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Dates Date of birth uncertain, but probably born in Aman during the Years of the Trees; slain I 495 Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Elves of Nargothrond Family House of Finarfin Settlements Nargothrond Pronunciation findui'las ('ui' as in English 'ruin') Meaning Uncertain1 Other names Faelivrin Indexes: Alphabetical: F Elves About this entry: Updated 28 June 2014 Updates planned: 1 The doomed daughter of Orodreth Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Orodreth Finduilas The daughter of Orodreth, who dwelt with him in Nargothrond. After the Sack of Nargothrond, she was carried away by Orcs and slain by them on the borders of Brethil. Notes 1 The name Finduilas is not explained. Fin- is surely 'hair' in this context, but -duilas is less clear. -las as a name element is typically 'leaf' (as in Legolas) but that does not seem to fit as part of the interpretation of Finduilas' name. The most likely interpretation would be a connection to the root dui-, 'flow', so Finduilas' name may be a reference to her flowing hair. A more elaborate alternative would be fin-duil-as, roughly 'hair like sun-gleam on a river'. This is a rather awkward construction to say the least, but it does help to explain Gwindor's choice of the name Faelivrin ('gleam of the Sun on the Pools of Ivrin'), which becomes a play on the meaning of Finduilas. See also... Black Sword of Brethil, Captain of Nargothrond, Dragon-spell, Faelivrin, Fell Winter of the First Age, Haudh-en-Elleth, Mound of the Elf-maid, Sack of Nargothrond, The Secret, Thurin, Úmarth Indexes: Alphabetical: F Elves About this entry: Updated 28 June 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus handles online DISC questionnaires for you, sending you a report as soon as results are ready.

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Dates Date of birth uncertain, but probably born in Aman during the Years of the Trees; slain I 495 Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Elves of Nargothrond Family House of Finarfin Settlements Nargothrond Pronunciation findui'las ('ui' as in English 'ruin') Meaning Uncertain1 Other names Faelivrin Indexes: Alphabetical: F Elves About this entry: Updated 28 June 2014 Updates planned: 1 The doomed daughter of Orodreth

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Orodreth

Finduilas The daughter of Orodreth, who dwelt with him in Nargothrond. After the Sack of Nargothrond, she was carried away by Orcs and slain by them on the borders of Brethil. Notes 1 The name Finduilas is not explained. Fin- is surely 'hair' in this context, but -duilas is less clear. -las as a name element is typically 'leaf' (as in Legolas) but that does not seem to fit as part of the interpretation of Finduilas' name. The most likely interpretation would be a connection to the root dui-, 'flow', so Finduilas' name may be a reference to her flowing hair. A more elaborate alternative would be fin-duil-as, roughly 'hair like sun-gleam on a river'. This is a rather awkward construction to say the least, but it does help to explain Gwindor's choice of the name Faelivrin ('gleam of the Sun on the Pools of Ivrin'), which becomes a play on the meaning of Finduilas. See also... Black Sword of Brethil, Captain of Nargothrond, Dragon-spell, Faelivrin, Fell Winter of the First Age, Haudh-en-Elleth, Mound of the Elf-maid, Sack of Nargothrond, The Secret, Thurin, Úmarth Indexes: Alphabetical: F Elves About this entry: Updated 28 June 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus handles online DISC questionnaires for you, sending you a report as soon as results are ready.