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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
Well, Celebrimbor wrote 'Moria' on their doors...  Also, given that the usual Sindarin name for the dwarves, 'naugrim', literally means 'stunted ones', it's not hard to imagine them using 'Moria' when not talking to dwarves. "Oh, yeah, the shorties from the Black Pit - um, sorry, I mean the Longbeards of the Mansion of the Dwarves..." |
An oversight akin to Balin's sarcophagus naming him in Dalish/Northern Mannish as "Balin" son of "Fundin" rather than the Khuzdul translations of "Balin" and "Fundin", perhaps.
I was thinking that the use of "naugrim" seemed out of kilter too. Surely at least the Gwaith-i-Mķrdain would have referred to them as the
Casari, but I suppose in Sindarin allowances must be made.