While journeying through the Mines of Moria, Pippin unintentionally rouses the goblins lurking within. The fellowship, in the 9-minute clip above, is forced to battle their way to safety.
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The Battle of Moria scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is one of the film’s most intense and memorable sequences. It takes place in the abandoned Mines of Moria, once a great Dwarven kingdom but now overrun by goblins and a terrifying ancient creature—the Balrog.
The Fellowship, led by Gandalf, had chosen to pass through Moria after their path over the Misty Mountains became impassable due to Saruman’s interference. They enter through the Doors of Durin, where they are attacked by a Watcher in the Water, a massive tentacled creature lurking in the dark lake outside the entrance.
Once inside, they find the mines eerily quiet and abandoned. Soon, they reach Balin’s Tomb, where Gandalf reads from an old record that reveals the tragic fate of Balin and his kin—slaughtered by goblins and orcs.
While in Balin’s Tomb, Pippin accidentally knocks a skeleton into a well, alerting the goblins to their presence. The room quickly becomes surrounded by goblins and a Cave Troll, kicking off what is a chaotic battle.
The massive troll wields a giant club and nearly kills Frodo by stabbing him through the chest with a spear. However, Frodo survives thanks to his Mithril shirt, a gift from Bilbo.
Meanwhile, Aragorn and Boromir fought bravely with swords and shields, Legolas shoots arrows with deadly precision, and Gimli fiercely defends his fallen kin’s tomb.
And there you have it, a great scene in one of the greatest movies ever made.
