Peter_20
04-10-2007, 07:46 AM
As you most likely know, The Silmarillion contains various family trees of different "houses" and whatnot; however, the House of Finwë, strictly speaking, is incorrect.
While the most important details are perfectly correct (Fëanor being the son of Finwë and so on), there *are* a few details that I personally think should be re-edited in a possible future edition.
Below are some differences I've found through research, and I guess most of you will find it fairly interesting.
The names of the siblings are written from eldest to youngest, from left to right:
*Ingwë had an older sibling, "?", whom in turn was the parent of Indis
*Ingwë also had a child, and that child was named Ingwion
*Olwë had two (younger?) brothers: Elwë and Elmo
*Elmo had one son: Galadhon
*Galadhon was the father of Celeborn
*Indis bore Finwë four children: Findis, Fingolfin, Írimë and Finarfin
*Fingolfin wedded a woman named Anarië
*Fingolfin and Anarië had four children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel and Argon
*Fingon was NOT the father of Gil-galad; Orodreth was the real father
*Turgon indeed wedded Elenwë, but she's not mentioned in the family tree
*Írimë had one son: Aranwë
*Aranwë in turn had an own son: Voronwë, whom Tuor meets later
*Orodreth was the son of Angrod
*Angrod wedded a woman named Edhellos, and she bore him Orodreth
*Orodreth was the father of Finduilas and Gil-galad
Noteworthy events that were never published:
*when Fëanor burns the ships at Losgar, Amras dies in the flames
*Findis remains in Aman, but Írimë follows Fingolfin through the Helcaraxë
*Argon is slain in the Dagor-nuin-Giliath
While the most important details are perfectly correct (Fëanor being the son of Finwë and so on), there *are* a few details that I personally think should be re-edited in a possible future edition.
Below are some differences I've found through research, and I guess most of you will find it fairly interesting.
The names of the siblings are written from eldest to youngest, from left to right:
*Ingwë had an older sibling, "?", whom in turn was the parent of Indis
*Ingwë also had a child, and that child was named Ingwion
*Olwë had two (younger?) brothers: Elwë and Elmo
*Elmo had one son: Galadhon
*Galadhon was the father of Celeborn
*Indis bore Finwë four children: Findis, Fingolfin, Írimë and Finarfin
*Fingolfin wedded a woman named Anarië
*Fingolfin and Anarië had four children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel and Argon
*Fingon was NOT the father of Gil-galad; Orodreth was the real father
*Turgon indeed wedded Elenwë, but she's not mentioned in the family tree
*Írimë had one son: Aranwë
*Aranwë in turn had an own son: Voronwë, whom Tuor meets later
*Orodreth was the son of Angrod
*Angrod wedded a woman named Edhellos, and she bore him Orodreth
*Orodreth was the father of Finduilas and Gil-galad
Noteworthy events that were never published:
*when Fëanor burns the ships at Losgar, Amras dies in the flames
*Findis remains in Aman, but Írimë follows Fingolfin through the Helcaraxë
*Argon is slain in the Dagor-nuin-Giliath