- Finwë
In
J. R. R. Tolkien 'slegendarium , Finwë, sometimes surnamed Noldóran, is afictional character who was the firstHigh King of the ElvenNoldor to lead his people on the journey fromMiddle-earth toValinor in the blessed realm ofAman . He was a great friend ofElu Thingol , the King ofDoriath .Finwë had two wives. His first was
Míriel , who died soon after bearing their only child, Curufinwë, who was more commonly calledFëanor . His second wife wasIndis , of theVanyar , who bore him two sons:Fingolfin andFinarfin , and two daughters:Findis andIrimë . All his sons and one daughter were named after himself (Curufinwë, Fingolfin, Finarfin, Findis).During Melkor's attempt to corrupt the Noldor, Finwë attempted to moderate his people and lead them back to the Valar. When Fëanor was exiled from
Tirion , Finwë went with him toFormenos . There he was the first to be killed in Valinor when Melkor slew him at the doors of Formenos seeking theSilmarils . This act was the catalyst that led to theFlight of the Noldor .Finwë's name is not fully translated. The glossary in "
The Silmarillion " translates "Fin" as "hair"; other sources say it means "skill".Concept and creation
In the first drafts of the genealogy, Finwë had four sons: the youngest was named "Finrun", but he was dropped after that, thus Finrod (later Finarfin) was Finwë's youngest son from then on.ME-fact|date=October 2007
In a later version Finwë had three daughters added by
Indis , Findis (as their first child) Faniel (as their third), and Finvain (as their youngest). In yet later versions, Faniel was apparently dropped, while Findis and Finvain were kept. Finvain (renamedIrimë ) was moved to after Fingolfin, thus Finarfin was once again the youngest child of Finwë.ME-fact|date=October 2007ee also
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