'Durin was brought in chains to the very summit of Biriz-zahar, where my people and their Orc-allies gathered to see the fallen king and make mock of him.
'He suffered their taunting and their jests for many an hour, but I could see no sign of despair upon his face. I noted it even then.'0/1
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'Durin was brought in chains to the very summit of Biriz-zahar, where my people and their Orc-allies gathered to see the fallen king and make mock of him.
'He suffered their taunting and their jests for many an hour, but I could see no sign of despair upon his face. I noted it even then.'0/1
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'It was Ragna the Fierce, Durin's queen, who led them in secret across the river and to the base of Biriz-zahar. She was a mighty warrior and had slain Orc and Greymaul alike during the war, but now she found the gates of my city unguarded; too many of my folk desired to be present at Durin's defeat.
'So it was that Ragna and her army entered the city unopposed. They found a stair to the heights and began to climb.'0/1
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'But an army cannot remain silent for long, and when Ragna's warriors reached the upper levels of the city, my warriors were made aware of their presence. They raced to engage the interlopers.'0/1
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'Morgoth and his lieutenant Sauron had not been idle during the ten years of conflict between the dwarf clans. In secret they devised a plan by which Longbeard and Greymaul alike might be destroyed, and the dwarves swept entirely from Middle-earth.
'And so it was that while Longbeard and Greymaul battled in the heights of my golden city, Sauron watched from afar. With malice afire in his heart, Morgoth's cruel servant sent a preordained signal to his legions.'0/1
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The words of Mótsog have painted the picture of a dwarf woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her husband and king. You can almost see her striding through the burning streets of Biriz-zahar, calling for Durin to answer her, as Mótsog's voice fades. The heat of the flames feels so real.0/1
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'Despite the danger and the foes arrayed before her, Ragna the Fierce did reach the high places of Biriz-zahar, and she freed her husband and king from his bondage. But that was not enough for victory.
'Durin picked up a fallen blade and joined the battle, but the Orcs were too many and the dwarves too divided; the Longbeards feared to present their backs to the Greymauls lest their foes take advantage of their distraction, and the Greymauls feared the same of the Longbeards. By the time Ragna freed Durin, two thirds of the dwarves had perished to flame and black steel. Sauron and his master, watching from afar, delighted in the carnage: the Orcs would win the day, and no dwarf would leave Biriz-zahar alive.'0/1
