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Ithildin:

A substance made of Mithril. It was only visible under the light of moon and stars after certain words were spoken:
They are wrought of ithildin that mirrors only starlight and moonlight, and sleeps until it is touched by one who speaks words now long forgotten in Middle-Earth. (LOTR.322)
One location ithildin was used was the West Gate of Moria. There are no surviving records of other places using ithildin, though likely the city Ost-in-edhil had used ithildin before it was ruined. This was the city that the Dwarves had created the West Gate to trade with.

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Books Used in this Document:
    - The Lord of the Rings
    - The Silmarillion
    - The Unfinished Tales
    - The Hobbit
    - The Complete Guide to Middle Earth by Robert Foster
 
 
 
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