Felagund

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Felagund was a surname given to Finrod by the Dwarves in their own tongue at the time of the delving of Nargothrond.

Etymology

From Khuzdul Felakgundu, "Hewer of Caves"[1]

Other versions

An early explanation by Tolkien was that the word meant "cave-prince" in Noldorin, from Quenya felya+cundu.[2]

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