Fingon

Fingon () (c.Y.T. 1240-Y.S. 472; died aged around 2940) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in The Silmarillion. He was a Noldorin Elf, called "the valiant" in The Silmarillion, and was named as one of "the great lords of the Noldor", along with Fingolfin, Maedhros, and Finrod Felagund.
Biography
Fingon was the eldest son of Fingolfin and Anairë, born in Valinor probably between Y.T. 1240 and Y.T. 1245. He was the older brother of Turgon, Aredhel and Argon, Soon after they arrived in Middle-earth in Y.T. 1500, they were assailed by Orcs in the Lammoth; Fingon's youngest brother Argon was slain in this battle.
In Y.S. 455, Morgoth attacked in the Dagor Bragollach, and scattered the sons of Fëanor and took Dorthonion from Angrod and Aegnor, who were slain. Fingolfin and Fingon were stuck in Hithlum and much of northern Beleriand was taken by Morgoth. Fingolfin received false report that his allies had been routed on all fronts and he became filled with wrath and despair, taking his horse Rochallor and sword Ringil and riding to Angband to challenge Morgoth in single combat. He gave Morgoth seven permanent wounds, but was eventually slain, while his body was brought by Thorondor to Gondolin, the hidden city where Turgon the brother of Fingon had moved to in Y.S. 126. Fingon then in sorrow took up the High Kingship of the Noldor.
His brother Turgon by right became the High King of the Noldor, although after the battle he returned to the secrecy of his hidden city of Gondolin. for which Tolkien gave differing interpretations. Originally the etymology of Fingon's name was given as name="skilled hero"; this was later changed to . In early versions of the legendarium his name was given as Finweg. Fingolfin's choice of this name for his eldest son was as an "echo" of the name of his father Finwë, and because " wore his long dark hair in great plaits braided with gold". In later texts Gil-galad is given as Orodreth's son. Originally Fingon was given an unnamed wife and two children, Ernis (later changed to Erien) and Finbor; in the final version, they were removed from the genealogies with a comment that Fingon was unmarried and childless. Fingon's youngest brother Argon does not appear in the published Silmarillion, as he only appears in very late writings of J. R. R. Tolkien.<ref name=shibboleth/>
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