Finarfin

Finarfin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, featured in The Silmarillion. Unlike the warlike Feanor and Fingolfin, Finarfin was something of a pacifist. This could be attributed in part to his Vanyarin heritage from his mother Indis. His wife Earwen was of the Telerin people and their marriage was one of the ties of friendship between the two kindreds. Though faithful to his brothers, Finarfin did not travel to Middle-ear... more

Finarfin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, featured in The Silmarillion. Unlike the warlike Feanor and Fingolfin, Finarfin was something of a pacifist. This could be attributed in part to his Vanyarin heritage from his mother Indis. His wife Earwen was of the Telerin people and their marriage was one of the ties of friendship between the two kindreds. Though faithful to his brothers, Finarfin did not travel to Middle-earth because of guilt he felt after the Doom of the Noldor was pronounced, over the kinslaying of his wife's people by his own nation. Finarfin was the third son and youngest child of Finwë. Finarfin's mother was Finwë' s second wife Indis. Fëanor was his half-brother and Fingolfin his full brother. His sisters were Findis and Irimë. He married Eärwen, princess of the Teleri. He had four children: Finrod Felagund, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel. Orodreth appears as one of Finarfin's sons in the published Silmarillion; in Tolkien's later writings... less