Maglor | |
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![]() Maglor son of Fëanor | |
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Other name(s) | Daegmund Swinsere (Q.) Furinwalmë, Kanafinwë, Makalaurë (S.) Thurinbaul |
Title(s) | (Q.) Káno |
Gender | Male |
Race | Elves (Noldor) |
Faction(s) | Sons of Feänor, Fëanorians |
Dates active | Elder Days - ? |
Location(s) | Aman (Tirion); Beleriand (Maglor's Gap) |
Language(s) | Quenya; Sindarin |
Parents | Fëanor, Nerdanel |
Sibling(s) | Maedhros, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, Amras |
Spouse(s) | Lasbaneth/Ilmanis Melindil/Illirin (N)[1] |
Child(ren) | Elrond and Elros (foster-sons); Ethiriel/Litsewen/Ithilwen (N) |
The Oath of Fëanor bound Maglor (S. "Forge-gold" or "Gold-cleaver"; from Q. Makalaurë) throughout his life and eventually brought about a bitter fate. Feanor's second son and one of the first to swear the Oath, Maglor went into exile with his brothers and father to recover the Silmarils. His realm in Beleriand was one of the first to fall to Morgoth's forces (through no fault of his own), and afterwards he travelled with his closest sibling, Maedhros. Although not evil or violent by nature, Maglor was relentlessly driven by his vow to recover the Silmarils. With his brother, he captured the young Elrond and Elros (who were not mistreated as prisoners), but the two proved unable to ransom a Silmaril from Elwing, the boys' mother. In the end, desperate, they stole the other two gems from the Host of the Valar (which had recently wrested the jewels from Morgoth). Maglor was unable to bear the pain of his Silmaril and the crimes committed in pursuit of it; he cast his gem into the ocean. Thereafter he wandered the shore, shunning all but solitude, but "…he came never back among the people of the Elves"[2]. It is said that he paces beside the waves yet, singing laments for the lost glory of the Noldor. Maglor was a great poet, composer of some of the greatest songs in history – including the Noldolante, the basis for the Silmarillion.
Appearance[]
- tall
- dark hair
- grey eyes
Items[]
- Armour - coat of mail
- Clad in white and gold
- Fell sword of tempered Noldo-steel
- Lute of the Golden Hand
- Tall helm with plume of red (Crested helm)
Other names and epithets[]
- Daegmund Swinsere
- Kanafinwë (Q. "Strong-voiced Finwë")
- Káno (Q. "Commander")
- Makalaurë (Q. "Cleave-gold")
- Furinwalmë[3] (Q. "Hidden Torment") (alias) (N)[1]
- Thurinbaul (S. "Hidden Torment") (N)
Family[]
- Wife:Lasbaneth/Ilmanis Melindil/Illirin
- Children:Ethiriel/Litsewen/Ithilwen
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (N) = non-canonical
- ↑ J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion Chapter 24: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ Original form of name in Star Spray:
Ywalmolin→ Furinwalmë (correct Quenya form) = (S.) Thurinbaul.
References[]
- MERP adventure: Star Spray, by Graham Staplehurst, in White Dwarf #73