The most revered of all Dwarves, Dúrin (Del."Gate Sleeper" or E."King"; Kh."Abadgamil" "Ancient King") awoke far back in the Elder Days, as the Longbeards first stirred, and traveled to Azanulbizar, the broad and beautiful valley east of the Misty Mountains. A solitary pilgrim, he boldly named the vale. Enraptured by the beauty of a crystal clear lake which he called Kheled-zaram (the Mirrormere), Dúrin experienced a vision: a crown of seven stars swirled around his head, although it was daytime, Durin's Crown, as the Dwarves called the halo, was known and held in awe by all Dwarves. At the site of the vision, a weathered stone pillar became Durin's Stone, another place held in reverence by the Khazad. Nearby, Dúrin founded the great Dwarf-kingdom of Khazad-dûm (or Moria), shaping the cave