Part 7/9:
As time passed, the West Gate remained open during a peaceful era, facilitating the free movement between dwarves and elves. Yet, this harmony shattered when Sauron’s forces attacked Eregion during the forging of the Rings and subsequently destroyed the Elven city, rendering the door closed for centuries. Eventually, the Fellowship of the Ring opened the gate once again in the Third Age, but tragedy struck when a monstrous creature, the Watcher in the Water, collapsed the structure, sealing it forever.