Amrod

Amrod was the second-youngest of the seven sons of Fëanor, son of Finwë.
== Biography ==
Amrod and his younger brother, Amras, were born during the Years of the Trees in Valinor. In the rebellion of the Ñoldor, Amrod and his brothers swore the Oath of Fëanor.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor" Before they left for Middle-earth, Nerdanel Amrod's mother begged Fëanor to leave her two youngest son with him or at least one of them. Fëanor refused her, and Nerdanel prophesied that one of them will not set foot on Middle-earth. In fact, Amrod died during the Burning of the ships at Losgar.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
In accordance to The Silmarillion, Amrod and his six brothers rescued their father during the Dagor-nuin-Giliath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor" He had also held the lands of Estolad with his brother.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West" In FA 538, Amrod and Amras died during the Third Kinslaying at the Havens of Sirion.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
== Etymology ==
Amrod's father-name was Telufinwë, meaning "Last Finwë", most likely from Quenya tella ("hindmost, last").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" The short form of this name is Telvo. Originally, his mother-name was Ambarussa, "Top-russet", from amba ("upwards"). When Fëanor insisted on different names for the twins, Nerdanel named Amrod Umbarto, "the Fated". Fëanor later changed it to Ambarto, "Upwards-exalted", from amba and arta ("exalted, lofty").
=== Other names ===
In earlier versions, Amrod was given the name Damrod,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, VII: "The Flight of the Noldoli" eventually a name for someone else.
In Old English, Amrod's name is Deormod "the Brave-hearted".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: "The Quenta", Appendix 1: Translation of Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In The Peoples of Middle-earth, when arriving in Middle-earth, Fëanor had roused his sons to burn the ships. Yet in the morning, Amras noticed the absence of his twin brother Amrod and asked for him. Amras explained to his father Fëanor that Amrod did not sleep on the ground in great discomfort but slept instead in one of the ships. Then in great dread, Fëanor perceived that his son Amrod had wished to sail back and rejoin his mother Nerdanel in Valinor but the ships had all been burnt now with his son in one of them. Thus sadly, Amrod perished there in Losgar when the ships had been set to fire by the command of his father. And none dared to speak to Fëanor about this matter afterward.
It was mentioned that Amrod and his twin brother Amras remained alike, but eventually Amrod, the elder of the two, grew darker in hair. It was also said that among his twin-sons, Fëanor held Amrod to be more dear to him.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓምሮድ
Arabic 	أمرود
Armenian 	Ամրոդ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Амрод
Bengali 	আমরোদ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Амрод
Catalan 	Àmrod
Chinese (Hong Kong)	安羅德
Georgian 	ამროდი
Greek 	Άμροντ
Gujarati 	અમરોદ
Hebrew 	אמרוד
Hindi 	अमरोद
Japanese 	アムロド
Kannada 	ಅಮ್ರೋಡ್
Kazakh 	Амрод (Cyrillic) Amrod (Latin)
Korean 	암로드
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Амрод
Macedonian Cyrillic	Амрод
Marathi 	अमरोड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Амрод
Nepalese 	आम्रोद
Persian 	آمرود
Punjabi 	ਅਮ੍ਰੋਦ
Russian 	Амрод
Sanskrit 	आम्रोद्
Serbian 	Амрод (Cyrillic) Amrod (Latin)
Sinhalese 	අම්රොඩ්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Амрод
Tamil 	அம்ரோத்
Telugu 	అంరోడ్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Амрод
Urdu 	امرود ?
Uzbek 	Амрод (Cyrillic) Amrod (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַמראָד
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