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	The '''Chamber of Mazarbul''' was the old [[Chamber of Records]] of [[Moria\|Khazad-dûm]]. Probably built during the earlier years of Khazad-dûm, it was later used as a base by [[Balin]] when he began his ill-fated attempt at recolonization in the late [[Third Age]].		The '''Chamber of Mazarbul''' was the old [[Chamber of Records]] of [[Moria\|Khazad-dûm]]. Probably built during the earlier years of Khazad-dûm, it was later used as a base by [[Balin]] when he began his ill-fated attempt at recolonization in the late [[Third Age]].

		+	==History==
		+	[[File:Angus McBride - Moria.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Illustration of the skirmish between the Fellowship and the hordes of Moria in the Chamber of Mazarbul, by Angus McBridge ([[Iron Crown Enterprises]]).]]
		+	The chamber itself was probably built at around the same time as the [[Twenty-first Hall]] in the Seventh Level. This would have been slightly later than the earliest Dwarven delvings, which were to be found in the lower levels near the [[Great Gate of Moria\|Great Gate]].

−	~~==Etymology==~~	+	In {{TA\|2989}}, Balin led a group of Dwarves to recolonize [[Moria]]. Balin chose the Twenty-first Hall as his headquarters and set up his seat in the Chamber of Mazarbul.
−	~~''[[Mazarbul (word)~~\|~~Mazarbul]]'' means "records" in~~ [[~~Khuzdul~~]]. ~~This name was used in connection with~~ the ~~Chamber of Records of Khazad~~-~~dûm~~ and the ~~[[Book~~ of Mazarbul~~\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber~~.	+

−	~~==The Books==~~	+	When Balin was killed a few years later, he was laid to rest in a [[Balin's Tomb\|tomb]] inside the chamber. It was there where the last remnants of the colony perished.
−	[[~~File:Angus McBride - Moria.jpg~~\|~~250px\|thumb\|left\|Illustration of~~ the ~~skirmish between~~ the ~~Fellowship and the hordes~~ of ~~Moria in~~ the ~~Chamber of Mazarbul, by Angus McBridge ([[Iron Crown Enterprises]])~~.]]	+

−	~~===History===~~	+	The [[Fellowship of the Ring\|Fellowship]] found the chamber thirty years after Balin came to Moria and it was here that Gandalf found the [[Book of Mazarbul]], a record of Balin's recolonization efforts.
−	The chamber itself was probably built at around the same time as the [[Twenty-first Hall]]. This would have been slightly later than the earliest Dwarven delvings, which were to be found in the lower levels near the [[Great Gate of Moria\|Great Gate]]. In Third Age 2989, Balin led a group of Dwarves to recolonize [[Moria]]. Balin chose the Twenty-first Hall as his headquarters and set up his seat in the Chamber of Mazarbul. When Balin was killed a few years later, he was laid to rest in a tomb inside the chamber. The [[Fellowship of the Ring\|Fellowship]] found the chamber thirty years after Balin came to Moria and it was here that Gandalf found the [[Book of Mazarbul]], a record of Balin's recolonization efforts. It was in the Chamber of Mazarbul that the Fellowship engaged in a brief fight with a band of Moria orcs and a [[Cave-trolls\|Cave-troll]] and where [[Gandalf]] made his first stand against the [[Balrogs\|Balrog]] (see [[Battle of the Chamber of Mazarbul]]).	+

−	===Geography & Appearance===	+	It was in the Chamber of Mazarbul that the Fellowship engaged in a [[Battle of the Chamber of Mazarbul\|brief fight]] with a band of orcs and a [[Cave-trolls\|Cave-troll]]. They retreated through the east door and [[Gandalf]] attempted to guard it against the [[Balrog]]. The roof of the Chamber collapsed then.
−	The chamber was located to the right of a pathway that branched off the north end of the Twenty-first hall. When the Fellowship found the chamber as they passed through Moria, [[Balin's Tomb]] was located inside it, and a bright shaft of sunlight streamed in from outside the mountain to land directly on the tomb. It is not clear whether the shaft was an original feature of the chamber or whether it was added later by Balin's group of dwarves. It seems more likely that it had been an original part of the chamber construction. There were two stone doors leading into the chamber (one entrance from the Twenty-first Hall, one from the [[Stairs of Khazad-dûm\|stair tunnels]] that the Fellowship later used to flee the Balrog). Many deep recesses were cut into the chamber rock containing chests that had been recently looted by the [[Orcs]] inhabiting Moria. A deep dust had fallen upon the entire room by the time the Fellowship entered it, and the remains of a long-abandoned battle site were to be seen strewn across the floor.	+	==Geography & Appearance==
		+	The chamber was located to the right of a pathway that branched off the north end of the Twenty-first hall. When the Fellowship found the chamber as they passed through Moria, [[Balin's Tomb]] was located inside it, and a bright shaft of sunlight streamed in from outside the mountain to land directly on the tomb.

−	==~~The Films~~==	+	There were two stone doors leading into the chamber (one entrance from the Twenty-first Hall, one from the [[Stairs of Khazad-dûm\|stair tunnels]] that the Fellowship later used to flee the Balrog). Many deep recesses were cut into the chamber rock containing chests that had been recently looted by the [[Orcs]] inhabiting Moria. A deep dust had fallen upon the entire room by the time the Fellowship entered it, and the remains of a long-abandoned battle site were to be seen strewn across the floor.
		+	==Etymology==
		+	''[[Mazarbul (word)\|Mazarbul]]'' means "records" in [[Khuzdul]]. This name was used in connection with the Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm and the [[Book of Mazarbul\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber.

		+	==Portrayal in adaptations==
	[[Image:fotr1086.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Chamber of Mazarbul in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]		[[Image:fotr1086.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Chamber of Mazarbul in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]
−		+	In Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring ([[Scene 35: Balin's Tomb]] and [[Scene 36: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]), the Chamber of Mazarbul is presented much as it is described in the books, with a few notable exceptions.
−	~~===Appearances===~~	+
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−	* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring~~]],~~ [[Scene 35: Balin's Tomb]] and [[Scene 36: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]	+
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−	~~===Portrayal===~~	+
−	~~In Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring~~, the Chamber of Mazarbul is presented much as it is described in the books, with a few notable exceptions.	+
	* First, its geography has been slightly altered. It is placed in the center of the Twenty-first Hall, rather than on the right of a corridor running off the hall to the north.		* First, its geography has been slightly altered. It is placed in the center of the Twenty-first Hall, rather than on the right of a corridor running off the hall to the north.
	* Second, there is only one proper doorway leading into the chamber, rather than the two described in the book. This door is also made of wood in the film, rather than stone.		* Second, there is only one proper doorway leading into the chamber, rather than the two described in the book. This door is also made of wood in the film, rather than stone.
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	The runes on the chamber walls were the catalyst for one of the biggest fiascoes for the art department during production. A visiting Tolkien scholar claimed to have seen inane comments written on the walls. The art department searched the wall runes carefully but could find no offending sentences. The scholar revealed that he had simply been told this by a member of the crew. Grant Major and [[Dan Hennah]] assumed this was said crew member's idea of a joke. But the scholar later said that he had heard this from a member of the Weta Workshop minatures crew and that the offending comments in fact appeared on the miniature of the Second Hall of Khazad-dûm, though they were unable to be read in the final film and could not be translated using the Dwarvish runes anyway. (See [[Second Hall]]). In truth, no such "inane comments" exist on the Mazarbul Chamber wall runes.		The runes on the chamber walls were the catalyst for one of the biggest fiascoes for the art department during production. A visiting Tolkien scholar claimed to have seen inane comments written on the walls. The art department searched the wall runes carefully but could find no offending sentences. The scholar revealed that he had simply been told this by a member of the crew. Grant Major and [[Dan Hennah]] assumed this was said crew member's idea of a joke. But the scholar later said that he had heard this from a member of the Weta Workshop minatures crew and that the offending comments in fact appeared on the miniature of the Second Hall of Khazad-dûm, though they were unable to be read in the final film and could not be translated using the Dwarvish runes anyway. (See [[Second Hall]]). In truth, no such "inane comments" exist on the Mazarbul Chamber wall runes.
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−	~~==Portrayal in Other Adaptations ==~~

	'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''		'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
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	* [[Book of Mazarbul]]		* [[Book of Mazarbul]]

−	====References====	+	==References==
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−	*[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie.htm Fellowship of the Word-smiths: Other Movie Inscriptions] - A web page discussing many inscriptions from the movies, including those found on the Mazarbul walls.	+
−	*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.	+
−	*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.	+
	* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)\|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]] Audio Commentaries (Scene 35)<!--		* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)\|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]] Audio Commentaries (Scene 35)<!--
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	* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"		* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"
	* Alan Lee's [[The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook]]: "Moria"		* Alan Lee's [[The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook]]: "Moria"
		+	==External links==
		+	*[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie.htm Fellowship of the Word-smiths: Other Movie Inscriptions] - A web page discussing many inscriptions from the movies, including those found on the Mazarbul walls.
		+	*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.
		+	*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.
	* [http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_incident.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Incident] A detailed analysis of the incident with comments from those involved.		* [http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_incident.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Incident] A detailed analysis of the incident with comments from those involved.

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	*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.		*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.
	*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.		*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.
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	*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.		*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.
	*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.		*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.
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	* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"		* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"

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	==The Books==		==The Books==
−	[[~~Image~~:~~Sdla01mcmoria~~.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Illustration of the skirmish between the Fellowship and the hordes of Moria in the Chamber of Mazarbul, by Angus McBridge ([[Iron Crown Enterprises]]).]]	+	[[File:Angus McBride - Moria.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Illustration of the skirmish between the Fellowship and the hordes of Moria in the Chamber of Mazarbul, by Angus McBridge ([[Iron Crown Enterprises]]).]]

	===History===		===History===

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	''[[Mazarbul]]'' means "records" in [[Khuzdul]]. This name was used in connection with the Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm and the [[Book of Mazarbul\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber.	+	''[[Mazarbul (word)\|Mazarbul]]'' means "records" in [[Khuzdul]]. This name was used in connection with the Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm and the [[Book of Mazarbul\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber.

	==The Books==		==The Books==

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
−	Mazarbul means "records" in [[Khuzdul]]. This name was used in connection with the Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm and the [[Book of Mazarbul\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber.	+	''[[Mazarbul]]'' means "records" in [[Khuzdul]]. This name was used in connection with the Chamber of Records of Khazad-dûm and the [[Book of Mazarbul\|Book of Records]] found in that chamber.

	==The Books==		==The Books==

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		+	{{disambig-more\|Mazarbul\|[[Mazarbul (disambiguation)]]}}
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	[[Image:fotr1078.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Chamber of Mazarbul in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]		[[Image:fotr1078.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|The Chamber of Mazarbul in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]

−	The '''Chamber of Mazarbul''' was the old [[Chamber of Records]] of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Probably built during the earlier years of Khazad-dûm, it was later used as a base by [[Balin]] when he began his ill-fated attempt at recolonization in the late [[Third Age]].	+	The '''Chamber of Mazarbul''' was the old [[Chamber of Records]] of [[Moria\|Khazad-dûm]]. Probably built during the earlier years of Khazad-dûm, it was later used as a base by [[Balin]] when he began his ill-fated attempt at recolonization in the late [[Third Age]].

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	===The Mazarbul Chamber Wall Runes===		===The Mazarbul Chamber Wall Runes===

−	In the film, the walls of the chamber are covered in runes (seemingly [[Angerthas Moria]]). These runes detail the history of Moria from its foundation by [[~~Durin I\|~~Durin]] to the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. From the rune translations, it is clear that the authors were the [[Dwarves]] led by Balin during the recolonization of Moria.	+	In the film, the walls of the chamber are covered in runes (seemingly [[Angerthas Moria]]). These runes detail the history of Moria from its foundation by [[Durin]] to the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. From the rune translations, it is clear that the authors were the [[Dwarves]] led by Balin during the recolonization of Moria.
	The larger text is [[Khuzdul]], the smaller text is in the [[Westron\|Common Speech]] (English). The rune histories were probably written for both [[Dwarvish]] and foreign readers. Notable peculiarities have appeared in translations of this text. It is not clear whether this was deliberate on the part of the filmmakers.		The larger text is [[Khuzdul]], the smaller text is in the [[Westron\|Common Speech]] (English). The rune histories were probably written for both [[Dwarvish]] and foreign readers. Notable peculiarities have appeared in translations of this text. It is not clear whether this was deliberate on the part of the filmmakers.
	* Khuzdul phrases appear in the midst of the English text and peculiar spellings of certain words and irregular constructions of some phrases exist.		* Khuzdul phrases appear in the midst of the English text and peculiar spellings of certain words and irregular constructions of some phrases exist.

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	*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.		*[http://home.planet.nl/~raas0056/mazarbul/ Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions Analysis] - A web site discussing the transcription of the Mazarbul wall runes from screen to page.
	*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.		*[http://www.geocities.com/shire_society/mazarbul_analysis.html Mazarbul Wall Rune Analysis (English Only)] A detailed analysis of the English Mazarbul wall rune text.
−	* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring~~]] [[The Fellowship of the Ring~~ Extended Edition~~\|Extended Edition DVD~~]] Audio Commentaries (Scene 35)<!--	+	* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition]] Audio Commentaries (Scene 35)<!--
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	* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"		* [[Gary Russell]]'s [[The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring]]: "Moria"

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	* A well is also introduced into the layout, directly below the shaft of light. This well was found in the [[Moria Guardroom\|guardroom]] of the [[Moria Crossroads]] in the book, but was transplanted here to serve greater dramatic purpose. (A well may also exist in the guardroom of the Moria in the films, however.)		* A well is also introduced into the layout, directly below the shaft of light. This well was found in the [[Moria Guardroom\|guardroom]] of the [[Moria Crossroads]] in the book, but was transplanted here to serve greater dramatic purpose. (A well may also exist in the guardroom of the Moria in the films, however.)

−	The design of the chamber follows the general [[Dwarven design]] ideology employed by the filmmakers for all of the Moria sets.	+	The design of the chamber follows the general Dwarven design ideology employed by the filmmakers for all of the Moria sets.

	===The Mazarbul Chamber Wall Runes===		===The Mazarbul Chamber Wall Runes===