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==History== | ==History== | ||
Finduilas lived in Nargothrond with her father and brother under the rule of [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]]. She was betrothed to [[Gwindor]], who named her '''[[Faelivrin]]''', which meant "Gleam of the Sun on the [[Pools of Ivrin]]".<ref name="CH10">{{CH|10}}</ref> | Finduilas lived in Nargothrond with her father and brother under the rule of [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]]. She was betrothed to [[Gwindor]], who named her '''[[Faelivrin]]''', which meant "Gleam of the Sun on the [[Pools of Ivrin]]".<ref name="CH10">{{CH|10}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Elena Kukanova - Nargothrond - Turin and Finduilas.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:Elena Kukanova - Nargothrond - Turin and Finduilas.jpg|thumb|left|Elena Kukanova - ''Nargothrond - Turin and Finduilas'']] | ||
Her betrothed was captured in {{FA|472}} during the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad|Battle of Unnumbered Tears]] by [[Morgoth]],<ref>{{GA|227}}</ref> but he returned in {{FA|490|n}} with a companion<ref>{{GA|267}}</ref> who called himself ''[[Agarwaen]], son of [[Umarth]]'' ("Bloodstained, son of the Cursed"). Unknown to Finduilas this was actually [[Túrin]] son of [[Húrin]]. | Her betrothed was captured in {{FA|472}} during the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad|Battle of Unnumbered Tears]] by [[Morgoth]],<ref>{{GA|227}}</ref> but he returned in {{FA|490|n}} with a companion<ref>{{GA|267}}</ref> who called himself ''[[Agarwaen]], son of [[Umarth]]'' ("Bloodstained, son of the Cursed"). Unknown to Finduilas this was actually [[Túrin]] son of [[Húrin]]. | ||
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By the time Túrin regained his senses, the Haladin buried her in a mound they called ''[[Haudh-en-Elleth]]'' ("Mound of the Elf-maiden").<ref>{{CH|13}}</ref> | By the time Túrin regained his senses, the Haladin buried her in a mound they called ''[[Haudh-en-Elleth]]'' ("Mound of the Elf-maiden").<ref>{{CH|13}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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Biographical Information | |
Other names | Faelivrin (S, epessë) |
Location | Nargothrond |
Language | Sindarin |
Birth | Unknown |
Death | F.A. 495 Crossings of Teiglin |
Family | |
House | House of Finarfin |
Parentage | Orodreth |
Siblings | Gil-galad |
Spouse | Betrothed to Gwindor; never married |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Golden |
Gallery | Images of Finduilas |
Finduilas was an Elf of the First Age, the daughter of Orodreth, ruler of Nargothrond, and sister of Gil-galad.
She was a beautiful princess of the Noldor and descendant of the Teleri and the Vanyar.
History
Finduilas lived in Nargothrond with her father and brother under the rule of Finrod Felagund. She was betrothed to Gwindor, who named her Faelivrin, which meant "Gleam of the Sun on the Pools of Ivrin".[1]
Her betrothed was captured in F.A. 472 during the Battle of Unnumbered Tears by Morgoth,[2] but he returned in 490 with a companion[3] who called himself Agarwaen, son of Umarth ("Bloodstained, son of the Cursed"). Unknown to Finduilas this was actually Túrin son of Húrin.
Despite her old feelings for Gwindor, who was now mutilated, Finduilas fell in love with noble Túrin who became an influential warrior of Nargothrond. Túrin failed to notice her feelings, she reminding him of Lalaith, the sister he lost in childhood. Gwindor realized that Finduilas had fallen in love with Turin, and revealed his name to her in an attempt to discourage her pursuit.[1]
At the sack of Nargothrond by Glaurung, Finduilas was captured. Gwindor was slain after ordering Túrin to protect Finduilas as only she could save him from his fate; however he was entranced by the dragon, and he could not hear Finduilas' cries as she was being dragged past him by the Orcs as a captive for Angband.[4]
Due to Glaurung's deceit Túrin abandoned Finduilas and instead went to Hithlum in search for his kin. When the Orcs were waylaid by the Haladin of Brethil at the Crossings of Teiglin they killed all their captives, pinning Finduilas to a tree with a spear.
By the time Túrin regained his senses, the Haladin buried her in a mound they called Haudh-en-Elleth ("Mound of the Elf-maiden").[5]
Etymology
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Her name perhaps contains the element find- for "hair".[6]
Genealogy
Finarfin | Eärwen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finrod | Angrod | Eldalótë | Aegnor | Galadriel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orodreth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gil-galad | FINDUILAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "Túrin in Nargothrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §227
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §267
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Fall of Nargothrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Coming of Túrin into Brethil"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth