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In J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, the House of Finwë was the royal house of the Noldor. The house was founded by Finwë, the first ''High King of the Noldor'', who led his people from Middle-earth to the realm of Valinor within the continent of Aman in . In Valinor, he ruled in the city of Tirion. His first marriage with Míriel was short-lived: the birth of their son Fëanor left her so exhausted that she chose to leave life for the halls of Mandos. By his second wife Indis, who was of the Vanyar, Finwë had two more sons, Fingolfin and Finarfin, and two daughters, Findis and Írimë (Lalwen). ==House of Fëanor== Early in Fëanor’s youth, he wedded Nerdanel, daughter of Mahtan, and had seven sons: Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Curufin, Caranthir and the twins Amras and Amrod. In Fëanor completed his creation of the three Silmarils, which held the light from the Two Trees of Valinor. In , he was banished from Tirion for twelve years because he had threatened the life of his half-brother, Fingolfin. However, it was due to Melkor’s lies and deceits that bitterness was further sowed between the son of Míriel and the sons of Indis. Finwë followed his eldest son and his family in Formenos. They lived in Formenos for five years until news of the murder of Finwë and theft of the Silmarilli reached Fëanor. Angered, Fëanor came back to Tirion with his seven sons and spoke angry, proud words that convinced the Noldor to move into Middle-earth, far from the Valar, and claimed High Kingship. His words also led him and his sons to swear the terrible Oath of Fëanor that swore to pursue vengeance on anyone who would keep the Silmarilli from their possession. It would be this oath that would bring ruin to the House of Fëanor, and all those who were entwined. Melkor, now named Morgoth by Fëanor after , hoped to destroy the Noldor before they established themselves in Middle-earth. Though Morgoth's forces were severely defeated by the Fëanorians, Fëanor was killed by Gothmog in the ''Dagor-nuin-Giliath'' in . After the feud between the House of Fëanor and the Houses of Fingolfin and Finarfin was repaired, the sons of Fëanor ruled lands in East Beleriand during the Years of the Sun: * Maedhros the Tall ruled over the "March of Maedhros", from his base on the hill of Himringl * Maglor the Mighty Singer ruled over Maglor's Gap * Celegorm the Fair and Curufin the Crafty, who ruled over Himlad * Caranthir the Dark, who ruled over Thargelion * Amras and Amrod, also known as the Hunters Since Fëanor died in an early battle, his sons were the driving force behind the ensuing wars. Their heroism was great and they were mighty leaders and foes of Morgoth, but because of the Oath of Fëanor (which they all swore) their actions were also sometimes evil. Several versions of the Oath of Fëanor were written by Tolkien: the latest, appearing in the ''Annals of Aman'', is: The Oath of the Fëanorians Be he foe or friend, be he foul or clean, brood of Morgoth or bright Vala, Elda or Maia or Aftercomer, Man yet unborn upon Middle-earth, neither law, nor love, nor league of swords, dread nor danger, not Doom itself, shall defend him from Fëanor, and Fëanor's kin, whoso hideth or hoardeth, or in hand taketh, finding keepeth or afar casteth a Silmaril. This swear we all: death we will deal him ere Day's ending, woe unto world's end! Our word hear thou, Eru Allfather! To the everlasting Darkness doom us if our deed faileth. On the holy mountain hear in witness and our vow remember, Manwë and Varda! Vanda Fëanáró Nossëo Nai kotumo ar nilmo, kalima Vala thauza ar poika, Moringothonna, Elda ar Maiya ar Apanóna, Endóressë Atan sin únóna, ilar thanyë, ilar melmë, ilar malkazon sammë, osta ilar harwë, lau Ambar tana, só-thauruvá Fëanárollo, ar Fëanáró nossello, iman askalyá ar charyá, ar mi kambë mapá, herá hirala ar haiya hatá Silmarillë. Sí vandalmë ilyai: unqualé son antávalmë mennai Aurë-mettá, qualmé ten'Ambar-mettá! Quettalman lasta, Eru Ilúvatar! Oiyámórenna mé-quetamartya írë queluvá tyardalma. Ainorontessë tirtassë lasta ar lma-vandá enyalaz, Varda Manwë! (Translation to original Quenya by (Milan Rezac )) None of them survived the First Age. Because of the nature of their Oath—that they would not permit ''anyone'' else to have the Silmarils, not even other Elves—their deaths were generally not in battle with Morgoth but rather in desperate, Oath-driven assaults on other Elves. The only three not killed in such a manner were Maedhros and Maglor, who killed themselves at the very end of the First Age, and – in ''The Peoples of Middle-earth'' – Amrod, who perished at Losgar by a terrible accident.〔"...In the morning (the burning of the ships ) the host was mustered, but of Fëanor’s seven sons only six were to be found. Then Ambarussa went pale with fear. ‘Did you not then rouse Ambarussa my brother (whom you called Ambarto)?’ he said. ‘He would not come ashore to sleep (he said) in discomfort.’ But it is thought (and no doubt Fëanor guessed this also) that it was in the mind of Ambarto to sail his ship back () and rejoin Nerdanel; for he had been much () by the deed of his father." ().〕 In the published ''Silmarillion'', though, Amrod is killed along with Amras when they, along with Maedhros and Maglor, attack the refugee camp near the Mouths of Sirion. Maglor's suicide appears in ''The Lay of Leithian Recommenced'', dating from the 1950s; in the published ''Silmarillion'', based on 1930s texts, Maglor survives only to wander despondently alone along the shores of Middle-earth. Maglor, Caranthir, and Curufin were married, but only Curufin is known to have had a child. Curufin's son was Celebrimbor, the only grandson of Fëanor. Although Beleriand sunk at the end of the First Age, Celebrimbor, last of the House of Fëanor, ruled a part of the Noldorin Elves in Eregion during the Second Age. who collaborated with Annatar (whom he did not know to be Sauron in disguise) to create the Rings of Power. However, the Three Rings, which were the greatest Rings except for Sauron's One, Celebrimbor forged alone in secret. But the Three were nonetheless subject to the authority of the One, which Sauron had forged alone in secret. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「House of Finwë」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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