Findobar
From Tolkien Gateway
| Findobar | |
|---|---|
| Gnome | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Findabar |
| Language | Presumably Noldorin |
| Birth | Valinor |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Fingon |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Findobar was the son of Fingon according to the early version of the legendarium from a genealogical table created by Tolkien in the early 1930s.[1]
The table has not been published but Christopher Tolkien mentioned the name in his comments on the genealogies of the Quenta Noldorinwa period in the Appendix to The Lost Road and Other Writings.[2]
In the later versions of The Silmarillion the character of Findobar was discarded from ‘the legendarium.
Etymology[edit]
Findobar was a Noldorin name appearing as a compound of Phinde ("skill"), Bar ("home; earth"), and Phin ("nimbleness, skill").[3]
Genealogy[edit]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies", p. 451
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies", p. 403
- ↑ Paul Strack, "N. Findobar m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 26 August 2022)
