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[[King's Writer]] of [[Gondor]], who lived in the early [[Fourth Age]]. He completed the copy of the [[Red Book of Westmarch]] which (within the context of the tales) is the basis for [[The Lord of the Rings]] and [[The Silmarillion]].
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}}'''Findegil''' was the [[King's Writer]] of [[Gondor]] in the [[Fourth Age]].


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==History==
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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
Gondorian
Biographical Information
PositionKing's Writer
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthEarly Fourth Age
Physical Description
GenderMale

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

  1. 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.
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"