The house of Finwë, generation by generation

The Noldor are hard to follow because everyone is related to everyone. This path walks the descent from Finwë downwards — one generation at a time, so that each name arrives with its place in the family already clear. The order is not a judgement: it follows the descent recorded in the register. One branch is missing: Finarfin has no entry yet, so Galadriel and Finrod Felagund — his children — cannot be placed here.

1. 1FinwëFirst High King of the NoldorYears of the Trees
2. 2MírielFirst wife of Finwë, mother of Fëanor
3. 3FëanorGreatest of the Noldor, maker of the SilmarilsYears of the Trees
4. 4FingolfinHigh King of the Noldor in BeleriandYears of the Trees
5. 5MaedhrosEldest son of Fëanor, one-handed lord of the March of MaedhrosYears of the Trees
6. 6CurufinFifth son of Fëanor, father of CelebrimborFirst Age
7. 7FingonHigh King of the Noldor; rescuer of MaedhrosFirst Age
8. 8TurgonKing of Gondolin, the Hidden CityYears of the Trees
9. 9AredhelThe White Lady of GondolinYears of the Trees
10. 10CelebrimborMaster smith of Eregion, maker of the Three Elven RingsSecond Age
11. 11MaeglinNephew of Turgon and smith-lord of GondolinFirst Age
12. 12Idril CelebrindalDaughter of Turgon, called SilverfootYears of the Trees
13. 13EärendilThe Mariner, bearer of a Silmaril across the skyFirst Age

13 stops; each line is the entry's own epithet, not a summary written for this page.

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