Will Prime Video series The Rings of Power make Tolkien fans nervous? Indeed, in episode 7 we see the gold leaf reform from the elven tree due to its proximity to the mithril shard.
In the series, the king of the elves, Gil-galad, is convinced that the light of the Silmarils (extremely powerful gems) is contained in a metal known as mithril, and can, in large numbers, revive the people of the elves, whose magic and immortality. will disappear.
However, this regenerative power that the elves attribute to mithril does not appear in any of Tolkien’s writings.
A leaf falls deep into the mines
It is officially known that in the Sindarin language “Mithril” means “gray-silver” and it is also called “true silver”. It is a metal of unparalleled strength, ideal for forging objects that require some resistance, such as doors or armor. First of all, mithril is extremely light, allowing, for example, beings of great strength to still be able to defend against the dangers of Middle-earth.
Mithril is a special component of Tolkien’s world. It is used, for example, to forge Frodo’s entrusted mail in “The Fellowship of the Ring” or to make Ithildin, a material that can only be seen by the stars and moonlight and is represented at the Gate of Moria. . The near-disappearance of the Mithril during the Third Age explains Gimli in the film, who is fascinated by said door.
In the Second Age, digging deeper and deeper into the mithril deposits, the dwarves eventually awaken the fearsome Balrog seen at the end of the episode.
If the elves’ belief in the life-giving power of mithril is confirmed, it is a very great liberty taken by the works of Tolkien, who never attributed such power to this mineral. It remains to be seen whether or not the elves will realize over the course of the series that they are on the wrong track and that mithril is “only” a metal described in the official books of Middle-earth.
To be continued !
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Source: allocine
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