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Faelivrin
Name given to Finduilas by Gwindor.
Faithful, the
Those of the Numenoreans who did
not abandon their allegiance to the Valar when the King himself was
tricked into worshipping Morgoth by Sauron. The leaders of the Faithful in
Numenor were Elendil the Tall and Isildur and Anarion, his sons. It is
worth noting that no Numenoreans except for their followers escaped from
the Drowning of Numenor.
Falathar
One of the three mariners who
accompanied Earendil on his voyages.
Falathrim
The Telerin Elves of the Falas,
whose lord was Cirdan.
Falmari
The Sea-elves, name of the Teleri
who departed from Middle-earth and went into the West. The chief of those
was Olwe.
Fangorn
Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents,
and, in fact, the oldest of all living creatures of Middle-earth, is the
guardian of Fangorn Forest. Treebeard is merely a common translation of
Fangorn – his true name. Treebeard, as well as all other Ents, are the
first creations of the Vala Yavanna. He is first encountered in the First
Age, when he rescues Beren from an Orc-camp. In the Third Age, Fangorn
found Merry and Pippin on the edge of the Forest and, giving in to their
entreaties, summoned a gathering of all Ents, the Entmoot.
This first meeting is so described
in the LotR:
They
(Merry and Pippin)
found that they were looking at a most extraordinary face. It belonged to
a large Man-like, almost Troll-like, figure, at least fourteen foot high,
very sturdy, with a tall head, and hardly any neck. Whether it was clad in
stuff like green and grey bark, or whether that was its hide, was
difficult to say. At any rate the arms, at a short distance from the
trunk, were not wrinkled, but covered with a brown smooth skin. The large
feet had seven toes each. The lower par of the long face was covered with
a sweeping grey beard, bushy, almost twiggy as the roots, thin and mossy
at the ends. But at the moment the hobbits noted little but the eyes.
These deep eyes were now surveying them, slow and solemn, but very
penetrating. They were brown, shot with a green light.
Eventually the Ents of Fangorn, brimming with anger
at the axes of Isengard, leave the eaves of their forest and come down to
Orthanc, where they pull down its walls, ruin the shafts and mines and
flood the valley, thus imprisoning Saruman in his own fortress. Treebeard
becomes keeper of the keys of Orthanc. He does not leave Fangorn Forest,
his domain, for many years to come, and under his care it grows and
expands until it becomes one of the greatest forests of Middle-earth.
Faramir
Captain of Gondor, the younger son
of Denethor. While Boromir was on his journey away west, Faramir was
appointed Captain of Gondor in his stead. His duty was to watch the
borders of Ithilien. Unlike Boromir, Faramir’s interests were not only
warfare and fighting, and he was also fond of art and music. Because of
his rebellious character, and his friendship with Gandalf, Faramir soon
fell into disfavor with his father. When Denethor found out that Boromir
was no longer alive, he was blinded by grief and sent Faramir on a
hopeless as well as senseless mission to Osgiliath, which was already
occupied by Orcs. Faramir made it back to the city with only several
surviving comrades*. He was wounded by a dart, and poisoned by a disease
brought about by the Nazgul. Denethor, in a state of madness, declared
Faramir dead, and intended to burn himself and his only surviving son on a
pyre. Luckily, Gandalf saved Faramir, and he was then conveyed to the
Houses oh Healing, where he met Eowyn and fell in love with her.
After their wedding, Faramir, now the Steward, and Eowyn were granted the
lands of Ithilien as their province.
He died in year 82 of the Fourth Age.
Feanor
“Spirit of Fire”. Son of Finwe
High King of the Noldor in Valinor. Feanor was Finwe’s eldest son, born of
his beloved wife Miriel who died soon after giving birth. Of all the Elves
he was the most skilled in hand and in mind. Being relentless and eager by
nature, he ever sought knowledge and new craft. The fair works of art that
Feanor fashioned during his life in Valinor were many, but the most
precious and the most powerful of those were the Silmarils, the Three
Stones in which alone the unsullied light of the Trees of Valinor was
imprisoned.
Slightly less well-known are the
Feanorian Letters, an improved version of the Tengwar.
For many centuries Feanor dwelt in
Valinor among his kin, delighting in art and mastery over stone and metal.
When the time came for Morgoth to be released from his prison, however,
Feanor, like many others no less great, was taken in by his lies and
gradually was fooled into believing that the Valar had been deliberately
detaining the Noldor in Valinor, so that Middle-earth might be the realm
of Men.
This caused Feanor to become
suspicious and jealous of his works. It also brought about his dissention
with Finarfin and Fingolfin, his younger half-brothers. Now Feanor was
reluctant to obey the orders of the Valar, and she shunned them even
though he hated Melkor more than anyone. It was Feanor who gave him the
name Morgoth (Dark Enemy).
Feanor grew harsh and unheeding of
the others in his pride, and so enamored of the Silmarils that he would
not let the Valar use them to heal the Trees when they were destroyed. To
this added up his grief for the death of his father, who Melkor killed in
his search for the Silmarils. In the dark hour following the flight of
Morgoth, Feanor summoned all of his people in Tirion upon Tuna and made a
fiery speech before them, urging them to leave Valinor and to seek freedom
from both the Valar and the lies of Melkor in Middle-earth. Many heeded
his call, and Fingolfin and Finarfin followed his lead, even if they were
reluctant to go, and their hosts were ever in the rearguard during the
march.
Feanor and his seven sons,
Maedhros, Maglor, Curufin, Celegorm, Caranthir, Amrod and Amras swore an
Oath which would in the future change the course of history. They vowed to
pursue without mercy anyone, be he a Vala, an Elf, a Man or else, should
they lay claim to the Silmarils. Retrieving the Stones the Feanorions (the
kin of Feanor) declared do be their chief purpose.
The journey to Middle-earth was
long and perilous. Because of the Kinslaying in Alqualonde, the Curse of
the Valar was laid upon the Noldor, and they were to be the Dispossessed,
seeking but never finding, always paying the price of what they did
through the ages of the world. That did little to deter Feanor. He did
lead his people to Middle-earth, although not after much misfortune and
grief.
Feanor was slain by Gothmog the
Balrog after the Dagor-nun-Giliath, the Battle under the Stars. So fiery
was his great spirit that the moment he died his body was turned to ashes
which were borne away one the wind.
Thus ended the mightiest of the
Noldor, of whose deeds came both their greatest renown and their most
grievous woe.
Feanturi
“Masters of Spirits”, the Valar
Namo (Mandos) and Irmo (Lorien).
Felagund
An alias of Finrod, dwarvish in
origin, meaning Cave-hewer.
Felarof
The steed of Eorl the Young.
Fellowship of the Ring, the
The Fellowship was a sort of union
formed by the representatives of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth: the
Elves (Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil), the Men (Boromir son of
Denethor and Aragorn son of Arathorn), the Dwarves (Gimli son of Gloin),
the Hobbits (Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Sam) and the Istari (Gandalf) to
counter the threat of Sauron and to fulfill a heroic quest of great
importance: to take the One Ring to Mount Doom and to destroy it there
forever. The Fellowship was formed in year 3019 of the Third Age during
the White Council in Rivendell.
For more detailed information see
the corresponding entries for the individual members of the Fellowship.
Fili
A Dwarf who took part in the Quest
of Erebor, slain in the Battle of the Five Armies.
Finarfin
Younger son of Finwe and Indis,
brother of Fingolfin and half-brother of Feanor, Known to be the most
level-headed and compromising of Finwe’s sons. Unlike his brothers he was
golden-haired and blue-eyed, and in that he resembled his mother. These
traits were inherited by his children Galadriel, Finrod and Orodreth.
Finarfin, too, set out on the
march from Valinor, which had been inspired by Feanor, but hearing of the
kin-slaying in Alqualonde he was so stricken that he turned back, as did
many of his people. His folk received the pardon of the Valar and remained
forever in Valinor with Finarfin as their king.
Finduilas
Daughter of Orodreth, loved by
Gwindor, captured in the sack of Nargothrond, and killed by the Orcs at
the Crossings of Teiglin.
Fingolfin
Eldest son of Finwe and Indis,
brother of Finarfin and half-brother of Feanor. Followed Feanor into the
exile from Valinor, but was betrayed by him, and had to lead his people on
a crossing of the grinding ice of Helcaraxe, where many perished. Of all
the deeds of the Noldor this is one of the greatest in courage and in
strength of spirit. After the death of Feanor he was named High King of
the Noldor. Challenged Morgoth for a duel and was slain by him in single
combat. His sons were Fingon and Turgon.
Fingon
The eldest son of Fingolfin,
called the Valiant. Rescued Maedhros from Thangorodrim and thus settled
the dissention between the Houses of Feanor and Fingolfin. After the death
of his father at the hands of Morgoth became High King of the Noldor.
Slain by Gothmog in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Finrod Felagund
The son of Finrfin and brother of
Galadriel and Orodreth. Joined the folk of Feanor on their march to
Middle-earth, even though his father had turned back. In Middle-earth,
Finrod established his realm in Nargothrond, which was a city fashioned in
the likeness of Menegroth, and no less grand and beautiful. Fought in the
Dagor Bragollach, where he was saved by Barahir, a Man, and granted his
savior a gold ring, which was later known as the Ring of Barahir and kept
as an heirloom of the Kings of Gondor. Many years later, Finrod forsook
his city to pay back this debt. With twelve faithful companions, he set
out on the Quest of the Silmaril to Angband, led by Beren. When they
approached Tol-in-Gaurhoth, however, their disguises were perceived by
Sauron, and the company were caught and held captive in the dungeons of
the fortress, which, ironically, used to be Finrod’s own castle. There
Finrod died to save Beren’s life. Of his heroism and loyalty tell the Lay
of Leithian and Of Beren and Luthien (the latter is a chapter in The
Silmarillion).
Finwe
Finwe was one of the first Princes
of the Elves and was later named High King of the Noldor. His abode was in
Tirion in Valinor, and later in Formenos. Finwe was great in lore and
wisdom, as well as in many kinds of craft. Of his first wife Miriel was
born Feanor, the greatest of the Elves, and of his second wife Indis were
born Fingolfin and Finarfin. Finwe was slain by Morgoth before the gates
of his own treasury.
Firstborn, the
The Elves, the Elder Children of
Iluvatar. Born on the shores of Cuivinien at the lighting of the star of
Varda.
Followers, the
The Men (also called Atani, Hildor,
Apanonar, Engwar, Firimar). Born in Hildorien at the first rising of the
Sun.
Free Peoples, the
Usually the Elves, the Men, the
Dwarves and the Hobbits – meaning the humanoid races of Middle-earth who
did not serve the Darkness (as distinguished from the Orcs and the Trolls
and the like).
Fuinur
A renegade Numenorean who became
mighty among the Haradrim at the end of the Second Age.
Fundin
A Dwarf, father of Balin and
Dwalin. Fell in the Battle of Azanulbizar.
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