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| | Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library - History of Moria in the 3rd Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Later it became known that Durin's Bane was one of the Balrogs, Maia of fire corrupted early by Morgoth, who, escaping destruction in Thangorodrim during War of Wreath, had hidden himself in the depths of Moria. |
 | | However, judging from the fact that among the victims were both Durin VI and his son Náin I, the loses were probably heavy. |
 | | Only one person is reported to have seen Durin's Bane between 1981, III, and 3018, III, and the witness was young Dáin Ironfoot, later the king of Durin's folk, who saw the Balrog through the gate of Moria where he slew the great goblin Azog during the Battle of Azanulbizar. |
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