In “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” the dwarves of Khazad-dum have a secret that accounts for their wealth. What’s in Durin’s box glowing silver?
- At the end of the second episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Durin reveals the wealth of the dwarves.
- He opens a box and the contents shine silver. What’s in the box? Connoisseurs of Tolkien books know it.
- The shiny silver metal in the box is mithril, the metal that makes up Frodo’s chain mail from the movies.
The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are available to stream now on Amazon Prime Video and at the end of the second episode, Durin IV (Owain Arthur) opens a box, doomed. While Middle-earth newcomers wonder what’s inside, Tolkien connoisseurs have to grin knowingly.
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The contents of the box are shiny silver and it’s immediately clear: This is mithril! Mithril is a precious metal that is almost indestructible. It represents the wealth of Khazad-dum. When Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the companions walk through the mines in the first The Lord of the Rings film, they also see some veins of mithril.
Frodo (Elijah Wood) even wears a mithril mail shirt given to Bilbo (Martin Freeman) by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) in The Hobbit. According to Gandalf, the mithril shirt is worth more than all the Shire.
The special thing about mithril is not only that the metal is so robust. Mithril is also incredibly light, lighter than silk. Thus, a mithril mail shirt is not only intended for protection, it is also extremely agile and allows you to move freely.
We’ll certainly learn more about mithril in the series. The dwarves of Moria dig deeper and deeper to secure this wealth. In doing so, however, they will sooner or later awaken a Balrog from Morgoth, which will lead to the downfall of Khazad-dum. But that is far in the future.
The next episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 will be released on September 9, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases program at 6 p.m. New episodes appear weekly, always on Fridays.
The Lord of the Rings: Evaluating the Rings of Power | |
Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
first airing |
02.09.2022 |
First broadcast in Germany |
02.09.2022 |
Homepage | amazon.com |
More sources | |
network | Amazon |
Production |
Amazon Studios, New Line Cinema, Harper Collins Publishers, Tolkien Enterprises |
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