Caranthir
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Caranthir
Biographical information
Physical description
Caranthir was the fourth of the Sons of Fëanor, was also the harshest, and the quickest to anger; he was also called "Caranthir the Dark".
[edit] History
As the other sons of Fëanor, Caranthir was bound by an oath to recover his father's Silmarils, which had been stolen by the Dark Lord Morgoth. This oath took the seven brothers to Middle-earth during the First Age where they established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own Elvish kind, and eventually brought ruin upon themselves.
Caranthir's realm was in Thargelion, and was sometimes called Dor Caranthir (Caranthir's land); his abode was on the shores of Lake Helevorn. Because his realm bordered the great Dwarfish Kingdoms of Nogrod and Belegost, he became very wealthy probably controling much of the trade coming through the Dwarf-Road. After the Dagor Bragollach he was forced to fled south to Amon Ereb with his brother Amrod.
He rescued the Edain lady Haleth and her people, the Haladin, as they were besieged by Orcs. He then saw the valour of Men, and offered the Haladin free lands in the North, but Haleth, thanking him, refused and left.
He perished along with his brothers Celegorm and Curufin during the Second Kinslaying — the attack by the Sons of Fëanor on Menegroth to recover the Silmarils from Elven King Thingol of Doriath.
[edit] Earlier versions of the Legendarium
He was called Cranthor in The Book of Lost Tales and Cranthir in early versions of the Quenta Silmarillion.
[edit] The House of Fëanor
Finwë = Míriel Mahtan | | Fëanor = Nerdanel | ------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | Maedhros Maglor Celegorm Caranthir Curufin Amrod Amras | Celebrimbor
