Maltar was the name of Aulë's hammer, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.[1] Nothing else is known about it.
Etymology
The name Maltar is in Qenya. It is probably derived from the roots MALA- ("crush, squeeze, pulp"), and TARA- ("to batter, thud, beat").[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
1984-1997: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Aulë's hammer was called Echerun (S. “Lord Maker”), and it is described as being made of gold and inlaid with black eog.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), Appendix, Text V, p. 15
- ↑ Peter C. Fenlon, Jr., Valar and Maiar (Iron Crown Enterprises #2006, 1993), p. 28