This earned the once-great Dwarven city the name Moria, meaning the Black Pit. There was an attempt to reclaim the mines by the Dwarf Balin and a colony of Dwarves from Erebor.

There's a new multiplayer RTS in town. DwarfHeim is an upcoming strategy-city builder that gets up to four players taking control of a dwarven city - and fighting off menaces hell-bent on invading it.

Even in-universe, little is known of Khuzdul because the Dwarves kept it secret. The inclusion of the Dwarven language is sure to delight Lord of the Rings fans, but it comes with risk.