Fingon
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- The main part of this article relates to a version of Middle-earth's history that is considered canon by many Tolkien fans (see: Middle-earth canon); it may contradict parts of The Silmarillion or other texts. This subject's portrayal in other versions is discussed in the concept and creation section.
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Fingon was a Noldorin Elf, the eldest son of Fingolfin, older brother of Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. His name was a Sindarin form of his Quenya name Findekáno (Q. 'fin'=skill, 'káne'=hero).[1]
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[edit] Biography
Fingon went with his father and most other Noldor, who pursued Morgoth, from Aman to Middle-earth at the beginning of the First Age. He achieved renown soon after for his daring rescue of Maedhros, who had been captured by Morgoth from Thangorodrim. After this act of friendship, regretting the desertion of Fingolfin's host, Maedhros yielded his right for kingship to the house of Fingolfin. Fingolfin gave Fingon 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.
In the Battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Fingon was nearly victorious; but at the end he was killed by Gothmog Lord of Balrogs.
His brother Turgon by right became the High King of the Noldor, although after the battle he returned to the secrecy of Gondolin.
[edit] Other versions of the legendarium
In the published Silmarillion, edited by Christopher Tolkien, Fingon is the father of Gil-galad, but this reflects a short lived idea not reflected in other texts, and has been described by Christopher Tolkien as an editorial mistake. Elsewhere Fingon is said "to have no wife or children". Argon does not appear in the published Silmarillion at all.
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[edit] References
- ^ J. R. R. Tolkien (1987). in Christopher Tolkien (ed.): The Lost Road and Other Writings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, "The Etymologies". ISBN 0-395-45519-7.
