- Fingon
Fingon is a fictional character in
J. R. R. Tolkien 'sMiddle-earth legendarium . he is introduced in "The Silmarillion ".Character overview
He was a Noldorin Elf, the eldest son of
Fingolfin , older brother ofTurgon ,Aredhel , and Argon. His name was aSindarin form of hisQuenya name Findekáno ME- _la. finde|hair|káno|commander, chieftain.ME-ref|PoME|p. 344]Biography
Fingon went with his father and most other
Noldor , who pursuedMorgoth , fromAman toMiddle-earth at the beginning of theFirst Age . He achieved renown soon after for his daring rescue ofMaedhros , who had been captured and imprisoned by Morgoth inThangorodrim . After this act of friendship, regretting the desertion of Fingolfin's host, Maedhros yielded his right for kingship to thehouse of Fingolfin . Fingolfin gave Fingon a domain inDor-lómin , in the west ofHithlum , where he did good service during theSiege 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 dragonGlaurung when he first came forth from Angband.Fingon became High King when Fingolfin died fighting
Morgoth after theDagor Bragollach . Seven years later, Morgoth's forces invaded Hithlum, and Fingon was hard-pressed and outnumbered, but rescued byCírdan and his people of theFalas , who came up theFirth of Drengist in their ships.In the Battle of the
Nírnaeth Arnoediad , Fingon was nearly victorious; but at the end he was killed byGothmog Lord ofBalrog s.His brother Turgon by right became the High King of the Noldor, although after the battle he returned to the secrecy of
Gondolin .Other versions of the legendarium
In the published "
Silmarillion ", edited byChristopher Tolkien , Fingon is the father ofGil-galad . Argon does not appear in the published "Silmarillion" at all.ee also
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House of Finwë References
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