What is mithril & why is it important?

The Rings of Power: What is Mithril, and Why is it Important? Mithril is the prized ore of Durin’s Folk in Khazad-dûm, “lighter than silk, harder than iron, it would best our proudest blades. As specie, it may be dearer than gold.”

Where can I find mithril in Tolkien's Middle-earth?

In Tolkien's Middle-earth, mithril is extremely rare by the end of the Third Age, as it was now found only in Khazad-dûm. Once the Balrog destroyed Khazad-dûm, the kingdom of the Dwarves in Moria, the only source of new mithril ore was cut off.

What was mithril made of?

Mithril! All folk desired it. It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of mithril did not tarnish or grow dim. I'd say its nearest real world analog is some kind of titanium alloy.

What is mithril in ring of power?

Mithril is an incredibly rare ore that can be found in the deepest of Khazad-dum’s mines. In The Rings of Power, Elrond visits Prince Durin and discovers that his wife, Princess Disa, was the first Dwarf to uncover the Mithril vein in the ‘old mines’.