Maglor

Maglor
Tolkien's legendarium character
Aliases	Kanafinwë (Kano) Makalaurë
Race	Elves
Book(s)	The Silmarillion

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Maglor (IPA: [ˈmaɡlor]) is a fictional character, the second son of Fëanor and Nerdanel. Born in the Years of the Trees, his final fate is unknown. He was one of the greatest poets and bards of the Elves and was said to have inherited more of his mother's gentler temperament.

Maglor is a Sindarin rendering of his Quenya mother name Makalaurë (or Macalaurë), which means "Gold-cleaver" — alluding to his skill with the harp, and possibly the power of his voice. (He was also known as "Strong-voiced" and "the Mighty Singer".) The meaning behind Maglor's father name, Kanafinwë (or Canafinwë), is uncertain, but probably contains the prefix kana/o (commanding) + Finwë.

As with the other Sons of Fëanor, Maglor was bound by the Oath of Fëanor to recover his father's Silmarils, from whoever possessed them, as the jewels had been stolen by the Dark Lord Morgoth. This oath took Fëanor and his seven sons to Middle-earth during the First Age where the sons established realms in exile, waged war against the armies of Morgoth, fought their own Elvish kind, and eventually brought ruin upon themselves and their followers.

Maglor was briefly the leader of the Fëanorians after Fëanor had died in Dagor-nuin-Giliath and his oldest son Maedhros had been imprisoned by Morgoth after he was trapped and captured in a phoney parley. It is not known if Maglor tried to rescue his elder brother. Under his leadership, the Noldor built a fortified camp on the northern shore of Lake Mithrim, after Maglor had refused Morgoth's demands. The Noldor had their first contact with the Grey-elves and the Falathrim during this, and these meetings were "glad".

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