Post by Manwë Súlimo on Jul 24, 2004 16:34:11 GMT -5
According to the Silmarillion, Orodreth is Finarfin's son and Gil-galad is Fingon's son. That's completely wrong!
In the History of Middle-Earth, C. Tolkien admits that the above was an ephemeral idea and should not have been in the Sil. He discovered that his father had actually intended to have this:
Finwe married Indis and had 4 children:
Findis, Fingolfin, Irime, Finarfin.
Fingolfin had 3 children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel.
Finarfin had 4: Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, Galadriel.
Findis was female so when Maedhros gave his high-kingship away it went to the eldest male descendant of Finwe present, Fingolfin. When Fingolfin, then Fingon, died, Fingon had no children so Turgon became king (read Silmarillion). When Turgon died, he had no male heir so Finrod would have been ruler but he had been killed long before and so did Angrod and Angrod's son, ORODRETH. Since Orodreth's daughter Finduilas was female, her brother, GIL-GALAD became king.
There you have it . Look on a search engine or read The Histories of Middle-Earth for proof.
In the History of Middle-Earth, C. Tolkien admits that the above was an ephemeral idea and should not have been in the Sil. He discovered that his father had actually intended to have this:
Finwe married Indis and had 4 children:
Findis, Fingolfin, Irime, Finarfin.
Fingolfin had 3 children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel.
Finarfin had 4: Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, Galadriel.
Findis was female so when Maedhros gave his high-kingship away it went to the eldest male descendant of Finwe present, Fingolfin. When Fingolfin, then Fingon, died, Fingon had no children so Turgon became king (read Silmarillion). When Turgon died, he had no male heir so Finrod would have been ruler but he had been killed long before and so did Angrod and Angrod's son, ORODRETH. Since Orodreth's daughter Finduilas was female, her brother, GIL-GALAD became king.
There you have it . Look on a search engine or read The Histories of Middle-Earth for proof.
