Anglachel

Anglachel, eventually reforged and renamed Gurthang, was a sword wrought by Eöl, the Dark Elf. It ws crafted with its mate Anguirel from the same iron meteorite.
==Description==
It is described as being forged from the "iron that fell from heaven as a flaming star" or a meteorite. According to Melian, Eöl's malice was left in the sword.
Anglachel seems to have held a certain level of sentient awareness, poured into it from Eöl: it was fierce and bloodthirsty, drinking the blood of those it bit. "From no blood wilt thou shrink," said Túrin after seeing it unharmed by the scorching blood of Glaurung. Nevertheless, innocent blood left a terrible shroud of grief on the sword, and it remembered: when it spoke to Túrin it named two especially whose innocent blood it had drunk: Beleg, slain by mischance, and Brandir slain unjustly. It was noticed by Gwindor to "mourn" for BelegThe Children of Húrin, Ch. IX: "The Death of Beleg", pg. 157, and was said to "rejoice" when unsheathed in war. Towards the close of the tale of Túrin Turambar, Anglachel even speaks.The Children of Húrin, Ch. XVIII: "The Death of Túrin", pg. 256
==History==
Anglachel was one of two swords Eöl forged from a meteorite. The other, Anguirel, he kept for himself. Eöl gave this sword to Thingol as payment for staying in his forest, Nan Elmoth, though he did not relish giving it away. Thingol gave the sword in keeping to his subject Beleg Cúthalion, when Beleg left to seek down Turin. Whenever Beleg took the sword out of its sheath, the sword is said to have sung with gladness.
At one time, Beleg was unbinding the unconscious Túrin, who had been held captive and tormented by Orcs. However, whilst undoing his bonds, the sword slipped and cut Túrin's foot. Túrin woke, thinking Orcs again upon him, and in the dark slew Beleg with Anglachel before realizing who it was. This mistake he rued bitterly.
Túrin was then handed the sword by Gwindor, and Túrin travelled to Nargothrond, Gwindor's place of birth, where the sword was reforged and renamed Gurthang, "Iron of Death".Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, V: "Túrin in Doriath"
==Etymology==
The name Anglachel means "Shooting Star Iron", from the Sindarin ang ("iron"), lhach ("leaping flame"), and el ("star").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	انغلتشل
Chinese (Mandarin) 	安格拉赫尔
Georgian 	ანგლახელი
Gujarati 	એન્ગલાચેલ
Hebrew 	אנגלאכל
Hindi 	अंगलाचल
Japanese 	アングラチェル
Kannada 	ಆಂಗ್ಲಾಚೆಲ್
Kazakh 	Англачел (Cyrillic) Anglaçel (Latin)
Korean 	앵글 라첼
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Англацhэл
Macedonian Cyrillic	Англачел
Marathi 	अंगलाचेल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Англачэл
Nepalese 	आङ्लछेल
Russian 	Англахэль
Sinhalese 	ඇන්ග්ලචෙල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Англачҳел
Tamil 	அங்கசேல்
Telugu 	ఆంగ్లచెల్
Urdu 	انگلاچہےل
Yiddish 	אַנגאַטשעל
==References==
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