Character Overview
The song of Fingon Elves yet sing,
captain of armies, Gnomish king,
who fell at last in flame of swords
with his white banners and his lords.
He was a Noldorin Elf, called "the valiant" in The Silmarillion, the eldest son of Fingolfin, older brother of Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. His name was a Sindarin form of his Quenya name Findekáno for which Tolkien gave differing interpretations: (Q. 'fin'=skill, 'káne'=hero) name="skilled hero" and later: (Q. 'finde'=hair, 'káno'=commander, chieftain).
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