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{{quote|''"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."''|'''Gandalf''', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Book II, Chapter 4 "A Journey in the Dark".}}
'''Mithril''' is a fictional metal from [[J. R. R. Tolkien
The name "mithril" or similarly spelled variations (mithral, mythril, and others) is present in other fictional contexts like role-playing games, since the Tolkien Estate did not trademark the term, unlike "[[The Hobbit (novel)|Hobbit]]" or "Balrog". One early example is [[Dungeons & Dragons]] and its derivatives (e.g. [[Forgotten Realms]]). It appears in many computer and video games such as: ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV]]: Oblivion'' (it also appeared TES II: Daggerfall, although there it was a ''mid-weight'' material), ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[RuneScape]]'', ''[[Tales (series)]]'' series, ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] Online'', ''[[Diablo]]'', ''[[Terraria]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Nethack]]''. The name is usually used for a special type of metal (often used as armor), or as a denomination of currency, or as a name for a project or device. It's very useful to have an exotic trope metal that is more rare and valuable than mundane metals like steel or gold. Citadel Miniatures even produce a color of (metallic) paint named Mithril Silver.
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Compare with [[Thunderbolt Iron]], [[Orichalcum]], [[Unobtainium]], and [[Silver Has Mystic Powers]].
Not to be confused with [[Heavy Mithril]], or the [[Full Metal Panic!|fictional mercenary organization of the same name]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'', naturally, features both. The armor protects both Bilbo and his grandson Frodo at crucial times during their quests. Frodo sustains what would have been a fatal blow and makes it to Rivendell.
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Naturally, ''[[FoxTrot]]'' features mithril in a week-long [[Imagine Spot]] about Jason and Marcus playing Frodo and Sam respectively on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' film set. One strip has the boys late for their next scene because they spilled root beer on their mithril costumes.
==[[Tabletop Games]]==
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' also has mithril. it is also sometimes called Mithral. Mithral dragons are the rarest and most powerful within the game.
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