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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 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 | Aegnor never married. He fell in love with the [[House of Bëor|Bëorian]] woman [[Andreth]], but because of the war did not make his intentions clear, and was killed soon after. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
Aegnor's [[mother-name]] was '''''Aikanáro''''', meaning | Aegnor's [[mother-name]] was '''''Aikanáro''''', meaning "Fell Fire" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[aica]]'' = "fell, dire", ''[[nar]]'' = "fire", and ''-o'' = pronominal suffix). Like many mother-names, his name was prophetic, a reference to his valiance in battle. His [[father-name]] was '''''Ambaráto''''', meaning "Champion of Fate" (from ''[[ambar]]'' = "doom, fate" and ''[[aráto]]'' = "champion"). ''Aegnor'' is the [[Sindarin]] version of his mother-name. | ||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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==Other Versions of the Legendarium== | ==Other Versions of the Legendarium== | ||
Early writings refer to an '''''Egnor''''', who in some stories a [[Gnome]] and father of [[Beren Erchamion]], and in others a son of Finrod that fell during the [[Siege of Angband]]. It is quite possible that Egnor was a name for Aegnor in the earliest form of his development. | |||
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Revision as of 01:57, 15 July 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 fell in love with the Bëorian woman Andreth, but because of the war did not make his intentions clear, and was killed soon after.
Etymology
Aegnor's mother-name was Aikanáro, meaning "Fell Fire" in Quenya (from aica = "fell, dire", nar = "fire", and -o = pronominal suffix). Like many mother-names, his name was prophetic, a reference to his valiance in battle. His father-name was Ambaráto, meaning "Champion of Fate" (from ambar = "doom, fate" and aráto = "champion"). 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
Other Versions of the Legendarium
Early writings refer to an Egnor, who in some stories a Gnome and father of Beren Erchamion, and in others a son of Finrod that fell during the Siege of Angband. It is quite possible that Egnor was a name for Aegnor in the earliest form of his development.
