Mithrarian ("Abyss of High Silver")
Beyond rare, this alloy is legendary. Annatar introduced the concept to the Gwaith-i-Mírdain, and though it attracted much interest, not even Finculin or Celebrimbor would underta...
Beyond rare, this alloy is legendary. Annatar introduced the concept to the Gwaith-i-Mírdain, and though it attracted much interest, not even Finculin or Celebrimbor would underta...
Beyond rare, this alloy is legendary. Annatar introduced the concept to the Gwaith-i-Mírdain, and though it attracted much interest, not even Finculin or Celebrimbor would undertake its making. If the Lord of Gifts himself ever created any in the Elven Halls, it was alone and with no one's aid. Mithrarian is said to be an alloy of mithril, eog, and another metal celebur ("burning silver" or "uranium"). The resulting material, Annatar claimed, defied Arda's pull, so that a boat or other object with even the thinest layer of mithrarian on the lower surfaces would float without weight. What made this more significant than enchantments which do the same thing is that mithrarian resists all counter-spells. Celebrimbor found the concept of the stuff somewhat disturbing, and also admitted reluctance to work with celebur, a material the Dwarves knew of but shied away from, saying that it caused sickness and death. The material was indeed found to perform as described, but this achievement was only perfected at Amon Lind in the Misty Mountains.