Angrod

Angrod
Noldo
Biographical Information
Titles	Joint Lord of Dorthonion with Aegnor his brother
Birth	Sometime during YOTT
Death	First Age 455 (aged 550+)
Family
Parentage	Finarfin + Eärwen
Spouse	Eldalôtë
Children	Orodreth
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Hair color	Dark or Golden
Gallery	Images of Angrod

Angrod (Years of the Trees – First Age 455) was a son of Finarfin and a lord of the Noldor. He was the elder brother of Galadriel and Aegnor, and the younger brother of Finrod Felagund. Together with Aegnor he held the highlands of Dorthonion against Morgoth. Aegnor and Angrod were both slain in the Dagor Bragollach ("Battle of Sudden Flame").

His wife was Eldalótë, who did not join him in exile. Angrod's son was Orodreth and his grandson Gil-galad, High King of the Noldor in the Second Age.

Etymology

Angrod's father-name was Angaráto, meaning "Iron Champion" in Quenya (from anga = "iron" and aráto = "champion"). The name Angrod is the Sindarin form of Angaráto. It is written in the Shibboleth that probably both he and Finrod received the same name Aráto, and this later differentiated to Findaráto and the above. Angrod's epessë was Angamaitë "iron-handed" (from anga + maitë).

Genealogy

              Finarfin = Eärwen
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Finrod   ANGROD = Eldalótë    Aegnor     Galadriel
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        Orodreth
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       Gil-galad, last High King of the Noldor

Other Versions of the Legendarium

In some of the earliest writings (for example, the Lay of Leithian) he is given as Finrod's son. In the published The Silmarillion, Orodreth is given as Angrod's brother instead. This was an editorial decision by Christopher Tolkien which he admitted was a mistake.

See also

• Images of Angrod