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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|Hobbit]]" or "Balrog". One early example is [[Dungeons and 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), ''[[Ever Quest]]'', ''[[Runescape]]'', ''[[Tales Series]]'' series, ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'', ''[[Dungeons and 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.
As to if Mithril was ever based on a real metal, Tolkien never said. Guesses for this metal have been aluminum, titanium, naturally occuring titanium-molybdenum alloy and platinum (and yttrium silver [
Compare with [[Thunderbolt Iron]], [[Orichalcum]], [[Unobtainium]], [[Silver Has Mystic Powers]].
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