Faniel
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Faniel | |
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Noldo | |
"Faniel" by Tajmah | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Valinor |
Language | Quenya |
Birth | between Y.T. 1190 and Y.T. 1230 |
Family | |
House | House of Finwë |
Parentage | Finwë and Indis |
Siblings | Fëanor (half-brother), Findis, Fingolfin, Írimë, and Finarfin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Faniel |
Faniel was the daughter of Finwë and Indis in an apparently discarded concept of the Legendarium[1]. She had two brothers, Fingolfin and Finarfin, and two sisters Findis and Finvain (Írimë). She did not leave Valinor during the Flight of the Noldor.[2]
Etymology
Faniel is a Quenya name. -iel is a feminine name suffix which can mean "maiden" or "daughter of", but the first element of the name is unclear. Fan is a Sindarin prefix meaning "white cloud", "mist" or "veil" yet the Quenya and Sindarin cannot mix.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion", Of Finwë and Míriel; Note 10