Findegil
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In {{FoA|172}}, King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] ordered Findegil to write a copy of the [[ | + | In {{FoA|172}}, King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] ordered Findegil to write a copy of the [[Thain's Book]] for the [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 10 March 2012
| Findegil | |
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| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | King's Writer |
| Language | Westron |
| Birth | Early Fourth Age |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
History
In Fo.A. 172, King Elessar ordered Findegil to write a copy of the Thain's Book for the Thain of the Shire.[1]
Possibly
Etymology
Findegil is Sindarin and possibly means "skilled pen" and contains tegil "pen"
The first element of the name seems to be *fin- "skill" (root PHIN-; cf. Old Noldorin finde[2]). There is also a word fîn "hair".