Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25344655-20141019235429/@comment-25344655-20141021024036

Well, when I said Birthplace of Durin I meant "Awakening". Yes us dwarves were made in secret by Aule. Kheled-Zaram, now known as Khazad-dum was his home, and is also where Mirrormere is, where Durin looked in and saw a crown of stars. Note the lyrics in Durin's song sung by you, my fellow dwarf, saying "He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear, as gems upon a silver threads, above the shadow of his head." But yes it was truly us who were technically made first in secret, not the pointy-eared elves.