Long ago, a Firebeard metalsmith named Telchar, student to Gamil Zirak, forged a helmet of great sturdiness and beauty for the Lord of Belegost, Azaghâl. It was furnished with the likeness of the dragon Glaurung and was said to be enchanted so that its wearer was safe from harm and its foes would be stricken with fear. It was called the Dragon Helm in our tongue. Azaghâl offered it to Maedhros in return for saving his life, and so one of the greatest works of Dwarven make again found it's way into the hands of elves, even though neither elf nor man could wear it as it was too heavy for anyone but a dwarf. Maedhros gave it to Fingon, his cousin, who gave it to Hador when he created the realm of Dor-Lómin, making Hador the first Lord of Dor-Lómin. Elven records state that the helmet was passed on as an heirloom from son to son, eventually coming into the possession of Túrin Turambar who was buried with it. Or at least so we think. The records don't state that indeed the helmet was buried with him and it leaves room for speculation. I fear, however, that nothing good came of the helmet and that it perished to the terrible sea as it consumed Beleriand.
Still, our people know well the myth of the Dragon Helm, and few attempts have been made at forging it anew. Sadly, the knowledge we have today is but an inkling of the forging skill Telchar had in ancient times. Every attempt has therefore failed to capture the same strength. I heard that our Lord has a helmet in his personal armoury that resembles it. But no one but him and his closest confidants have seen it. Using the image of a dragon for the forging of armour or blades is not new and has always been popular with our people. In fact, when Fruni killed the cold-drake Birizablag (eater of gold), our Lord issued the making of a helmet that would fit his victory over the beast, using the gold they had found in the drake's belly. This helm is so fair I have come to call it the Dragon Helm of Ered Luin.
