- "...but Beren despoiled him of his gear and weapons, and took his knife, Angrist. That knife was made by Telchar of Nogrod, and hung sheathless by his side; iron it would cleave as if it were green wood."
- —The Silmarillion, Of Beren and Lúthien
Angrist was a knife made by Telchar of Nogrod and borne by Curufin, one of Fëanor's sons. It was taken from Curufin by Beren, who used it to cut a Silmaril out of Melkor's Iron Crown. However, as he was attempting to remove a second Silmaril, the knife broke, and cut Melkor.
History
During the First Age, Beren and Lúthien encountered Celegorm and Curufin in the forest of Brethil. A fight ensued when the brothers attempted to kidnap Lúthien, and Angrist was taken by Beren. Later, during the Quest for the Silmaril, Beren used Angrist to cut the Silmaril from Melkor's crown. As Beren was trying to cut a second Silmaril, however, the knife snapped and its shard grazed Melkor on the cheek, awakening him. Angrist was left behind when Beren escaped Angband.[1]
Etymology
In Sindarin, Angrist means "Iron-cutter", from ang ("iron") and ris ("to cut").[2][3]
Other versions of the legendarium
The blade is first described in The Lays of Beleriand in several of the poems and stories, where it had been forged by the Wicked dwarves of Nogrod.
In later versions and the version published in The Silmarillion, this blade became Angrist, which was originally the blade of Curufin. It still maintained its Dwarven heritage, further being described as having been forged by Telchar of Nogrod (in earlier versions he was of Belegost). Although the evil connotations of it being enchanted dark weapon or having 'betrayed' him were played down or removed in the published version.[4]
In earliest versions of the story the knife was once taken from the kitchens of Tevildo.
Beren and Lúthien reintroduces both of these accounts (along with the reintroduction of the treacherous dwarves) to the 'complete story' as told in the 2017 release.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓንግሪስት |
| Arabic | انغرست |
| Armenian | Անգրիստ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Ангріст |
| Bengali | অংরিস্ট |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ангрист |
| Chinese | 安格锐斯特 |
| Georgian | ანგრისთი |
| Greek | Ανγριστ |
| Gujarati | અઙ્રિસ્ત ? |
| Hebrew | אנגריסט |
| Hindi | आङ्रिस्त |
| Japanese | アングリスト |
| Kannada | ಆಂಗ್ರಿಸ್ಟ್ |
| Korean | 안그리스트 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ангрист |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ангрист |
| Marathi | अँगिस्ट |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ангрист |
| Nepalese | आङ्रिस्त |
| Pashto | آنګریست |
| Persian | انگریست |
| Punjabi | ਐਂਗਰਿਸਟ |
| Russian | Ангрист |
| Sanskrit | आङ्रिस्त् |
| Serbian | Ангрист (Cyrillic) Angrist (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඇන්ග්රිස්ට් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ангрист |
| Tamil | அக்ரிஸ்ட் |
| Thai | ะงริสต ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Анґріст |
| Urdu | انگراسٹ |
| Uzbek | Ангрист (Cyrillic) Angrist (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַנגריסט |
| Barrow-blades • Sting | |
| Durin's Axe • Orcrist | |
| Grond • Grond (Warhammer) • Morgul-knife | |
| Aeglos • Anglachel • Anguirel • Angrist • Aranrúth • Belthronding • Dailir • Glamdring • Orcrist • Ringil | |
| Andúril • Black Arrow • Dagmor • Dramborleg • Gúthwinë • Gurthang • Herugrim • Narsil • Red Arrow | |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Two: "Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings"
