Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-213.120.234.146-20160613160530/@comment-26428291-20160613193129

High King Ithilion wrote: Chainmail is the strongest armor availible in Middle-earth... plate didn't exist. To be fair, Chainmail was first made by the Dwarves of Ered Luin, so, The Ñoldor must've had some other kind of armour before they first came in contact with the Dwarves. It could be that they had a type of scale, but that doesn't seem Elvish.

At least I think it was first forged by the Blue Dwarves :P I'll try find the quote I'm thinking of.