Eöl

A halfblood of Sinda and Avar descend, Eöl was accounted the most skilled of all the Umanya smiths, and the greatest Elven smith of all time with the exception of Feanor and Celebrimbor. Eol was renowned for his creation of the superlative metal galvorn and the forging of the black swords Anglachel and Anguirel Eol's personal history was grim and tragic, and likewise the fruit he brought to Arda. He was gloomy and aloof, scarcely caring for his own people, the Sindar, and possessing no fondness at all for the Noldor. He fashioned cursed swords, conceived a traitorous son (Maeglin), and murdered his wife Aredhel in the culmination of a long fit of madness. For this crime he was hurled off the cliff Caragdur to his death. He was tall (7'6") and exceptionally adept at learning. He was closest of all the Elves to the Dwarves—from whom he obtained his incomparable smithing skill.

Important Dates:

 * Executed sometime in LA. 4th century.