Ringil

The name Ringil refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Ringil (disambiguation).

Ringil
Weapon
"Helcaraxe" by NOLANOS
Location	Hithlum, Angband
Owner	Fingolfin
Appearance	Sword; said to have glittered like ice
Created	First Age
Notable for	wounding Morgoth seven times
Gallery	Images of Ringil

Ringil was the name of the sword of Fingolfin, said to have "glittered like ice". With it he wounded Morgoth seven times in single combat after the Dagor Bragollach.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Ringil is a Quenya name, an elaboration of ringë ("cold").^[2]

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
2. ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Ringil pn.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 26 January 2020)

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