The world was fair The mountains tall In elder days before the fall Of mighty kings in Nargathrond and Gondolin who now beyond The western seas have passed away The world was fair in Durins day
So far as I know, Mirkwood/Greenwood on the map was a holdover from the rework to the Arda mythology. There's a few things here and there that still dont quite make much sense in The Hobbit, but they werent quite important enough for him to remember to change. As for the giveaway question: "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear" Those stars being the Sickle of The Valar, what we would call the Big Dipper. In Arda, it was made by Varda as a challenge to Morgoth, which is sick.
Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere , located just outside of Kazad-dum ... I play Lord of the Rings : online and you can see the Stars if you look into the Lake ^^
Durin named the lake Kheled-Zaram which translates to Mirrormere in Westron. So let's be fair here the actual name is Kheled-Zaram since that is what Durin chose even though we might use the name Mirrormere.
@@ericwilliams1659 makes sense though, it reflects language in the real world, and as dwarfs were originally hunted by elves they're unlikely to use elvish words.
In LotR online, the lake found in Mount Gundabad was Durthuzâram ( Durthuzaram ? ), or the Dark Lake. I wish I had played that game, hahaha. I've always loved maps in books (Bible studies, too, for that matter). It can help explain why alliances and antagonisms form, distances for journeys and why some routes may be chosen rather than others. As for the question about the Greenwood/Myrkwood, I was of the same opinion. I imagine the edition if the book may have been one published after the LotR was published, and the map was in part or all influenced by the map from the LotR books I can imagine a publisher employee seeing a difference between the two eras of the map and thinking the later was a revision for all, rather than a result of events in Middle-Earth. That said, my copy of the book was bundled with a box set of paperbacks commemorating the LotR films, so is has actor(in character) images on the covers, though the content matches a specific edition -1954 , with an introduction from 1973. I Love the work that went to the language in middle earth.
Yes, many have said Mirrormere is the lake outside Moria or Kheled-Zaram the like outside of Kazad-dum. I couldn't initially figure out what you were saying as you were so excited. Great idea to use the wood burner. There are lots of options for those that are cost effective. It is always a difficult balance from a thin line to a fat line with different tips and temperatures. Well done! I believe Mirkwood is correct as it gets that name about 1000 of the third age. Smaug attacks Erebor in 2770. Elrond reads it in 2941 so it is way past time when parts of greenwood became know as mirkwood and the map while very well used was only about 170 years old. Again keep up the good work as these are some great examples. And heavy leather is not very soft till many years have broken it down.
Durin found Kheled-Zaram, which apparently means literally "Glass Lake". This got me curious because I happened to have worked on the shore of Otsego Lake as a young Chef. Otsego Lake has a nickname, "The Glimmerglass", given to it by Richard Fenimore Cooper as he described Otsego Lake in his novel "The Deerslayer". Cooper wrote this and many others as a series of adventure novels based upon the early settling of the US and the conflict between Europeans and Natives. Most notably, he wrote "The Last of the Mohicans". Take note of the following commentary from Tolkien's wiki: "Tolkien wrote that stories about "Red Indians" were his favourites as a boy; Shippey likens the Fellowship's trip downriver, from Lothlórien to Tol Brandir "with its canoes and portages", to James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 historical romance The Last of the Mohicans." I live in the area, I grew up here and moved to seek my own adventure. After 10 years, 47 states, 6 countries, and 3 continents; I moved back to the area and, as I've always wanted, been able to purchase land - land that was formerly my people's: As I am a Mohawk. My land has a small stream which feeds into Glimmerglass. Though I am far different now, the town itself hasn't changed. It never changes. We still have our stone horse tie-ups, though encrusted in moss, standing proudly among the remnants of cobblestone that, for all I know, has sat quietly since my town's inception in the 1600's as a trading post. The connection never crossed my mind until I googled your question. Thank you. I hadn't previously considered that my adventures may have been nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable ones that made me late for dinner; the peace I know now was worth every moment of strife. This hobbit is home sweet home. keep leveling up, you.
Sauron was already in Dol Guldur around 1050, and it was Mirkwood. Thrór wasn't born until 2542, and Smaug attacked Erebor in 2770, The map was made sometime later. 🌲🕸🌲🕷 🐉⛰ Kheled-záram
The answer you seek is in the poem (Song of Durin). "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear..." Lake Mirrormere, final answer. 😎
Mirrormere in Mannish or Westron Kheled-Zaram in Khuzdul Nen Cenedril in Sindarin Angal-Limpe in Quenya A couple of abandoned names are Angal-Mille and Angalailin
so, Durin the Deathless, one of the 7 Fathers of the Dwarves (original dwarves made by Aluë) was travelling during the First age, naming everything he saw. Eventually he came upon the lake Kheled-zâram, also called Mirrormere because of the stars that looked like a crown he saw reflected in the surface. To mark the event, he erected Durin's Stone, and later founded the city of Khazad-dûm, or Moria, in the caves above the lake.
The lake he named is Kheled-zâram, which is also known as the Mirrormere. Very cool project! I think I'll pick up a woodburning kit like that and try it on some projects myself. I just got into leather working, and burning seems like an interesting alternative to tooling. Thanks for the great content.
Mirrormere! Named such because it perfectly reflected the mountains, sky, and stars above it! The caves above it became Khazad-dûm. I am such a huge Tolkien fan, but in general LOVE the Hobbit. I've even downloaded the edit that turns the 3 movies into a single film that cuts out anything not in the books. Such a fun watch, I add it to my Tolkein-athon.
Nicely done work and well thought out. I hope you added an additional waterproofing coat over the glow-in-the-dark writing. (Nice addition to give more character to the leather map.) The name of the lake in Westron is Lake Mirrormere. It's also called Kheled-zaram in Khuzdul (Dwarvish). Good luck everyone in the contest draw. Keep your videos coming. Hmmm...time to dig out those books again a do a re-read of all the series.
Mirrormere, love to see you cracking out the leatherburner. I don't have a lot of stamps and learned to use a Woodburner first and just can't get away from using it for everything
Fantastic take on the map - especially like your version of the Moon Letters. Durin found Mirrormere - looking into it, saw a crown of stars over his head and decided to found his city there.
_He stooped and looked in _*_Mirrormere,_* _And saw a crown of Stars appear,_ _As gems upon a silver thread_ _Above the shadow of his head._ Mirrormere, or Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, the dwarven tongue. After quite some digging, there's also the Dark Lake, Durthuzâram, where Durin first awoke on an island.
I'm seeing both "Mirrormere" and "Kheled-Zaram," so I'm not sure exactly which is right. At any rate I learned a fun little "hack" for creating fantasy maps from scratch the other day, especially for those of us who get a fair amount of snow this time of year. Just go to a large parking lot and look around for patches of melting snow that had been shoveled, plowed, or brushed off the roof of the cars, take pictures from whatever angle looks best to you, then copy that shape onto your map. Boom, uniquely shaped islands. You could even transcribe dirt clumps and other debris as mountains, forests, etc. It's like having a "random terrain" generator.
Mirrormere. According to legend, Durin the Deathless saw a seven-starred crown above his reflection upon looking into Mirrormere Lake, which he took as a sign to establish the city of Khazad-dûm in the valley of Azanulbizar.
The lake was Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere and in nearby caves above the lake is where Kazad-dum would be founded. I love the technique with the burn tool on the leather!
If I recall correctly... it was Mirrormere Lake that Durin looked into and saw a crown above his head. A fitting riddle for such a kingly gift/ prize for your contest! Thanks for all your videos! Love your content!
I guess it really depends. Because the lake nameless when Dûrin first came across it. But it was generically called Mirromere. Or, Kheled-zâram in Khuzdul, Nen Cenderil in Sindarin, or Angal-limpë in Quenya.
The lake is called Kheled-Zaram, dwarvish for glass-lake. other names for it have similar meanings including Mirrormere, nen cenedril (looking glass lake), and angal-limpe (angal meaning mirror and limpe meaning wine or drink as far as I can figure).
So Durin found Mirrormere, which to him would have been known as Kheled-zaram (which means "glass lake"). Awesome map!!!! Such a cool project! I would love to add it to my collection. Keep up the great work. Love the channel. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Brilliant solution for the moon letters! Did you age the back of the map as well? It might look odd rolled up if the back that would sit on random surfaces was cleaner than the front! (Mirrormere)
Mirrormere or Kheled-Zaram (glass pool or glass lake, I don't think it's ever been settled which). Incredible job on the map and a lovely trip down memory lane. The Hobbit was a 11th birthday present for a Grandma that knew me well along with a trip to a stage production. I think I can still remember how bad the smoke smelt!
The lake was named Mirrormere. when he looked into it, the night sky was reflected like a mirror; where he saw the stars reflecting above his head like a crown. On the banks of the lake he erected Durin's Stone, and in the caves above the lake he founded the great Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm, Latterly known as Moria.
Im pretty sure its called mirkwood at this point in time in the tolkien world, as the necromancy appears (i think) over a thousand years before smaug attacks erebor
Kheled-zâram aka Mirrormere. Awesome project! I did mine with parchment-like paper and UV ink. Amazing idea doing it with glow in the dark ink! I also mixed the book version with the movie version, some differences in style, both awsome.
Durin found Mirrormere, or in Dwarvish Kheled-Zaram outside the caves where he would eventually found Moria aka Khazad-dum. This map is amazing and I love the use of the woodburning tool to burn everything into the leather.
The lake is Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, Mirrormere in Westron. I enjoyed this video and enjoyed learning a little about Durin I and Khuzdûl in the process of answering the question. Thanks for all your videos!
I did a book report back in the 1983 for both English and history. Maps similar to this plus other things and did writing and verbal in both English and elven. Mirrormere
The lake is Mirrormere. With regards to Mirkwood, according to the One Ring wiki its name changed from Greenwood to Mirkwood circa TA1050. I had to look it up but Thrór wasn't born until TA2542, so Mirkwood had long been called so before the map was drawn.
Ok the name of the lake is Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere depending on which you care to use. Also love the use of shading and the weathering you did on the map to make things really pop. Great work!
Mirrormere, or Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, the dwarven tongue. After quite some digging, there's also the Dark Lake, Durthuzâram, where Durin first awoke on an island. "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, And saw a crown of Stars appear, As gems upon a silver thread Above the shadow of his head."
Could you make a version of the kala pocket sundial? I feel lke it would be a great addition to your walking staff video. Perhaps a half circle ofset by 23.5 degrees to offset the equation of time problem, and set it to to where the cross hairs on the intersection to lay out thetime and direction of north. So a sun powered clock and a sun powered compass. I personally am working on one and would love to see what yoi come up with as well.
The lake is called Mirrormere. It is where Durin "The Deathless" saw a crown above his head in his reflection. I believe this was why he founded Khazad-dûm. And, if I remember right, Gimli actually stopped to look into the lake as well, seeing Durin's crown.
Lake mirrormere. I would love to hang this in my fantasy themed coffee shop that I'm currently working on. I think the customers would love it and it fits the vibe perfectly.
The ability to remember things like the lake being called Mirrormere, its dwarvish name, and all the little minutia of the setting is always so impressive to me. Really shows the love for a series.
The deep waters of Mirrormere were dark blue, like a clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room, and had a still surface. Near the southern end of the lake stood a column with a broken top, known as Durin's Stone. A short distance below the lake was a spring with clear, ice-cold water, which served as the source of the river Silverlode.
Very cool. Thank you. One addition to consider is to create splotchy background areas of a color matching the dried Futhark text so the written text is not noticeable until it glows. Alternatively, you might experiment with ultraviolet ink? Anyways, thanks for reading.
When Durin awoke in the First Age, he journeyed south alone through the wild where no person ever wandered before, and gave name to "nameless hills and dells". He came upon Kheled-zâram and looking upon mysterious stars set like a crown reflected in its surface, he took this as a sign and erected Durin's Stone on the location of that event.There, in the caves above the lake, he founded the city of Khazad-dûm and for many years, it was the greatest Dwarven city in Middle-earth.
Lake Mirrormere. Or Kheled-zârum which is what the drawves call it. After seeing the stars reflected on the lake surface, and took that as a sign to found the city of Khazad-Dûm. Which went on to be called Moria.
Fantastic work on that map! So I MUST speak of Mirrormere, which the fellowship ran across when leaving Moria. The stars that are reflected in it though not visible in the sky during the day is always a small but fascinating part of story!
The lake was Mirrormere! I really need to use your videos to make maps.. my daughter wants to be an adventurer and I thought making a map of our town could be really cool! Or even our county.. 😁 amazing video as always Kit!
Really cool! Would also be cool if for a LARP you made a leather map of the area. And to answer the question of what lake did Durin the deathless find, I though it was Gloomingtarn or in khuzdul Durthuzâram.
The hobbit is a great story. Another of my favorite feel good books in regular rotation is the "The Goblin Emperor" by Katherine Addison. Though I do highly recommend the audio book version, as there are a ton of super odd sounding names and places that would be a pain to try and pronounce that stuff. Plus the narrator is top notch. As far as the giveaway question, Durin the Deathless woke and found the Mirrormere, properly the Kheled-zaram. This means glass lake in dwarvish.
The lake you seek is the Lake Mirrormere. The name in Khuzdul, which I had to look up, is "Kheled-zâram" (or, for those with less complete keyboards: Kheled-zaram) meaning something like glass lake :D
Mirrormere/Kheled-Zaram depending on which language you were expecting the answer in. Since the question was about Durin the Deathless I assume Khazdul but just in case.....
I believe the lake was called Kheled-Zaram or Mirrormere, unless ofcourse you mean the lake under mount Gundabad in which case the lake under the mountain is Durthuzâram or The Dark Llake.
Not enough of a token fan to know off hand, so happy for the map to go to someone who puts in the effort - I'm just trying to level up my skills until I can make a map of our DND world for our DM!
😢Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere, located just outside of Kazad-dum... I play Lord of the Rings: online and you can see the Stars if you look into the Lake ^^
Kheled-zâram, known in Westron as Mirrormere, was a small lake in Azanulbizar, a vale east of Moria. It was the source of the Silverlode. In The Fellowship of the Ring, it is described as follows: "Its waters were dark: a deep blue like clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room. Its face was still and unruffled. About it lay a smooth sward, shelving down on all sides to its bare unbroken rim."
The lake is called Mirrormere, or Kheled-Zaram. Durin's Stone pillar was placed on it's shores. Bro was wondering around his Minecraft world and found an awesome mountain by a lake and said, "I am a mountain man, now, this is where I build my kingdom."
I don’t recall that Durin I (The Deathless) awoke at Mount Gundabad, but the lake he discovered was Kheled-zâram, the Mirrormere. “Dark is the water of Kheled-zâram, and cold are the springs of Kibil-nâla.”
This project is hella inspiring, and no mistake. Ways to take it even further are simmering in my skull... But first, the lake! Kheled-Zaram Durin called it, "Glass Lake" literally, though Men called it Mirrormere.
To those reading this please give me a pass. I don’t LARP, I haven’t played D&D since 1983. I am however the Vice President of a living history museum that demonstrates life on the frontier of south western Pennsylvania in the late 1700’s. I love this channel. There are similar things you craft on this channel we do at our museum, and my wife and I thoroughly enjoy your videos, especially when you get more animated and excited as you get deeper into your alcoholic beverage. I’m not sure I fully comprehend the LARP culture but I can appreciate the effort you and those who participate do for fun. Keep up the good work. We’ll keep watching. ✌️
Mirrormere in the language of men, Kheled-Zaram in Khuzdul, Nen Cenedril in Sindarin and Angal Limpe in Quenya. Each race had thier own name but since we are talking about Durin, I'd go with Kheled-Zaram 😀
Mirrormere! It always makes me think of Gimli's song from the books. The guy who did the audio book version I listen to did a fantastic job reading it.
In dwarfish, the lake is called Kheled-zâram. And it is located in the heart of the mountain, which became Khazad-dûm. I had to look part of that up 😅 Thanks for helping me learn more lore!
The lake you asked for isn’t important to The Hobbit, since the only lake he traveled on to reach the Lonely Mountain was Long Lake. But Mirrormare, also known as Kheled-Zaram, is the names of the lake you asked for. This is the lake that The Watcher in the Water ambushed the Fellowship from as they tried to get through the door into Moria
This video is not only an amazing project, it is now one of our favorites. The attention to detail, the effort put in with measuring and aging, and being true to something you're so passionate about! Not sure 100% on the Mirkwood/Greenwood but it sounds logical to us 😂 Also the lake is called Kheled-zâram in Khuzdul which translates to Mirrormere in Westron. However, in Sindarin it was called Nen Cenedril 🤓 🛡️ - K
*Edit: just had a look and Mirkwood was corrupted about 1700 years before Thror's map was made apparently. These immortal beings and their slow burning plans 😂.. we appreciate the thought put into it though, it made sense to us. 😁
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The world is grey
The mountains old,
The forge's fire
Is ash and cold.
🎵 He named the nameless hills and dells
🎵 He drank from yet untasted wells
🎵 He stooped and looked in Mirrormere
🎵 And saw a crown of stars appear
As gems upon a silver thread
Above the shadows of his head
The world was fair
The mountains tall
In elder days before the fall
Of mighty kings in Nargathrond and Gondolin who now beyond
The western seas have passed away
The world was fair in Durins day
So far as I know, Mirkwood/Greenwood on the map was a holdover from the rework to the Arda mythology. There's a few things here and there that still dont quite make much sense in The Hobbit, but they werent quite important enough for him to remember to change.
As for the giveaway question: "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear" Those stars being the Sickle of The Valar, what we would call the Big Dipper. In Arda, it was made by Varda as a challenge to Morgoth, which is sick.
Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere , located just outside of Kazad-dum ... I play Lord of the Rings : online and you can see the Stars if you look into the Lake ^^
Durin named the lake Kheled-Zaram which translates to Mirrormere in Westron. So let's be fair here the actual name is Kheled-Zaram since that is what Durin chose even though we might use the name Mirrormere.
I always hated the naming system. Elf's have their name, then dwarfs than humans.
But also, the Dwarven language was secret, so he may have avoided it in a map that might be shared.
@@ericwilliams1659 makes sense though, it reflects language in the real world, and as dwarfs were originally hunted by elves they're unlikely to use elvish words.
In LotR online, the lake found in Mount Gundabad was Durthuzâram ( Durthuzaram ? ), or the Dark Lake. I wish I had played that game, hahaha.
I've always loved maps in books (Bible studies, too, for that matter).
It can help explain why alliances and antagonisms form, distances for journeys and why some routes may be chosen rather than others.
As for the question about the Greenwood/Myrkwood, I was of the same opinion.
I imagine the edition if the book may have been one published after the LotR was published, and the map was in part or all influenced by the map from the LotR books
I can imagine a publisher employee seeing a difference between the two eras of the map and thinking the later was a revision for all, rather than a result of events in Middle-Earth.
That said, my copy of the book was bundled with a box set of paperbacks commemorating the LotR films, so is has actor(in character) images on the covers, though the content matches a specific edition -1954 , with an introduction from 1973.
I Love the work that went to the language in middle earth.
Yes, many have said Mirrormere is the lake outside Moria or Kheled-Zaram the like outside of Kazad-dum. I couldn't initially figure out what you were saying as you were so excited. Great idea to use the wood burner. There are lots of options for those that are cost effective. It is always a difficult balance from a thin line to a fat line with different tips and temperatures. Well done!
I believe Mirkwood is correct as it gets that name about 1000 of the third age. Smaug attacks Erebor in 2770. Elrond reads it in 2941 so it is way past time when parts of greenwood became know as mirkwood and the map while very well used was only about 170 years old. Again keep up the good work as these are some great examples. And heavy leather is not very soft till many years have broken it down.
Durin found Kheled-Zaram, which apparently means literally "Glass Lake".
This got me curious because I happened to have worked on the shore of Otsego Lake as a young Chef.
Otsego Lake has a nickname, "The Glimmerglass", given to it by Richard Fenimore Cooper as he described Otsego Lake in his novel "The Deerslayer". Cooper wrote this and many others as a series of adventure novels based upon the early settling of the US and the conflict between Europeans and Natives. Most notably, he wrote "The Last of the Mohicans". Take note of the following commentary from Tolkien's wiki:
"Tolkien wrote that stories about "Red Indians" were his favourites as a boy; Shippey likens the Fellowship's trip downriver, from Lothlórien to Tol Brandir "with its canoes and portages", to James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 historical romance The Last of the Mohicans."
I live in the area, I grew up here and moved to seek my own adventure. After 10 years, 47 states, 6 countries, and 3 continents; I moved back to the area and, as I've always wanted, been able to purchase land - land that was formerly my people's: As I am a Mohawk. My land has a small stream which feeds into Glimmerglass. Though I am far different now, the town itself hasn't changed. It never changes. We still have our stone horse tie-ups, though encrusted in moss, standing proudly among the remnants of cobblestone that, for all I know, has sat quietly since my town's inception in the 1600's as a trading post.
The connection never crossed my mind until I googled your question. Thank you. I hadn't previously considered that my adventures may have been nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable ones that made me late for dinner; the peace I know now was worth every moment of strife. This hobbit is home sweet home.
keep leveling up, you.
Sauron was already in Dol Guldur around 1050, and it was Mirkwood. Thrór wasn't born until 2542, and Smaug attacked Erebor in 2770, The map was made sometime later. 🌲🕸🌲🕷 🐉⛰
Kheled-záram
The answer you seek is in the poem (Song of Durin). "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear..."
Lake Mirrormere, final answer. 😎
Mirrormere in Mannish or Westron
Kheled-Zaram in Khuzdul
Nen Cenedril in Sindarin
Angal-Limpe in Quenya
A couple of abandoned names are
Angal-Mille and Angalailin
so, Durin the Deathless, one of the 7 Fathers of the Dwarves (original dwarves made by Aluë) was travelling during the First age, naming everything he saw. Eventually he came upon the lake Kheled-zâram, also called Mirrormere because of the stars that looked like a crown he saw reflected in the surface. To mark the event, he erected Durin's Stone, and later founded the city of Khazad-dûm, or Moria, in the caves above the lake.
The lake he named is Kheled-zâram, which is also known as the Mirrormere.
Very cool project! I think I'll pick up a woodburning kit like that and try it on some projects myself. I just got into leather working, and burning seems like an interesting alternative to tooling. Thanks for the great content.
Mirrormere! Named such because it perfectly reflected the mountains, sky, and stars above it! The caves above it became Khazad-dûm.
I am such a huge Tolkien fan, but in general LOVE the Hobbit. I've even downloaded the edit that turns the 3 movies into a single film that cuts out anything not in the books. Such a fun watch, I add it to my Tolkein-athon.
Nicely done work and well thought out. I hope you added an additional waterproofing coat over the glow-in-the-dark writing. (Nice addition to give more character to the leather map.)
The name of the lake in Westron is Lake Mirrormere. It's also called Kheled-zaram in Khuzdul (Dwarvish).
Good luck everyone in the contest draw.
Keep your videos coming. Hmmm...time to dig out those books again a do a re-read of all the series.
The lake is called Mirrormere or Kheled-Zaram.
Mirrormere, love to see you cracking out the leatherburner. I don't have a lot of stamps and learned to use a Woodburner first and just can't get away from using it for everything
Fantastic take on the map - especially like your version of the Moon Letters. Durin found Mirrormere - looking into it, saw a crown of stars over his head and decided to found his city there.
_He stooped and looked in _*_Mirrormere,_*
_And saw a crown of Stars appear,_
_As gems upon a silver thread_
_Above the shadow of his head._
Mirrormere, or Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, the dwarven tongue.
After quite some digging, there's also the Dark Lake, Durthuzâram, where Durin first awoke on an island.
I'm seeing both "Mirrormere" and "Kheled-Zaram," so I'm not sure exactly which is right.
At any rate I learned a fun little "hack" for creating fantasy maps from scratch the other day, especially for those of us who get a fair amount of snow this time of year. Just go to a large parking lot and look around for patches of melting snow that had been shoveled, plowed, or brushed off the roof of the cars, take pictures from whatever angle looks best to you, then copy that shape onto your map. Boom, uniquely shaped islands. You could even transcribe dirt clumps and other debris as mountains, forests, etc. It's like having a "random terrain" generator.
Mirrormere.
According to legend, Durin the Deathless saw a seven-starred crown above his reflection upon looking into Mirrormere Lake, which he took as a sign to establish the city of Khazad-dûm in the valley of Azanulbizar.
The lake was Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere and in nearby caves above the lake is where Kazad-dum would be founded.
I love the technique with the burn tool on the leather!
If I recall correctly... it was Mirrormere Lake that Durin looked into and saw a crown above his head. A fitting riddle for such a kingly gift/ prize for your contest! Thanks for all your videos! Love your content!
I guess it really depends. Because the lake nameless when Dûrin first came across it. But it was generically called Mirromere. Or, Kheled-zâram in Khuzdul, Nen Cenderil in Sindarin, or Angal-limpë in Quenya.
The lake is called Kheled-Zaram, dwarvish for glass-lake. other names for it have similar meanings including Mirrormere, nen cenedril (looking glass lake), and angal-limpe (angal meaning mirror and limpe meaning wine or drink as far as I can figure).
Futhark is actually better at transcribing the sounds English words than the alphabet we currently use.
Very very cool piece, well done. The lake he named is Kheled-zâram, which is also known as the Mirrormere.
So Durin found Mirrormere, which to him would have been known as Kheled-zaram (which means "glass lake"). Awesome map!!!! Such a cool project! I would love to add it to my collection. Keep up the great work. Love the channel. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Brilliant solution for the moon letters!
Did you age the back of the map as well? It might look odd rolled up if the back that would sit on random surfaces was cleaner than the front!
(Mirrormere)
Mirrormere or Kheled-Zaram (glass pool or glass lake, I don't think it's ever been settled which).
Incredible job on the map and a lovely trip down memory lane. The Hobbit was a 11th birthday present for a Grandma that knew me well along with a trip to a stage production. I think I can still remember how bad the smoke smelt!
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"exactly 3 cm"
showing us literally 3.5 cm
YES!!! I had to do a double take to make sure I saw it right
I believe the lake was called Mirrormere, but regardless, it is really cool how you did the moon letters with the glow-in-the-dark paint!
The lake was named Mirrormere. when he looked into it, the night sky was reflected like a mirror; where he saw the stars reflecting above his head like a crown. On the banks of the lake he erected Durin's Stone, and in the caves above the lake he founded the great Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm, Latterly known as Moria.
Durthuzaram is the lake where Durin The Deathless awoke. Mirrormere is the lake he found after leaving Mount Gundabad.
Kheled-Zaram or Mirrormere. If you haven’t seen the Clamavi de Profundis version of “Song of Durin,” you should check it out!
Im pretty sure its called mirkwood at this point in time in the tolkien world, as the necromancy appears (i think) over a thousand years before smaug attacks erebor
Kheled-zâram aka Mirrormere.
Awesome project! I did mine with parchment-like paper and UV ink. Amazing idea doing it with glow in the dark ink! I also mixed the book version with the movie version, some differences in style, both awsome.
Mirrormere is the name of the lake. Have a Merry Holiday for whichever traditions you celebrate and an awesome New Year
Mirrormere. The same lake the Fellowship visits after leaving Moria's eastern gate, iirc.
Durin found Mirrormere, or in Dwarvish Kheled-Zaram outside the caves where he would eventually found Moria aka Khazad-dum.
This map is amazing and I love the use of the woodburning tool to burn everything into the leather.
The lake is Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, Mirrormere in Westron. I enjoyed this video and enjoyed learning a little about Durin I and Khuzdûl in the process of answering the question. Thanks for all your videos!
Mirrormere. And what an amazing project. It’s wonderful to revisit ideas and show your skills improving. Much love and merry Christmas.
Lake Mirrormere! This would be an incredible wall hanger. Good luck, everyone.
I did a book report back in the 1983 for both English and history. Maps similar to this plus other things and did writing and verbal in both English and elven. Mirrormere
The lake is Mirrormere.
With regards to Mirkwood, according to the One Ring wiki its name changed from Greenwood to Mirkwood circa TA1050. I had to look it up but Thrór wasn't born until TA2542, so Mirkwood had long been called so before the map was drawn.
Ok the name of the lake is Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere depending on which you care to use.
Also love the use of shading and the weathering you did on the map to make things really pop. Great work!
Mirrormere, or Kheled-zâram in Khuzdûl, the dwarven tongue.
After quite some digging, there's also the Dark Lake, Durthuzâram, where Durin first awoke on an island.
"He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of Stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread
Above the shadow of his head."
Love the map, and love adding your own stamp/flair to it.
For the question: the Mirrormere, the lake that the Dwarves call Kheled-zâram.
Could you make a version of the kala pocket sundial? I feel lke it would be a great addition to your walking staff video. Perhaps a half circle ofset by 23.5 degrees to offset the equation of time problem, and set it to to where the cross hairs on the intersection to lay out thetime and direction of north. So a sun powered clock and a sun powered compass. I personally am working on one and would love to see what yoi come up with as well.
The lake is called Mirrormere. It is where Durin "The Deathless" saw a crown above his head in his reflection. I believe this was why he founded Khazad-dûm. And, if I remember right, Gimli actually stopped to look into the lake as well, seeing Durin's crown.
Lake mirrormere. I would love to hang this in my fantasy themed coffee shop that I'm currently working on. I think the customers would love it and it fits the vibe perfectly.
Kheled-Zaram/Mirrormere is the lake.
Great job on the map it looks amazing!
The Lake is Mirrormere. Just finished reading Silmarillion for the first time, Great Reference to the "Chorus"!
The ability to remember things like the lake being called Mirrormere, its dwarvish name, and all the little minutia of the setting is always so impressive to me. Really shows the love for a series.
The deep waters of Mirrormere were dark blue, like a clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room, and had a still surface. Near the southern end of the lake stood a column with a broken top, known as Durin's Stone. A short distance below the lake was a spring with clear, ice-cold water, which served as the source of the river Silverlode.
Depending which you want to go by either Mirrormere or Kheled-zaram
gorgeous!! And as all the other commenters probably noted, the lake is kheled-zaram or mirrormere!
I believe the lake is called Lake Mirrormere, it's located in Dimrill Dale just to the east of the Misty Mountains.
Very cool. Thank you. One addition to consider is to create splotchy background areas of a color matching the dried Futhark text so the written text is not noticeable until it glows. Alternatively, you might experiment with ultraviolet ink? Anyways, thanks for reading.
When Durin awoke in the First Age, he journeyed south alone through the wild where no person ever wandered before, and gave name to "nameless hills and dells". He came upon Kheled-zâram and looking upon mysterious stars set like a crown reflected in its surface, he took this as a sign and erected Durin's Stone on the location of that event.There, in the caves above the lake, he founded the city of Khazad-dûm and for many years, it was the greatest Dwarven city in Middle-earth.
Kheled-zâram (Glass Lake), or Mirrormere in Westron
Lake Mirrormere. Or Kheled-zârum which is what the drawves call it.
After seeing the stars reflected on the lake surface, and took that as a sign to found the city of Khazad-Dûm. Which went on to be called Moria.
Late Mirrormere! I would love to add this to my Rohan and Middle Earth maps 💜
Mirrormere in Mannish or Westron
Kheled-Zaram in Khuzdul
Beautiful map!! The lake is called Mirrormere , also known as "Kheled-zâram" in Dwarvish.
Fantastic work on that map!
So I MUST speak of Mirrormere, which the fellowship ran across when leaving Moria. The stars that are reflected in it though not visible in the sky during the day is always a small but fascinating part of story!
The lake was Mirrormere! I really need to use your videos to make maps.. my daughter wants to be an adventurer and I thought making a map of our town could be really cool! Or even our county.. 😁 amazing video as always Kit!
Really cool! Would also be cool if for a LARP you made a leather map of the area. And to answer the question of what lake did Durin the deathless find, I though it was Gloomingtarn or in khuzdul Durthuzâram.
The hobbit is a great story. Another of my favorite feel good books in regular rotation is the "The Goblin Emperor" by Katherine Addison. Though I do highly recommend the audio book version, as there are a ton of super odd sounding names and places that would be a pain to try and pronounce that stuff. Plus the narrator is top notch.
As far as the giveaway question, Durin the Deathless woke and found the Mirrormere, properly the Kheled-zaram. This means glass lake in dwarvish.
Mirrormere is the name of the lake. I did look it up but it was still fun to learn something new about the Dwarves.
I am definitely going to do this for my Dungeon Masters Map... Ever thought of using a mini projector as an invisible transfer? 🤔
Love your work!!
The lake you seek is the Lake Mirrormere. The name in Khuzdul, which I had to look up, is "Kheled-zâram" (or, for those with less complete keyboards: Kheled-zaram) meaning something like glass lake :D
Mirrormere/Kheled-Zaram depending on which language you were expecting the answer in. Since the question was about Durin the Deathless I assume Khazdul but just in case.....
I believe the lake was called Kheled-Zaram or Mirrormere, unless ofcourse you mean the lake under mount Gundabad in which case the lake under the mountain is Durthuzâram or The Dark Llake.
The lake is called Mirrormere, or ᛗᛁᚱᚱᛟᚱᛗᛖᚱᛖ in Elder Futhark, which I can read fluently.
Mirrormere, seems to be the best I could come up with!!!
Beyond that, I am really LOVING all your crafts and videos!!!
Kheled-Zaram or Mirrormere lake. The shading changed it from an almost naïve look to a more realistic genuine artifact. Could be an heirloom 🤞
Not enough of a token fan to know off hand, so happy for the map to go to someone who puts in the effort - I'm just trying to level up my skills until I can make a map of our DND world for our DM!
😢Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere, located just outside of Kazad-dum... I play Lord of the Rings: online and you can see the Stars if you look into the Lake ^^
Kheled-zâram, known in Westron as Mirrormere, was a small lake in Azanulbizar, a vale east of Moria. It was the source of the Silverlode.
In The Fellowship of the Ring, it is described as follows: "Its waters were dark: a deep blue like clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room. Its face was still and unruffled. About it lay a smooth sward, shelving down on all sides to its bare unbroken rim."
The lake is called Mirrormere, or Kheled-Zaram. Durin's Stone pillar was placed on it's shores. Bro was wondering around his Minecraft world and found an awesome mountain by a lake and said, "I am a mountain man, now, this is where I build my kingdom."
Khaled-Zaram was the name of the lake, also known as Mirrormere.
This is a super fun project that I may have to try.
The nameless lake is called Kheled-Zara (glass lake) or Mirrormere.
Tis the lake Kheled-zâram
Mirrormere!! Just was doing a study on Alan Lee's work and his depiction of the lake was amoung the works I was using!
Mirrormere or possibly long lake
Kheled-zaram or Mirrormere. The map looks amazing, and the glowing letters are an excellent touch to bring a little fantasy into the real world.
The lake was Kheled-zaram, or Mirrormere. And a fantastic job!
Lake Mirrormere. Finger crossed. I love your projects. I'll use this one to make a map, fantasy influenced, of my property.
I don’t recall that Durin I (The Deathless) awoke at Mount Gundabad, but the lake he discovered was Kheled-zâram, the Mirrormere.
“Dark is the water of Kheled-zâram, and cold are the springs of Kibil-nâla.”
This project is hella inspiring, and no mistake. Ways to take it even further are simmering in my skull...
But first, the lake!
Kheled-Zaram Durin called it, "Glass Lake" literally, though Men called it Mirrormere.
Tolkein is awesome! The name of the lake is Kheled-zâram, also called the Mirrormere.
What a beautiful map!
The lake is Kheled-zaram, or Mirrormere.
To those reading this please give me a pass. I don’t LARP, I haven’t played D&D since 1983. I am however the Vice President of a living history museum that demonstrates life on the frontier of south western Pennsylvania in the late 1700’s. I love this channel. There are similar things you craft on this channel we do at our museum, and my wife and I thoroughly enjoy your videos, especially when you get more animated and excited as you get deeper into your alcoholic beverage. I’m not sure I fully comprehend the LARP culture but I can appreciate the effort you and those who participate do for fun. Keep up the good work. We’ll keep watching. ✌️
Mirrormere in the language of men, Kheled-Zaram in Khuzdul, Nen Cenedril in Sindarin and Angal Limpe in Quenya. Each race had thier own name but since we are talking about Durin, I'd go with Kheled-Zaram 😀
Mirrormere! It always makes me think of Gimli's song from the books. The guy who did the audio book version I listen to did a fantastic job reading it.
The lake was Mirrormere or called Kheled-zâram in Khuzdul, The Sindarin name was Nen Cenedril, The Quenya name was Angal-limpë
In dwarfish, the lake is called Kheled-zâram. And it is located in the heart of the mountain, which became Khazad-dûm. I had to look part of that up 😅 Thanks for helping me learn more lore!
The lake is Mirrormere! Loved this project so much.
The lake you asked for isn’t important to The Hobbit, since the only lake he traveled on to reach the Lonely Mountain was Long Lake.
But Mirrormare, also known as Kheled-Zaram, is the names of the lake you asked for. This is the lake that The Watcher in the Water ambushed the Fellowship from as they tried to get through the door into Moria
This video is not only an amazing project, it is now one of our favorites. The attention to detail, the effort put in with measuring and aging, and being true to something you're so passionate about! Not sure 100% on the Mirkwood/Greenwood but it sounds logical to us 😂
Also the lake is called Kheled-zâram in Khuzdul which translates to Mirrormere in Westron. However, in Sindarin it was called Nen Cenedril 🤓 🛡️ - K
*Edit: just had a look and Mirkwood was corrupted about 1700 years before Thror's map was made apparently. These immortal beings and their slow burning plans 😂.. we appreciate the thought put into it though, it made sense to us. 😁
The lake was named Mirrormere. The map turned out great, I really like how the moon letters turned out.