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Title: Anornaur
Post by: LaurentLorcet on February 26, 2022, 11:20:37 AM

Hi,
In wich book I can find the description and bonuses of Anornaur metal ?

Thank you

Ayu

Title: Re: Anornaur
Post by: jdale on February 26, 2022, 11:50:58 PM

I don't recognize the word, nor did Googling it turn anything up. I don't suppose it is from a foreign-language version of RM?

Title: Re: Anornaur
Post by: LaurentLorcet on February 27, 2022, 01:54:51 AM

No I think it's elf or dwarf language in MERP

Title: Re: Anornaur
Post by: jdale on February 27, 2022, 11:41:42 AM

Hmmm. I'm not finding it as such. However "anor" translates as "sun" in Sindarin and Noldorin according to https://eldamo.org/content/search/search.html
and "naur" into "fire" in Sindarin and "flame" in Noldorin. So it translates as "sunfire."

Meanwhile, "mor" translates as "darkness, night" in Sindarin. I'm not turning up anything for the rest of that word (Mordarcer) but if contextually it's another material, it could be the dark equivalent.

Title: Re: Anornaur
Post by: MisterK on February 27, 2022, 01:09:22 PM

Ithilnaur exists as a weapon- and armor-forging mithril alloy.

However, it makes sense since mithril is like silver (moon-metal). I don't know of any enchanted metal that could be used as a basis for a "sun-metal" alloy.

Perhaps an elven take on Hihi'irokane (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hihiirokane (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hihiirokane))?