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Dates
Born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees, slain in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad I 471
High King of the Noldor from c. I 455
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Family
House of Fingolfin
Titles
The Valiant
Pronunciation
fingo'n
Meaning
'hair hero'1

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  • Updated 30 January 1998
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Fingon

High King of the Noldor after the Dagor Bragollach

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Gil-galad

Eldest of Fingolfin's children, who inherited the Kingship of the Noldor after his father was slain by Morgoth. He is famed for rescuing Maedhros from Thangorodrim, and thereby healing the rift between the Houses of the Noldor. As High King, he commanded the assault upon Morgoth that became known as the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Unnumbered Tears, and in that assault he was himself slain by Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs.


Notes

1

Fingon's name comes from an original form Findekáno. The first element findë refers to a plait of hair (Fingon was said to wear his long dark hair in gold-braided plaits) but is also intended as an 'echo' of the name of his grandfather Finwë. These details come from Tolkien's linguistic notes in The Shibboleth of Fëanor, in volume 12 of The History of Middle-earth.

See also...

Angband, Angrod, Aredhel Ar-Feiniel, Ar-Feiniel, Barad Eithel, Dor Daedeloth, Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin, Elves of the Falas, Ereinion Gil-galad, Falathrim, Fen of Serech, Galadriel, Glaurung, Gothmog, Helm of Hador, [See the full list...]

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