Mithril:
A metal found only in Khazad-dûm, it was highly
prized by the Atani, the Eldar, and the Dwarves. Sauron
coveted it and did his best to collect it all. Mithril
was called True-silver and many other names. It could
be forged into a light hard substance like steel, it
had the shine of silver but never tarnished. After
the discovery of the Balrog, when Khazad-dûm
was abandoned and gained the name the Mines of Moria,
most of the Mithril was gathered by the goblins and
orcs inhabiting Moria and given to Sauron in tribute.
By the end of the Third Age of the Sun, the only mithril
items known (or named) were Bilbo's dwarf mail, the
Elven Ring, Nenya, the helms of the Guards of the Citadel
of Minas Tirith. Mithril had many uses including Ithildin,
as seen on the gates of Moria.
The Lord of the Rings
Related Entries:
Nenya | Mithril
Mail | Sauron | Khazad-Dúm | Ithildin |
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Mallorn:
Mallorn trees had silver trunks and golden leaves
and flowers. The leaves stay on the trees until spring,
when the wood becomes roofed and floored with gold,
with silver pillars. The only places in Middle-Earth
that Mallorn Trees grew were Lothlórien and
later one grew in the Party Field in the Shire. This
single Mallorn was the gift of Galadriel to Sam Gamgee,
and it was the only Mallorn west of the Mountains and
East of the Sea.
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Related Entries:
Galadriel | Lothlórien | The
Shire | Sam
Gamgee |
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