One of the Dwarves who set out with Balin to reclaim Moria for Durin's Folk in the late Third Age. Their mission at first seemed successful, and Balin went so far as to claim the title Lord of Moria. Over a period of a few years, though, it became clear that the Dwarves were not as secure as they had hoped in their ancient citadel, and at last the Orcs came in force to reclaim it. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm was captured, stranding the Dwarves in the Second Hall (where the Company of the Ring would encounter the Balrog, just twenty-five years later). There was mighty battle in the Hall, and many Dwarves fell, including Náli and his companions Frár and Lóni.
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Náli is an Old Norse name taken, like the names of many of Tolkien's Dwarves, from the Dvergatal, 'tale of Dwarves', in the poem Völuspá. The name has two possible meanings, deriving either from a word for 'needle' or for 'corpse'. Given that Náli's only appearance is in a list of those slain in Moria, the latter interpretation would seem more suited to his role in history.
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