Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Inziladun
I've wondered about that. Gandalf's use of 'Moria' could have just been an instance of his using the name most recognized by people at that point in time.
|
I agree. The picture in the books is a 'close enough' visual representation of the doors, not the actual doors of course.
The
writing in the picture also need not reflect what is on the actual doors, since there are two exterior Dwarvish names in the writing, which must be due to the modern translator (Durin, Narvi).