 The mail saved Frodo's life when he was hit by a spear thrust from an orc during the battle in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and again when an orc-arrow struck him while escaping Moria.Later, it protected him from another orc-arrow while crossing the River Anduin.In the , Frodo is speared once (wielded by a cave troll) but survives much to the disbelief of the Fellowship.