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Telchar was a Dwarf of Nogrod in the Blue Mountains, and one of the greatest smiths in the history of Middle-earth.

Telchar was trained by Gamil Zirak, another great smith.^[1] Among his works were Angrist (the knife that freed the Silmaril from the Iron Crown),^[2] Narsil (the sword of Elendil, later reforged for Aragorn as Andúril),^[3] and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin.^[1]

In is not defined whether the name Telchar is Sindarin or Khuzdul and its meaning.

The formation seems to suggest to be Sindarin since the digraph ch is not used in Khuzdul.^[4]

The book An Introduction to Elvish notes a resemblance with the Telchines of Greek mythology, a mythological race of divine craftsmen.

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 In is not defined whether the name Telchar is [[Sindarin]] or [[Khuzdul]] and its meaning.
-The formation seems to suggest to be Sindarin<ref>[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_inscriptions.htm#narsil]</ref> since the digraph ''ch'' is not used in Khuzdul by Tolkien<ref>{{App|E1i}}</ref>. A suggested meaning and etymology is "royal stem" in Sindarin<ref>http://realelvish.net/book_names.php</ref>
+The formation seems to suggest to be Sindarin since the digraph ''ch'' is not used in Khuzdul.<ref>{{App|E1i}}</ref>
-The book ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'' notes a resemblance with the ''[[Wikipedia:Telchines|Telchines]]'' of Greek mythology, a mythological race of divine craftsmen.
+The book ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'' notes a resemblance with the ''[[Wikipedia:Telchines|Telchines]]'' of Greek mythology, a mythological race of divine craftsmen.<!-- page number? -->
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 [[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
 [[Category:Dwarves]]