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Finbor was a Ñoldor Elf in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Finbor was the son of Fingon, and he had a sister named Erien.[1] Nothing else is told of him as the character was discarded by later accounts.
Etymology
Finbor is a Sindarin name with an unclear meaning, though it may be derived from the element fin ("from Finwë")[2] or fîn[1] ("a single hair,[1] filament"),[3] and the suffix paur ("fist or closed hand"[4]).[5][6]
In other versions
In an earlier version of the legendarium, Fingon had a son originally named Fingár in Old English,[7] but was changed later to Findobar[8] and then Findabar.[9] Both were Ñoldorin Quenya names derived from the compound phinde ("skill")[10] and the element bár ("home; earth"),[10] and phin ("nimbleness, skill").[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Notes, pg. 361-2 (note 35)
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 41, pg. 10
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 17 (entry "fin-")
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, pg. 179
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 47, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals", pg. 8
- ↑ Finbor on Eldamo.org
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta", "Appendix 1: Ælfwine's translation of the Quenta into Old English", pg. 213
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part III: "The Etymologies", pg. 371 (entry MBAR-)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Appendix, chapter I: "The Genealogies", pg. 403
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part III: "The Etymologies", pg. 381 (entry PHIN-)