Nogrod

No, it's dwarves.

Uh, the dwarves of the great mansions of Nogrod and Belegost.

Uh, Belegost meaning great fortress from beleg, strong, ost, fortress.

Same as Osgiliath and Fornost, which we've covered to death.

Don't worry about it.

Nogrod, uh, means hollow bold, possibly, or the hollow dwelling, and they make first contact with the Sindar.

The elves, the cheeky bastards, call them the Naugrim, the stunted people, which is-- I mean, can you ima- uh, do you know what? I was gonna say, can you imagine the first time English people met like Africans and were just like, "Oh, darkie." We probably did.

That-- in fact, that's probably how it fucking happened.

And you might think, okay, that's fine, they could have traded from Khazad-dûm up to the Woodland Realm, except that we read in the appendices about Khazad-dûm this.

After the end of the First Age, the power and wealth of Khazad-dûm was much increased, for it was enriched by many people and much lore and craft when the ancient cities of Nogrod and Belagost in the Blue Mountains were ruined in the breaking of Thangorodrim.

The power of Moria endured throughout the dark years and the dominion of Sauron, for though Eregion was destroyed and the gates of Moria were shut, the halls of Khazad-dûm were too deep and strong and filled with a people too numerous and valiant for Sauron to conquer from without.

Thus, its wealth remained long unravished, though its people began to dwindle.