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.
The Lord of the Rings
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