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}}'''Findegil''' was the [[King's Writer]] of [[Gondor]] in the [[Fourth Age]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Findegil presumably served under the Kingship of [[Eldarion]]<ref>The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.</ref> in the [[Fourth Age]]. | |||
In {{FoA|172}}, Findegil wrote a copy of the [[Thain's Book]] for the [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]], probably at the request of [[Peregrin Took]]'s great-grandson. This copy was the only one to include [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s complete [[Translations from the Elvish]], which Bilbo had composed while at [[Rivendell]] during his 'retirement' there. | |||
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Revision as of 08:32, 5 November 2017
| Findegil | |
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| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | King's Writer |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Westron |
| Birth | Early Fourth Age |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Findegil was the King's Writer of Gondor in the Fourth Age.
History
Findegil presumably served under the Kingship of Eldarion[1] in the Fourth Age.
In Fo.A. 172, Findegil wrote a copy of the Thain's Book for the Thain of the Shire, probably at the request of Peregrin Took's great-grandson. This copy was the only one to include Bilbo's complete Translations from the Elvish, which Bilbo had composed while at Rivendell during his 'retirement' there. [2]
References
- ↑ The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"
