The mountains of Moria, where it was mined by the Dwarves. In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien wrote that mithril is found only in
Were guarded by a doorwarden, allowing free and friendly trade between Moria, were created in the Second Age by the Dwarf Narvi, as the The Doors of Durin, also called the West-door or the West-gate of Specifically, reference the dialog in the Fellowship of the Ring movie discussing Moria's trade I don't know if it was done to Elvish specifications or something else.īut this might imply that some or even many "Elvish" metal items were actually manufactured by Dwarves and traded to the Elves.
In fact three members of the Fellowship had Dwarvish gear: Frodo's mail shirt, Aragorn's sword and (we assume) all of Gimli's equipment.Ĭertainly in the LoTR movies and perhaps in the books too (it's been 10 years or more, unfortunately), the dwarves made metal items for Elves. Telchar first wrought it in the deeps of time.
In this elvish sheath dwells the Blade that was Broken and has been made again. Then Lúthien rising forbade the slaying of Curufin but Beren despoiled him of his gear and weapons, and took his knife, sheathless by his side iron it would cleave as if it were green wood.Īngrist Iron-cleaver, the knife made by Telchar of Nogrod, taken from Curufin by Beren and used by him to cut the Silmaril from Morgoths crown.Įlendil's sword (confirmed by The King of the Golden Hall to be of Dwarvish make):Īgainst Aeglos the spear of Gil-galad none could stand and the sword of Elendil filled Orcs and Men with fear, for it shone with the light of the sun and of the moon, and it was named Narsil. And that proved well for Thingol in the time that was to come.īeren's knife (confirmed by the index to the Silmarillion to be of Dwarvish make): Thingols armouries were stored with axes and with spears and swords, and tall helms, and long coats of bright mail for the hauberks of the Dwarves were so fashioned that they rusted not but shone ever as if they were new-burnished.
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