Book of Mazarbul

The scorched chronicle of Balin's colony, found on his tomb in Moria

Other names

Balin's book

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

The chronicle of Balin's colony in Moria, written by several hands in runes and Elvish letters, Ori's among them, and found by the Fellowship on Balin's tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul, slashed, stained and half burnt. Gandalf read from its damaged pages the fate of the Dwarves: Balin lord of Moria, the finding of mithril, the orcs at the East-gate, the drums in the deep, and the last words that they could not get out. He gave the book to Gimli to carry back to Dáin. It is the only record of the colony's five years.

Time anchorThird Age c. 2989 – Third Age c. 2994Open in the master timeline

Provenance

Balin — Third Age 2989 – Third Age 2994 (Lord of Moria; the book records his colony from its coming to its end.)
Gimli — from Third Age 3019 (Received it from Gandalf to bring back to Dáin.)

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Book II, ch. 5, The Bridge of Khazad-dûm

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Book of Mazarbul“. Last updated September 6, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/book-of-mazarbul/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Book of Mazarbul. Last updated September 6, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/book-of-mazarbul/

MLA

„Book of Mazarbul“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/objects/book-of-mazarbul/. Last updated September 6, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-book-of-mazarbul-en,
  title        = {Book of Mazarbul},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/objects/book-of-mazarbul/}},
  note         = {Last updated September 6, 2026}
}