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Elrond made an oath not to reveal the Mithril horde to another living soul, but as we know, it won’t stay secret for long.

Given that Celebrimbor is known for making all three rings, Durin is right to be wary that the master craftsman can’t wait to get his hands on Mithril. Along with Narya and Vilya, the three Elven rings were hidden from Sauron. As well as the doors to Moria being decorated with Mithril, Aragorn’s King-of-Gondor crown is made of it, and one of the Eleven Rings of Power is made of Mithril.Įven though we imagine this reveal will come much further down the line, Galadriel’s ring, known as Nenya, was forged from Mithril. More than just a source of chainmail, Mithril’s importance spans a number of important artefacts. The mine runs all the way through to the island of Númenor, but just like Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) has seen the island kingdom’s impending doom in the palantír Seeing Stones, the Mithril vein will soon be cut off with only the Dwarves having access to it. The Elven word for the substance is Mithril, but here, we learn the Dwarves called it “grey glitter.” As well as this, it looks like The Rings of Power is expanding on a simple appendix in The Lord of the Rings, which simply said the Elves moved to Eregion when they learned that the Dwarves had discovered Mithril.ĭurin III (Peter Mullan) has already warned his wayward son to stop trying to find more Mithril, but a tragic twist is on the horizon. Some thought Durin was hiding one of the missing Silmarils down there, and while the reveal of Mithril might not seem as big, it’s arguably just as important.Īs an aside, The Rings of Power confirms what Tolkien never did. We might associate Mithril with the Third Age of Middle-earth, but with The Rings of Power charting the Second Age, episode four gives it its very own origin story.

Given the strained relationship between the Dwarves and Elves, we can see why.ĭurin explained how Disa (Sophia Nomvete) discovered this new ore while on a routine gold-seam excursion, and while the Dwarves don’t know its potential yet, the fact it is lighter than silk and harder than iron means it could be Khazad-dûm’s next big thing.

With this in mind, a sceptical Durin thought Elrond was sent by Elven smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) to steal the Mithril. Despite the Dwarves only just starting to understand Mithril, Durin was confident it could best their proudest blades. It’s here we got the show-changing reveal that the Dwarves have been digging up Mithril.

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