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Dates
Destroyed in I 4661
Origins
Made by Telchar of Nogrod
Races
Created by a Dwarf (Telchar), carried by an Elf (Curufin), and used by a Man (Beren) to retrieve a Silmaril from the Iron Crown
Pronunciation
a'ngrist
Meaning
'iron-cutter'

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  • Updated 3 March 2009
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Angrist

The iron-cleaving knife made by Telchar

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'Iron-cutter', the knife made by Telchar of Nogrod and borne in the First Age by Curufin the son of Fëanor. It was taken from him by Beren, who used it to cut free a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth.


Notes

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We have no direct indication of the age of Angrist when it snapped in Beren's hand, but we do have some hints to work from. It was made by Telchar the famous smith, and we know that Telchar worked at one time for Azaghâl, who died in the Nirnaeth in I 472. Given that Telchar and Azaghâl must have been contemporaries, and assuming a typical Dwarvish lifespan of some two hundred and fifty years, it seems very unlikely that Angrist was made much before the year I 250.

See also...

Telchar

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