The Ring of Barahir

The Ring of Barahir actually has a really interesting history!  It starts way, way back in the First Age, with Finrod Felagund, King of Nargothrond.  The ring was originally his, and he gave it to Barahir, Lord of the House of Beor.  They had fought together in the Dagor Bragollach, and Finrod was surrounded by…

Aegnor, Andreth, and the Enemy

Okay, so a quick bit of backstory: Aegnor was one of the sons of Finarfin and a lord of Beleriand in the First Age. He met and fell in love with the mortal woman Andreth, but since he knew that such a relationship was doomed to end in tragedy, he refused to marry her and…

I remember hearing that Aegnor decided never to be reembodied, because he did not want to live in a world without Andreth. However, I can’t seem to find a quote supporting that. I really want to know if it’s true. Do you know?

I can’t remember if it’s said more plainly somewhere else, but in the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, Finrod says: For thy sake now he will never take the hand of any bride of his own kindred, but live alone to the end, remembering the morning in the hills of Dorthonion. But too soon in the North-…