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'''Aegnor''' ("Fell Fire") ([[Years of the Trees]] – [[First Age]] 455) was a [[Elves|Elf]], a son of [[Finarfin]] and lord of the [[Ñoldor]].  As recounted in the [[Shibboleth of Fëanor]], he was terrible in battle, and he had seemingly a fire in his eyes, and his golden hair was stiff and straight.
'''Aegnor''' ([[Years of the Trees]] – [[First Age]] 455) was an [[Elf]], a son of [[Finarfin]] and a Lord of the [[Noldor]].  As recounted in ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', he was terrible in battle, seemingly having a fire in his eyes, and his golden hair was stiff and straight.


Aegnor is the elder brother of [[Galadriel]] and younger brother of [[Finrod Felagund]] and [[Angrod]]. Together with Angrod he held the highlands of [[Dorthonion]] against [[Morgoth]]. Aegnor and Angrod were both slain in the [[Dagor Bragollach]].
Aegnor was the elder brother of [[Galadriel]] and the younger brother of [[Finrod Felagund]] and [[Angrod]]. Together with Angrod he held the highlands of [[Dorthonion]] against [[Morgoth]]. Aegnor and Angrod were both slain in the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("Battle of Sudden Flame").


Aegnor never married. He was in love with the [[House of Bëor|Bëorian]] woman [[Andreth]], but because it was wartime did not make his intentions towards her clear, and was killed soon after.
Aegnor never married. He was in love with the [[House of Bëor|Bëorian]] woman [[Andreth]], but because of the war did not make his intentions towards her clear, and was killed soon after.


The name Aegnor is a [[Sindarin|Sindarized]] form of his [[Quenya]] name '''Aikanár''' or '''Aikanáro''', meaning ''Sharp-flame'', apparently given with regards to his character.
== Etymology ==
Aegnor's [[mother-name]] was '''''Aicanáro''''', meaning "Sharp-flame" in [[Quenya]], given in regards to his character. ''Aegnor'' is the [[Sindarin]] version of his mother-name.


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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Revision as of 21:30, 27 June 2006

Aegnor (Years of the Trees – First Age 455) was an Elf, a son of Finarfin and a Lord of the Noldor. As recounted in The Shibboleth of Fëanor, he was terrible in battle, seemingly having a fire in his eyes, and his golden hair was stiff and straight.

Aegnor was the elder brother of Galadriel and the younger brother of Finrod Felagund and Angrod. Together with Angrod he held the highlands of Dorthonion against Morgoth. Aegnor and Angrod were both slain in the Dagor Bragollach ("Battle of Sudden Flame").

Aegnor never married. He was in love with the Bëorian woman Andreth, but because of the war did not make his intentions towards her clear, and was killed soon after.

Etymology

Aegnor's mother-name was Aicanáro, meaning "Sharp-flame" in Quenya, given in regards to his character. Aegnor is the Sindarin version of his mother-name.

Genealogy

          Finarfin = Eärwen
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Finrod    Angrod      AEGNOR     Galadriel
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         Orodreth
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        Gil-galad, last High King of the Noldor

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