Fingon
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Fingon
Biographical information
Physical description
Fingon (d. FA 473) "the Valiant" was an Ñoldorin elf, the eldest son of Fingolfin, older brother of Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. He was High King of the Ñoldor in Middle-earth during the First Age after the death of his father.
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[edit] History
When the Ñoldor were resolved to return to Middle-earth, Fingon followed his father and his people, though they were drawn more to the ruling of their own realms and adventurism rather than vengeance and the recovery of the Silmarils, that Fëanor and sons sought. He fought in the first Kinslaying but only because he and, seeing elf fighting elf believed that the Teleri had been told to prevent the Ñoldor from leaving Aman by the Valar.
He and his father arrived in Middle-earth after the host Fëanor it was the beginning First Age and the Sun had just arose. Just after the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, he achieved renown soon after for his daring rescue of Maedhros from Thangorodrim. Maedhros begged Fingon to kill him, but Thorondor took him to where Maedhros was. Fingon severed Maedhros's hand at the wrist, and brought him back to the Noldorin camp. It was his bravery that resolved the dispute over whose house shall rule over the Ñoldor in Middle-earth, for Maedhros renounced his claim to the High Kingship of the Ñoldor instead ceding it to House of Fingolfin. Fingolfin gave him a domain in Dor-lómin, in the west of Hithlum, where he did good service during the Siege of Angband; defeating orcs that attempted to go around to the north and attack Hithlum from the west, and then later the first to fight against the dragon Glaurung when he first came forth from Angband.
Fingon became High King when Fingolfin died fighting Morgoth after the Dagor Bragollach. Seven years later, Morgoth's forces invaded Hithlum, and Fingon was hard-pressed and outnumbered, but rescued by Círdan and his people of the Falas, who came up the Firth of Drengist in their ships. Fingon had one son Gil-Galad.
In the Battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Fingon was nearly victorious; but at the end he was slain by Gothmog Lord of Balrogs.
Turgon became by right the High King of the Ñoldor, although after the battle he returned to the secrecy of Gondolin.
[edit] Etymology
His name was a Sindarin form of his Quenya name Findekáno, which probably means something like "skilled hero".
[edit] Earlier versions of the legendarium
In the published Silmarillion, Fingon was the father of Gil-galad, but this was an editorial mistake by Christopher Tolkien, and is said "to have no wife or children". Argon does not appear in the published Silmarillion at all.
[edit] Images
 Fingon lying dead on the battlefield, slain by Gothmog. |
 Fingon faces Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs. |
[edit] References
[edit] The House of Fingolfin
Finwë = Indis | -------------------------- | | Fingolfin = Anairë Finarfin | ---------------------------------------------- | | | | Fingon Turgon = Elenwë Aredhel = Eöl Argon | | | Gil-Galad Idril = Tuor Maeglin | Eärendil
| Preceded by: Fingolfin | High King of the Ñoldor FA 455 - FA 473 | Followed by: Turgon |
