Bilbo's Mithril shirt

Bilbo's Mithril Shirt is a type of armor/shirt found in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.

The shirt is based on the object of the same name from The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.

History
Many years ago, the vest of silver steel is forged from a stone called mithril by an unknown forger and is called "mithril" by a group of Dwarves who were Thorin's ancestors. They created it for battle and made sure no blade would ever penetrate the piece of armor.

At an unknown point, Thror comes in possession of the mithril shirt. After the sack of Erebor, the shirt unknowingly stays in Smaug's treasure hoard. (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies).

During his gold sickness, Thorin finds it within Smaug's old hold.

Before the Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin gives it to his hobbit companion, Bilbo Baggins as a symbol of their friendship. Things take a dark turn when Thorin grabs Bilbo and talks to him of his belief that one of the dwarves has betrayed him. (The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies).

Sixty years later, Bilbo gifts the shirt to his nephew and cousin, Frodo Baggins. He wears it throughout the rest of the journey and wears it when Aragorn and the others believe Frodo was killed by a cave-troll. Many months later, Frodo lost the shirt to the Mouth of Sauron. The mouth later mocked Frodo's close friends and companions, all of them mourning the supposed death of Frodo Baggins. A grieving Gandalf gives the mithril coat to a grieving Pippin. However, he presumably gives it back to Frodo, but it is never seen again after the series (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King).

Known Owners

 * Thorin Oakenshield (TA 2941)
 * Bilbo Baggins (TA 2941-TA 3001
 * Frodo Baggins (TA 3001-TA 3002
 * Gandalf (TA 3002)
 * Pippin (TA 3002-?)