Faniel
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| Faniel | |
|---|---|
| Noldo | |
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| "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, Finvain, and Finarfin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Faniel |
Faniel was the third 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. She did not leave Valinor during the Flight of the Noldor.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Faniel was a Quenya name comprised of an unknown element and -iel ("daughter, feminine suffix").[3]
Genealogy[edit]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", p. 359
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion", Of Finwë and Míriel; Note 10
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Faniel f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 26 August 2022)
