# Did the dwarves ever reoccupy Moria? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512 "2013-09-23T14:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/41 "2013-09-26T14:24:32Z")
True but she was hopped up on primal light and swimming through the upper airs of Manwe. That has to help. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/42 "2013-09-26T19:06:48Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > True but she was hopped up on primal light and swimming through the upper airs of Manwe. That has to help. Her record doesn’t count, because of the performance-enhancing substances she was using. She’s like a Valar Lance Armstrong! ---
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/43 "2013-09-30T23:30:01Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Huh, I thought I was just making fun of a typo. Speaking as a man who is currently DM`ing a Middle Earth RPG Campaign, it wasn’t a typo. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/44 "2013-09-30T23:43:22Z")
Back on the dwarves reoccupy Moria question–a while ago a fellow named Dennis McKiernan wrote a fan-fiction piece based on that premise–the dwarves need the help of a descendent of Sam to re-occupy Moria. When he finished it he decided it was good enough to publish, but of course couldn’t do it as is, so he wound up writing a Lord of the Rings ripoff so that he could publish a sequel to it. The “sequel” is called [The Silver Call Duology](http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Call-Mithgar-Dennis-McKiernan/dp/0451458613/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380584139&sr=1-1&keywords=silver+call+duology), and as I recall it is not the worst of the Tolkien ripoffs, for whatever that is worth. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/45 "2013-10-04T04:47:47Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I keep wondering how things would have turned out if Tolkien had decided to keep the Telerin name and refer to him as Teleporno. At least it’s better than Buck Naked. > [@DeptfordX](#): > > Speaking as a man who is currently DM`ing a Middle Earth RPG Campaign, it wasn’t a typo. Oooh, cool! Tell us more! And did you know about this?: [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Game itself - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458221) ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/46 "2013-10-04T12:18:18Z")
The Occupy Moria movement is still camped out, with their cardboard “Speak friend and enter” signs, but they’re not getting much press these days. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512/47 "2013-10-04T12:50:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > At least it’s better than Buck Naked. > Oooh, cool! Tell us more! And did you know about this?: [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Game itself - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458221) Ah, good times. _sniffle_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dwarves-ever-reoccupy-moria/669512.md?page=2)