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