Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin
The Helm That Defied the Shadow
A battered heirloom from the First Age, a famed dragon-helm linked to Dor-lómin became the war-helm of the House of Hador and of Túrin Turambar. Worn into battles against Morgoth's hosts and the dragon Glaurung, it came to carry both honour and doom—an emblem of defiance that also gathers the tragedy of Húrin's line. This piece traces the helm's roots in Dor-lómin and Beleriand, its roles in The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin, and why readers still find the relic unforgettable.