Finrod Felagund | Hero of the First Age

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Finrods was so humble and willing to listen to others. I’ve always wondered what if he had survived. He truly would’ve been Sauron’s worst nightmare.

The reunification of Finrod & Finarfin, in Valinor, is probably the most beautiful part of his story for me!

Hooray for Finrod! This coolest of elves is my favorite among the Noldor. He is, to me, the best example of how the Noldor should have spent their time in exile. First, he knew that Middle Earth was not his home. Unlike Valinor, his halls, his towers, his life in Middle Earth had an expiration date. Perhaps witnessing the death of his friend and follower, Beor, granted some insight into the impermanence and transitory nature of Middle Earth? Second, if he was not here to make Middle Earth his home, then what was left to do, except to try to destroy, defeat, or at least annoy the murderer of his grandfather and the author of his people's troubles. In trying to accomplish this mission he encountered and began to love the Second-born. It was love that compelled the Oath that would lead to the death of his life in Middle Earth. In that death, facing a werewolf naked with only Elven fists and fangs, Finrod joins the company of his father and the two Balrog slayers, Ecthalion and Glorfindel as victors (of a sort) and the most metal of the Noldor. In fulfilling an oath to a friend, Finrod undermined at least part of the Doom of Mandos in that, although his buildings may not have survived, the symbol of his love and fidelity, the Ring of Barahir, rests upon the finger of Aragorn II, King of Arnor and Gondor, and descendant through three ages of Middle Earth, of his friends Beor, Barahir, and Beren. Here's to the coolest of the Noldor! If there had been more Elves like Finrod, perhaps the Second Age would not have been so tragic, and the men of the West might have been wiser and better able to counter the schemes of Sauron the Deceiver.

Finrod is one of those characters that I’d really love to have his own story, just because he so deserves it. His role is too peripheral for that but his character is just so awesome (like Faramir in a lot of ways) that I’d love to read about him just for it’s own sake.

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The Heroes series returns after a long absence and I discuss one of the greatest of them all: Finrod. I hope you enjoy it. My "Mythology" series is my attempt at making videos focusing more on entertainment and information rather than analysis, my lame attempt to keep up with "Tolkien Lore" channels. Time will tell if it's successful or not :_bookNftolkien: Support The Red Book :_bookBook:: www.patreon.com/TheRedBook youtube.com/channel/UCPOz2P0OxWp0ij0K4BsLsRw/join

My favorite elf! Wise, loyal, brave, the best of friends. What’s not to admire?

Finrod was especially gifted. He could understand the language of Men when he first encountered them, ability to blend and disguise physical features of himself and others with Orcs, held his own in songs of power with one of the Ainur, gave up his crown and Kingdom in order to walk headfirst into death, killed a werewolf with his bare hands and teeth.

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And not only did Finrod return to his father, but he also reunited with his Aman sweetheart Amarië.

Please do a video on the conversation between Finrod and Andreth. It is one of the most important conversations regarding the nature of Elves and Men. No Tolkien channel has done one and I think you would do it justice the most.

Brilliant, beautiful video as always sir. Thank you as always

This was just incredible in every aspect. Finrod has long been one of my favorite characters, and I loved everything you said about the importance of his role. Fantastic video , once again. The art was phenomenal! I loved the piece of Sauron and the wolves on one side, and Finrod with his companions on the other.

Finrod Felagund, first of reborn elves and my favourite elf.

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I wept while I watched this, does anybody else feel like this about some of the characters?

I watch your videos religiously, but this one really stands out, great discussion of a great subject. As an aside, I like the idea that magic in Tolkien's stories is all the invocation of appointed authority (which ultimately stems from Eru). Had the Noldor left Valinor with the blessing of the Valar, then they would have carried that authority with them (as Gandalf did in Moria) and, perhaps, Finrod wouldn't have failed. In the poem, I think we see Finrod invoking an authority that he no longer has the right to call upon, Sauron denies his right to call on the authority of Valinor and Finrod falls.

This is excellent. Not only did it have one of my favorite details (that humans called Finrod Nóm), but an excellent discussion that even Finrod wasn't blameless in the Revolt of the Noldor. We all know Finrod was quickly released from Mandos (the halls). I wonder how long Mandos (the Vala) made Finrod wait as penance, 5 minutes? 10? (And, of course, that's in distinction to his brother Aegnor who, we are told in the Athrabeth, will refuse release from Mandos until the end of Arda because of his tragic love for Andreth, but that's beyond the scope of this video.)

[Finrod] went among them while they were sleeping and, picking up a harp which Bëor had laid aside, played music upon it such as the ears of men had not heard. Johnny B Goode starts playing