Inside Middle-earth: The 7 Dwarf Realms — Nogrod
The history of the dwarven city of Nogrod is marked by metallurgy and the Elves, from whom they obtained their most outstanding recognition and the worst of the curses.
Like all the dwarven kingdoms of the Olden Days, the kingdom of Nogrod was founded by the clan descended from one of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves, the Firebeards.
The kingdom was located in the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains), very close to the dwarven domain of Belegost. Its name comes from the derivation of the Elvish word (specifically from the Sindarin) Novrod, which translates the Dwarven name Tumunzahar and means Hollow Delving.
It was the minor kingdom among the dwarves, but at the same time, the clan had more clashes with the Elves. What happened between them for such enmity to arise?
The origin of the hostilities, especially from dwarves to elves, must be looked for in the discovery of Nargothrond, a hidden place that the Firebeards discovered when not even the Elves had arrived in Beleriand. But when the Dwarves appeared, they left, feeling resentment towards those they considered invaders.
Despite this, the Dwarves of Nogrod maintained close trade contact with the Elves…
