Aegnor
Aegnor was a Ñoldorin Elf, the third son of Finarfin, elder brother of Galadriel, younger brother of Finrod Felagund and Angrod and lord of the Ñoldor of Dorthonion in the First Age.
Aegnor was a Ñoldorin Elf, the third son of Finarfin, elder brother of Galadriel, younger brother of Finrod Felagund and Angrod and lord of the Ñoldor of Dorthonion in the First Age.
Biography
Aegnor was born in Tirion sometime during the Noontide of Valinor. When Fëanor spoke in Tirion, Aegnor was moved by his words as was his brother but neither spoke against their father; however, he and his brothers followed the host of the Ñoldor to Middle-earth. When the Ñoldor returned to Middle-earth, he together with Angrod held the northern slopes of the highlands of Dorthonion against Morgoth throughout the time of the Siege of Angband.
Aegnor never married but he was in love with the Bëorian wise-woman Andreth, and she returned his feelings. They spent much time discussing Men and Elves and their fates in the world, which are fully explained in the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth. However, it was wartime and he did not make his intentions towards her clear enough. He was killed along with his brother soon after when Morgoth broke the Siege at the start of Dagor Bragollach in FA 455.
Etymology
The name Aegnor is a Sindarin form of his Quenya name Aikanár or Aikanáro, meaning "Sharp Flame" or "Fell Fire", from aeg, meaning 'sharp, pointed, piercing', and nórui, meaning 'sunny or fiery'.
House of Finarfin
Other versions of the legendarium
In the early versions of Tolkien's legendarium, a character named Egnor appears in several volumes of The History of Middle-earth. In some of the earliest stories such as The Book of Lost Tales, this was the name of the father of Beren (who then was a Ñoldorin elf, not a man as in later writings). It is far from certain if this Egnor was the same character.
Trivia
- The name Aegnor was also assigned to the movie-only character Figwit for the The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game.