level of the Gates lay mines, treasuries and even dungeons, although far below the lowest Deep of Khazad-dûm, lay primordial tunnels in perpetual darkness, gnawed by ‘nameless things’ that had lived there since the earliest beginnings of Arda.

Why did Gimli not know about Moria?

Gimli and his people didn’t know what had happened to them. Because he lived in a world before the internet and email, before telephones, before even a regular mail service. Balin and his expedition had set out to recolonise Moria about 30 years earlier: a dangerous journey, on foot, of many hundreds of miles.

What does Sam see in the Mirror of Galadriel?

Galadriel fills the basin with water from the nearby stream. When Sam looks in the mirror, he sees parts of Hobbiton being torn up and what looks to be a factory spewing dark smoke. For a moment, he wishes to run back home, but then he masters himself.

Do Dwarves retake Moria?

Yes. After being abandoned by the Dwarves during the Third Age (due to the awakening of the balrog that had slept there), the first attempt of reclaiming Moria was undertaken by the dwarf Balin. This failed horribly when he and his company were overwhelmed and slaughtered by Orcs just a few years later.

Did the dwarves visit Bilbo again?

Yes, he did. When Frodo meets Bilbo again in the Hall of Fire in Rivendell, we learn where he has gone.