In the fourth chapter Rings of Power, Durin tries to hide something from his friend Elrond, but in the end he has no choice but to confess. As he explains, his wife Disa discovered during a routine inspection of the mines. new metal. His performance was so impressive that despite his father’s denial, they decided to covertly use him. It’s actually Mitri’s originl, a mineral very present in the universe, developed J. R. R. Tolkien.
In addition to Rings of Powerrepeatedly mentioned in hobbit how in Lord of the Rings, and no less, because his characteristics are wonderful. So much so that we wish we had mithril in real life. But is there really a mineral that looks like it?
The truth is, yes, but only partially. Like many of Tolkien’s inventions, mithril may have some relation to certain real minerals. In fact, it combines the virtues of many metals in one, but none of them individually is impressive, that’s for sure.
Mithril in “Rings of Power”
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When Durin shows Elrond a small piece of mithril, he explains that it is harder metal what they found, but at the same time very light and indicates that they could make all sorts of tools or weapons out of it. The elf, for his part, is struck by the sheen of metal that seems to come from within himself. In fact, his name is the Elvish translation into Sindarin of the words “grey shine”.
As we already know, Rings of Power appear long before hobbit or Lord of the Rings. However, there many links that connect one story to another. Mithril is definitely one of them. And the fact is that although in this new series it was just discovered by the dwarves, in later stories it is already a metal as famous as it is coveted.
It is the subsequent destruction of mines Mithril is very hard to find. However, some items are still made from it. For example, some protective shirts very resistant, which could be compared with current body armor. Bilbo Baggins he has one that appeared when he was young in the treasury of the dragon Smaug, and he simply gives it to his nephew Frodo before he sets out on his journey to Mount Doom.
Later, the young hobbit escapes the attack. troll spear due to the fact that under the mantle he wore a mithril shirt. In the books, it’s an orc wielding a spear, but the overall story is more or less like that. Therefore, what Durin predicts comes true. From such a hard and light metal it was possible to make weapons, as well as protective items.

metal in real life
Perhaps the real metal that most closely resembles mithril is titanium. And it is known both for its gray color, and for its great hardness and low density. In addition, it is very light both on its own and alloyed with other metalsWhich aluminum, vanadium or molybdenum.
In fact, aluminum could also inspire mithril. However, despite its lightness, it is not as hard or as silvery as titanium.
Finally, although it is not a metal, mithril cannot be compared to Kevlar. It is a synthetic polymer; which, of course, could never be found in the mine. However, after it was synthesized in 1965 Stephanie Kwolekused for the manufacture of all kinds of objects in which strength is essential. This applies to sails, tires and, of course, body armor.

Therefore, if Frodo had set out in the 21st century, or even at the end of the 20th, his shirt would not have been made of mithrilsuch as Rings of Powerbut kevlar. But he wouldn’t have to travel that far to find a good furnace in which to melt the ring. Better to leave the story as it is.
Source: Hiper Textual
