Kheled-zaram

(Kh. "Glass-lake"; W. "Mirrormere") Dark and smooth as glass, this small but deep lake is revered as a holy place by the Dwarves. It was at this place that Durin the Deathless (Durin I) saw a vision which confirmed him as King and led to the founding of Khazad-dum (Moria). Legend says that during the First Age, Durin gazed into the waters and saw the reflection of seven stars. Even though it was daylight, they formed a "crown" above his head. Today an obelisk lies where Durin stood, and the stars can always be seen in the water, regardless of the lighting; however, no one's face is ever reflected in the waters of the Mirrormere. The lake lies in the vale called Azanulbizar. Shaped like a spear-head whose point cuts northwestward into the mountains, Kheled-zaram is fed by a waterfall which is the lowest of a series of small cataracts born in the Cirith Caradhras. In turn, it gives birth to the River Celebrant.