Why do the Elves need mithril in The Rings of Power? – HITC – Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music

*WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Rings of Power*

Elves and Dwarves have almost never seen eye-to-eye throughout J.R.R. Tolkiens works and despite Elrond and Durin sharing a close friendship in The Rings of Power, that frosty relationship looks set to continue.

The opening episodes have been filled with mystery and secrecy as both the Elves and Dwarves have looked to keep their cards close to their chest when it comes to the Dwarves recent discovery of a new ore, that of mithril.

As the episodes have progressed, it has become clear that the Elves are secretly trying to acquire the precious metal or themselves but why exactly do the Elves need mithril in The Rings of Power?

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In the second episode of The Rings of Power, Elrond ventured to the Dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dm in order to persuade his friend, Prince Durin, to help with the construction of a new forge for the Elven smith, Celebrimbor.

However, as the episodes have progressed, it has become clear that there was more to Elronds reunion with Durin than first met the eye.

In episode 4, Durin revealed to his Elven friend that the Dwarves had recently discovered a new ore, mithril, that was far lighter, harder and more valuable than any other metal in existence.

Elrond promised to keep the discovery a secret but in the fifth chapter, it was revealed that High King Gil-galad knew that the Dwarves had uncovered the new ore and hoped that the Elves would be able to procure some of the metal for themselves.

During their reunion in episode 5, Gil-galad asks Elrond to recount the Song of the Roots of Hithaeglir which is the Elven name for the Misty Mountains, where Khazad-dm is located.

The song tells of a great battle between an Elven warrior and a balrog of Morgoth, one of the flaming demons Gandalf fought in The Fellowship of the Ring.

It was said that the Elf was protecting a tree which was said to have held the last of the lost Silmarils, legendary jewels that contained light from the Two Trees of Valinor while the balrog attempted to destroy it.

During the battle, a bolt of lightning struck the tree which caused the light of the Silmaril to seep down into the earth and create veins of this new ore which continued to shine with the light of the Silmaril itself.

However, it should be noted that Elrond states the Song of the Roots of Hithaeglir is apocryphal, which means that it might not necessarily be true.

High King Gil-galad believes that the light of the Elves is fading, meaning that they could lose their immortality and magical way of life.

This is shown in the black rot that is taking over the great tree in Lindon, with Gil-galad saying that this is an outer manifestation of an inner realitythat the light of the Eldar, our light, is fading.

Along with Celebrimbor, he believes that if the Elves can acquire enough mithril, the light of the Silmaril it contains, could potentially help to revitalise the Elves and keep them from losing their immortality.

Initially, Gil-galad believed that sending away the war-mongering Galadriel would help to prevent the diminishing of the Elves light but in reality, it is the increasing spread of evil throughout Middle-earth that is threatening the Elves.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is available to stream now onAmazon Prime Videoafter premiering on September 2, 2022.

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