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'''Findegil''' was the [[King's Writer]] of [[Gondor]] in the [[Fourth Age]]. | |||
[[Category: | ==History== | ||
Findegil presumably served under the Kingship of [[Eldarion]]<ref>The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.</ref> in the [[Fourth Age]]. | |||
In {{FoA|172}}, Findegil wrote a copy of the [[Thain's Book]] for the [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]], probably at the request of [[Peregrin Took]]'s great-grandson. This copy was the only one to include [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s complete '[[Translations from the Elvish]]', which Bilbo had composed while at [[Rivendell]] during his 'retirement' there.<ref>{{FR|Records}}, pp. 14-15</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The character is described as "King's Writer", but the exact meaning of the name is unglossed, although it is clearly [[Sindarin]]. [[David Salo]] suggests the first element could be ''[[find]]'' ("hair"),<ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 349</ref> and Paul Strack suggests the last one could be [[Lenition|lenited]] ''tegil'' ("pen").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-334992799.html|articlename=S. ''Findegil'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=16 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:16, 12 August 2022
| Findegil | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Position | King's Writer |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Westron |
| Birth | Early Fourth Age |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Findegil was the King's Writer of Gondor in the Fourth Age.
History[edit | edit source]
Findegil presumably served under the Kingship of Eldarion[1] in the Fourth Age.
In Fo.A. 172, Findegil wrote a copy of the Thain's Book for the Thain of the Shire, probably at the request of Peregrin Took's great-grandson. This copy was the only one to include Bilbo's complete 'Translations from the Elvish', which Bilbo had composed while at Rivendell during his 'retirement' there.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The character is described as "King's Writer", but the exact meaning of the name is unglossed, although it is clearly Sindarin. David Salo suggests the first element could be find ("hair"),[3] and Paul Strack suggests the last one could be lenited tegil ("pen").[4]
References
- ↑ The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records", pp. 14-15
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 349
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Findegil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 16 August 2020)
