Telchar
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Telchar | |
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Dwarf | |
File:Telchar.jpg | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Craftsman |
Location | Nogrod |
Language | Khuzdul, Sindarin |
Birth | First Age |
Notable for | crafting Narsil, Angrist and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Telchar |
Telchar was a Dwarf of Nogrod in the Blue Mountains, and one of the greatest smiths in the history of Middle-earth.
History
Telchar was trained by Gamil Zirak, another great smith.[1] Among his works were Angrist (the knife that freed the Silmaril from the Iron Crown),[2] Narsil (the sword of Elendil, later reforged for Aragorn as Andúril),[3] and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin.[1]
Etymology
It is not defined whether the name Telchar is Sindarin or Khuzdul. The formation seems to suggest to be Sindarin since the digraph ch is not used in Khuzdul.[4]
Jim Allan notes a resemblance to the Telchines of Greek mythology, a mythological race of divine craftsmen.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", The Departure of Túrin
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, p. 89