Experts say that companies naming themselves after LoTR concepts are doing so based on 'shallow' readings of Tolkien's work.

Mithril is portrayed as a vital material for the survival of the elves. The story introduces a legend about Mithril being created from the essence of a Silmaril, which imbued it with immense light ...

Mithril also shows up in many other fantasy stories and role-playing games. The name, or close alternate spellings, has become ubiquitous with a beautiful and rare metal often used in armor.

Though Mithril enjoyed its biggest exit to date in February, when Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $3.4 billion — plus another potential $2.35 billion in payments — for the surgical robotics ...

Mithril can also be found in the Doors of Durin, which have not yet been made in Rings of Power, but they have been hinted at. The Doors of Durin use an alloy called ithildin, which Celebrimbor ...

The mythical mithril is an example of both. In the Second Age, the dwarves of Khazad-Dûm, also known as Moria, discover mithril as we see on The Rings of Power.

Mithril also shows up in many other fantasy stories and role-playing games. The name, or close alternate spellings, has become ubiquitous with a beautiful and rare metal often used in armor.

So it came as a surprise to hear that Y Combinator and Mithril Capital Management are investing $1.5 million in Helion Energy, a Redmond, Washingon-based startup that says it has a plan to build a ...

Mithril Capital raised over $1 billion on the name of Thiel, one of Silicon Valley’s biggest celebrities. Now federal investigators are looking under the hood.