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{{a|g|[[File:Mithril.jpg|450px|thumb|center|A cheeky little [[hobbit]] hiding yesterday.]]}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an apocryphal metal invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, which goggle-eyed little [[hobbit]]s hide under in ''Lord of the Rings''. It supposedly of Elvish origin. Resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel — so light, allegedly, the user doesn’t feel its weight — it is very adaptable and can easily be forged into a [[McGuffin]]. For example, if you | {{a|g|[[File:Mithril.jpg|450px|thumb|center|A cheeky little [[hobbit]] hiding yesterday.]]}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an apocryphal metal invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, which goggle-eyed little [[hobbit]]s hide under in ''Lord of the Rings''. It supposedly of Elvish origin. Resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel — so light, allegedly, the user doesn’t feel its weight — it is very adaptable and can easily be forged into a [[McGuffin]]. For example, if you throw it over yourself when the Nazgûl ride by they won’t see you because you will look exactly like a rock.<ref>My senior LOTR consultant tells me this was ''not'' a [[mithril]] cloak at all, but an ordinary grey elven cloak, given to the cheeky little hobbits by the elven queen Phyllis Schlafly. Don’t care.</ref> | ||
Contrary to popular belief, [[client money]] is not made of [[mithril]]. Nor are [[legal opinion|legal opinions]]. For absolute certain, none of the views expressed on this site are either. Yes, that’s another [[disclaimer]], by the way. | Contrary to popular belief, [[client money]] is not made of [[mithril]]. Nor are [[legal opinion|legal opinions]]. For absolute certain, none of the views expressed on this site are either. Yes, that’s another [[disclaimer]], by the way. | ||
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Mithril is an apocryphal metal invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, which goggle-eyed little hobbits hide under in Lord of the Rings. It supposedly of Elvish origin. Resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel — so light, allegedly, the user doesn’t feel its weight — it is very adaptable and can easily be forged into a McGuffin. For example, if you throw it over yourself when the Nazgûl ride by they won’t see you because you will look exactly like a rock.[1]
Contrary to popular belief, client money is not made of mithril. Nor are legal opinions. For absolute certain, none of the views expressed on this site are either. Yes, that’s another disclaimer, by the way.