Why does Gandalf not remember the Mines of Moria?

Gandalf knew that if they encountered Goblins inside Moria it might go ill for them, and he says exactly this to the company when they are debating their road, but he hoped that after the Battle of Five Armies the Goblins of the Misty Mountains were so decimated that they had not repopulated Moria.

Who alerted the orcs in Moria?

When the Dwarves, led by Balin returned to Moria in TA 2989, they came upon bands of Orcs who after five years overwhelmed and destroyed the Dwarf colony, and Balin was slain.

Why did Gandalf change from GREY to white?

Despite his background, Gandalf the Grey chose to roam Middle-Earth in his battered Grey Robes and kept his true powers hidden. He returned in The Two Towers as Gandalf the White, a similar but seemingly more powerful being. It was that resurrection that Gandalf transformed from Gandalf the Grey to Gandalf the White.

How did Gandalf go from GREY to white?

Gandalf was carried to Caras Galadhon in Lothlórien, where he was healed, given a new staff, and clothed in white, and thus became Gandalf the White.

Who was the skeleton in Moria?

TIL the two skeletons in the mines of Moria in The Fellowship of the Ring are two of the dwarves with Bilbo in The Hobbit.

How did Orcs take over Moria?

Moria Goblins or Moria Orcs were a sub-breed of Misty Mountain Orc that took over the fallen Dwarf kingdom of Moria after the Dwarves were driven out. They became small and shrivelled up over time and became known as Goblins due to their similarities to Goblins of the Misty Mountains.

Did Gandalf and Gimli know that Moria was dangerous?

In The Fellowship of the Ring, the title characters discover Balin’s tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul. Gandalf finds the dwarves’ book of records and discovers from it that Balin was killed by orcs. So, as shown here, Gandalf and Gimli were well aware that Moria is a dangerous place.

Does Gimli know about Balin’s mission to Moria?

Both Gimli and Gandalf know of Moria being a dangerous place, but they don’t know Balin’s mission has failed so catastrophically. Towards the end of the Third Age, the dwarf Balin led a group to open the city, including Flóia, Óina, Oria, Frára, Lónia, and Nália, although Balin’s mission was against the wishes of King Dáin II.

How did Gandalf know that it was a Balrog?

In the book Gandalf does not know that it’s a Balrog; he knew after the Chamber of Mazarbul that there was something quite powerful there, but it was only at the Bridge that he became aware of what he faced: “a Balrog, now I understand”. It’s also the case that Gimli did not know what had happened to Balin.

What is the relationship between Gimli and Gandalf?

Gandalf’s reticence is probably based on his knowledge of the first fall of Moria, and the precariousness of Balin’s hold there. Gimli, on the other hand, grew up knowing Balin as one of his father Glóin’s cool friends who was part of the successful Smaug-slaying expedition; he probably looks up to him, and has since his youth.