Also known as: The West-Gate Of Moria, The Doors Of Moria, The Elven Door
Also on this page: Narvi
The West-gate of Khazad-dûm, made in the friendship of two peoples: Narvi the Dwarf wrought the doors, and Celebrimbor of Eregion drew the signs in ithildin, which mirrors only starlight and moonlight. The inscription reads: The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. Gandalf wrestled with the riddle in the dark before the Watcher's pool until Merry's idle question unlocked it — the reading was simply say friend and enter, and the word mellon opened them. The Doors of those better days stand now between ruined holly trees, gateway to a darkened realm.
A Dwarf-smith of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age who built the Doors of Durin (the West-gate of Moria) in collaboration with Celebrimbor of Eregion. The inscription on the doors reads "The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs."
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