Angainor

The Oppressor.

Valian Years of the Trees.

V.Y.t. 1090-1092. The chain with which Melkor / Morgoth was wrapped in the war of the Gods. Aulë smithied the chain of six different metals ( copper, silver, tin, lead, iron and gold ) The metal he had blended of these he called Tilkal.

The color of Tilkal was bright green or red in varying lights, it had all the properties of the six metals and several of its own. It was a substance of uttermost hardness, brightness and smoothness and only Aulë could forge it.

Of this metal he made a chain named Angainor, the Oppressor, and manacles called Vorotemnar that binds forever and fetters named Ilterindi that might not be filed or cleft.

Related links.: Battles.: War of the Gods. Encyc.: Angainor.