"Weel done, Cutty-sark!" -Mithril, Moria and Valinorean ship-building - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elmo · 05-21-2007, 05:59 AM

Bit of a random title I know but watching the poor Cutty Sark burn down didn't just remind me of the time in 1997 when I went hilariously missing for three hours and was eventually picked up by the police when my family and I went out to see the last tea-clipper when she visited Aberdeen.

Not a nice memory, but anyhow it, also a bit randomly having recently rearead Bilbo's song in Rivendell, made me wonder how they managed to build Earendil's boat out of Mithril in Valinor, when according to Gandalf, Moria was the only place in the world where Mithril was found. How did they find the rare metal? It seems unlikely that there was trade between Khazad-dum and Valinor and I doubt Earendil himself took enough to rebuild his ship. Was it artistic license on Bilbo's part?

05-21-2007, 05:59 AM	#1
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	"Weel done, Cutty-sark!" -Mithril, Moria and Valinorean ship-building Bit of a random title I know but watching the poor Cutty Sark burn down didn't just remind me of the time in 1997 when I went hilariously missing for three hours and was eventually picked up by the police when my family and I went out to see the last tea-clipper when she visited Aberdeen. Not a nice memory, but anyhow it, also a bit randomly having recently rearead Bilbo's song in Rivendell, made me wonder how they managed to build Earendil's boat out of Mithril in Valinor, when according to Gandalf, Moria was the only place in the world where Mithril was found. How did they find the rare metal? It seems unlikely that there was trade between Khazad-dum and Valinor and I doubt Earendil himself took enough to rebuild his ship. Was it artistic license on Bilbo's part? __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering. Last edited by hewhoarisesinmight; 05-21-2007 at 06:13 AM.