Galvorn

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.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin" It was assumed its secret died with Eöl as it is not mentioned in other writings.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
== Etymology ==
Galvorn is a Sindarin word meaning 'shining and black'. It contains the root gâl, meaning 'light'.
==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 ==
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