Birth dates of Fingon and Maedhros

[mirien]

Alright, I'm asking for people's theories on this. I have an idea for a fic, but I need their relative ages and after scouring all the sources I know, I still can't pin it down. I have my own theory, but I'm curious as to what other people think. I'm also too impatient to start comparing their parents' marriage dates and speculating. So, anyone got

Comments

[enismirdal]

I think I heard somewhere that Maedhros was likely to be closer to Fingolfin's age than Fingon's, i.e. a lot older. I guess this sort of makes sense, considering Feanor married young so could have produced Maedhros soon after, whilst Finwe had to remarry, produce Fingolfin-the-sprog, Fingolfin had to grow up and marry himself before Fingon would have arrived on the scene.

Alas, I can't back this up with source material unless there's something on the Tolkien Timeline that I missed!

[mirien]

Hmmm, damn, you could also be right. But I have to admit, I'm leaning toward them being closer in age here, mostly because it suits my purposes for the fic.I suppose that's one of the advantages to Tolkien's sometimes notorious information gaps!

*huggles you anyway in thank you*

Eru help me I'm going to write the Fëanorians without any angst. *wibbles*

[fanged_geranium]

Maedhros is definitely younger than Fingolfin (b. 1190) and probably younger than Finarfin (b. 1230). There is a possibility that he is younger than Turgon (b. 1300) but that only occurs in HoME IV, and may well refer to Fingon rather than Turgon because Fingon was high king for such a short time.

[enismirdal]

Maedhros is younger that Fingolfin for when he turns over the kingship of the Noldor to Fingolfin he calls him "the eldest of our house and not the least wise".

Ellie

[fanged_geranium]

And that was the quote I was too lazy to type out!

[sirielle]

Maedhros younger than Turgon (Fingon)!? Uh, that ruins a part of my believes, but brings much more nice possibilities of their friendship :D I'm so much in love with Ivanneth's 'The Follower' so I never questioned that Maedhros was 100 years older than Fingon!

[fanged_geranium]

Maedhros younger than Turgon (Fingon)!? Uh, that ruins a part of my believes, but brings much more nice possibilities of their friendship :D

It's very much only a possibility, but I'd like to see it included in a fic or two, for variety!

I'm so much in love with Ivanneth's 'The Follower' so I never questioned that Maedhros was 100 years older than Fingon!

I haven't read that one. Do you have a link for it?

[sirielle]

This is masterpiece! I love the story and can't wait for the continuation - Ivanneth is still working on it :) Here they are: 'The Follower' and 'Ill Chance or Strange Fates', which happens during 'The follower' (but further in time). Plus two other stories. Enjoy :)

[fanged_geranium]

Thanks - I hope she writes more soon!