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A young Mahtan minus the beard by Filat

Mahtan

Biographical information

Other names

Aulendur, Urundil^[1]

Titles

Date of birth

YT ?, either Firstborn or during the Noontide of Valinor?

Year ascended to the throne

Date of death

Presumably still alive

Realms ruled

Spouse

Unnamed wife

Weapon

Physical description

Race

Elves

Culture

Ñoldor

Gender

Male

Height

Hair color

Brown with copperlike-red^[1]

Eye color

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Voice

Character

Mahtan was a renowned Ñoldorin metallurgist of Aman and the father of Nerdanel, the wife of Fëanor.

Mahtan had a beard, which was unusual for an elf especially one as young as he. According to J. R. R. Tolkien most elves could only grow beards from the "third cycle" of their lives, while Mahtan was an exception in being only early in his second. It is unclear what these "cycles" actually refer to.

History Edit

A skilled smith in Valinor, Mahtan learned the arts of metal and stone work under the Vala Aulë, and for this Mahtan was also called Aulendur, or 'Servant of Aulë'.^[1] He wore a copper circlet around his head and was known for his fondness for the metal and for this he was also known Urundil, 'copper-lover'.^[1] Mahtan in turn taught Fëanor, the greatest of all elven craftsmen, who to Mahtan's regret used this knowledge to forge the first ever weapons and armour in Valinor. He like his daughter did not join the Revolt of the Ñoldor and is presumably still alive and well in Aman.

Etymology Edit

Mahtan's name is a Quenyan word that seems to come from an old root mahta-, meaning "to handle", with special reference to the arts and skills of making.

The House of FëanorEdit

Finwë = Míriel   Mahtan
      |           |
    Fëanor = Nerdanel
           |
      ------------------------------------------------------
      |        |       |          |         |       |      |
  Maedhros  Maglor  Celegorm  Caranthir  Curufin  Amrod  Amras 
                                            |  
                                       Celebrimbor

References Edit

• The Silmarillion: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Peoples of Middle-earth pgs. 365 & 366

External link Edit

• Mahtan at Tolkien Gateway