Galvorn was the shining black metal devised by master craftsman Eöl.
History[]
Galvorn grew out of Eöl's skill of metallurgy skill he learned from his Dwarven friends of the Blue Mountains. Galvorn was said to be as hard as Dwarf-steel, while remaining supple and malleable. Eöl himself had a suit of black armour made from this metal, which he wore whenever he left his woodland home in the depths of Nan Elmoth.[1] It was assumed its secret died with Eöl as it is not mentioned in other writings.[2]
Etymology[]
Galvorn is a Sindarin word meaning 'shining and black'. It contains the root gâl, meaning 'light'.[2]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጋልቨርን |
| Arabic | جالفورن |
| Armenian | Գալվորն |
| Assamese | গালভৰ্ণ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Bengali | গ্যালভর্ন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Georgian | გალვორნი |
| Greek | Γκάλβορν |
| Gujarati | ગેલ્વોર્ન |
| Hebrew | גאלבורן |
| Hindi | गैल्वोर्न |
| Japanese | ガルヴァーン |
| Kannada | ಗ್ಯಾಲ್ವರ್ನ್ |
| Kazakh | Галворн (Cyrillic) Galvorn (Latin) |
| Korean | 갈보른 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Marathi | गॅल्वॉर्न |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Nepalese | घालवोरन |
| Persian | گالورن |
| Punjabi | ਗਲਵਰਨ |
| Russian | Галворн |
| Sanskrit | गलवोर्न् |
| Serbian | Галворн (Cyrillic) Galvorn (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ගැල්වෝන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Галворн |
| Tamil | கல்வொர்ந் |
| Tatar | Гальворн |
| Telugu | గాల్వోర్న్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ґалворн |
| Urdu | گالورن |
| Uzbek | Галворн (Cyrillic) Galvorn (Latin) |
| Yiddish | גאַלוואָרן |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth