Agalum-Bazari

## **The History of Agalum Bazari**

When Durin awoke at Mount
Gundabad, he was alone in a cave of stone. But soon it was broken open by some
invisible force. He wandered down from the mountains and came to the great
Vales of Anduin. For weeks he walked, just taking in the beauty of this place.
Some time after his Awakening he came to Mirrormere or as it would later be
known by Durin’s folk, Kheled-Zaram. He looked into these icy waters and saw a
crown of stars appear above his brow. It was in that moment he knew he had to
make his dwellings here. Centu The History of Agalum Bazari

When Durin awoke at Mount
Gundabad, he was alone in a cave of stone. But soon it was broken open by some
invisible force. He wandered down from the mountains and came to the great
Vales of Anduin. For weeks he walked, just taking in the beauty of this place.
Some time after his Awakening he came to Mirrormere or as it would later be
known by Durin’s folk, Kheled-Zaram. He looked into these icy waters and saw a
crown of stars appear above his brow. It was in that moment he knew he had to
make his dwellings here. Centuries passed, the Dwarves multiplied and prospered
beneath the mountains in what was becoming known as Khazad-dum, or Halls of The
Dwarves. They discovered Mithril, the single most precious metal in existence.
But their greed grew ever more and when vast seams of it were found beneath
Bundushathur, later known as Fanuidhol, the Dwarves sent a massive expedition
to map the area and start mining out the ores they found and send them back to
Khazad-dum. Over two hundred years passed since they first found the massive
deposits. The Great Council met to discuss what they should do with this as it
was clearly a prize to rival what they had found in Dwarrowdelf. The Council
finally decided to start building new halls there. They named them Agalum
Bazari, or Shimmering Depths for the amount of precious metals and gems they
were finding there.

Five hundred years after this
decision and news was beginning to trickle in of trouble in the west, in
Beleriand. Khazad-dum by this time had gates on the East and West of the
mountains. They opened the West Gate and sent messengers out to the other
Dwarven Halls such as Nogrod and Belegost that if they wished to flee the
troubles, Khazad-dum would be open to them and that they could live in Agalum
Bazari, the northern shining halls.

Little by little both
Khazad-dum and Agalum Bazari grew more populated and their wealth increased
hundred fold with each year.

Their armour and weapons were
a match for Nogrod and Belegost’s and the level of craftsmanship was above any
the world  had ever seen before. The
Dwarves flourished and trade was soon flowing between Khazad-dum and the other
Dwarven realms and beyond, far into the East and to the Elves and Edain in the
West.

For the rest of the First Age
and well into the Second Age it continued to be a stronghold of the People of
Durin’s Folk.ries passed, the Dwarves multiplied and prospered
beneath the mountains in what was becoming known as Khazad-dum, or Halls of The
Dwarves. They discovered Mithril, the single most precious metal in existence.
But their greed grew ever more and when vast seams of it were found beneath
Bundushathur, later known as Fanuidhol, the Dwarves sent a massive expedition
to map the area and start mining out the ores they found and send them back to
Khazad-dum. Over two hundred years passed since they first found the massive
deposits. The Great Council met to discuss what they should do with this as it
was clearly a prize to rival what they had found in Dwarrowdelf. The Council
finally decided to start building new halls there. They named them Agalum
Bazari, or Shimmering Depths for the amount of precious metals and gems they
were finding there.

Five hundred years after this
decision and news was beginning to trickle in of trouble in the west, in
Beleriand. Khazad-dum by this time had gates on the East and West of the
mountains. They opened the West Gate and sent messengers out to the other
Dwarven Halls such as Nogrod and Belegost that if they wished to flee the
troubles, Khazad-dum would be open to them and that they could live in Agalum
Bazari, the northern shining halls.

Little by little both
Khazad-dum and Agalum Bazari grew more populated and their wealth increased
hundred fold with each year.

Their armour and weapons were
a match for Nogrod and Belegost’s and the level of craftsmanship was above any
the world  had ever seen before. The
Dwarves flourished and trade was soon flowing between Khazad-dum and the other
Dwarven realms and beyond, far into the East and to the Elves and Edain in the
West.

For the rest of the First Age
and well into the Second Age it continued to be a stronghold of the People of
Durin’s Folk.