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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Probably dated back to the First Age;1 still stood at the end of the Third Location On the shores of Kheled-zâram, the Mirrormere Origins Erected to mark the place where Durin first saw the lake Race Dwarves Division Longbeards (Durin's Folk) Family House of Durin Settlements Stood beneath Khazad-dûm Pronunciation Durin is pronounced 'doo'rin' Meaning Durin seems to mean 'king' (see the entry for Durin the Deathless for a more detailed discussion) Indexes: Alphabetical: D Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 30 May 2018 This entry is complete The standing stone beside the Mirrormere Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A pillar of stone standing in the valley of Nanduhirion, overlooking the silvery surface of the Mirrormere. In ancient days Durin the Deathless had looked into the lake, and seeing the stars of the Crown of Durin reflected in its waters, had resolved to found Khazad-dûm in the Mountains above the valley. The monument of Durin's Stone was erected by the Longbeard Dwarves to mark the place where their founder looked into the starry depths. When it was first placed by the lakeside, the stone was carved with runes, but by the end of the Third Age, the elements had taken their toll. The ancient runes could no longer be read, and the upper part of the pillar was broken, but Durin's Stone still stood beside the lake the Dwarves called Kheled-zâram. Notes 1 We don't know exactly when the Stone was put in place by the Dwarves. It seems most likely that it was erected by Durin the Deathless himself (the fact that it stood in the place where he had first looked on the Mirrormere - something only he could know - implies that he was responsible for the monument). Though Durin seems the most plausible builder of the Stone, it is not inconceivable that it was put in place by his successors, and so it may in principle date from the Second Age or even the early Third. The latest possible date would be III 1981, when the Dwarves were driven out of Khazad-dûm, but such a comparatively recent date seems unlikely. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 30 May 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2011, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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Dates Probably dated back to the First Age;1 still stood at the end of the Third Location On the shores of Kheled-zâram, the Mirrormere Origins Erected to mark the place where Durin first saw the lake Race Dwarves Division Longbeards (Durin's Folk) Family House of Durin Settlements Stood beneath Khazad-dûm Pronunciation Durin is pronounced 'doo'rin' Meaning Durin seems to mean 'king' (see the entry for Durin the Deathless for a more detailed discussion) Indexes: Alphabetical: D Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 30 May 2018 This entry is complete The standing stone beside the Mirrormere

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Durin's Stone

A pillar of stone standing in the valley of Nanduhirion, overlooking the silvery surface of the Mirrormere. In ancient days Durin the Deathless had looked into the lake, and seeing the stars of the Crown of Durin reflected in its waters, had resolved to found Khazad-dûm in the Mountains above the valley. The monument of Durin's Stone was erected by the Longbeard Dwarves to mark the place where their founder looked into the starry depths. When it was first placed by the lakeside, the stone was carved with runes, but by the end of the Third Age, the elements had taken their toll. The ancient runes could no longer be read, and the upper part of the pillar was broken, but Durin's Stone still stood beside the lake the Dwarves called Kheled-zâram. Notes 1 We don't know exactly when the Stone was put in place by the Dwarves. It seems most likely that it was erected by Durin the Deathless himself (the fact that it stood in the place where he had first looked on the Mirrormere - something only he could know - implies that he was responsible for the monument). Though Durin seems the most plausible builder of the Stone, it is not inconceivable that it was put in place by his successors, and so it may in principle date from the Second Age or even the early Third. The latest possible date would be III 1981, when the Dwarves were driven out of Khazad-dûm, but such a comparatively recent date seems unlikely. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 30 May 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2011, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.