Inglor

Inglor was the name of a Ñoldor Elf who was the father of Gildor Inglorion.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, ch. III: "Three is Company"
==History==
The name Inglor appears in Inglorion, a patronym used by Gildor when introducing himself to Frodo Baggins.
==Etymology==
Inglor is a name in Sindarin meaning "heart-gold" or "heart of gold", consisting of ind ("some particular purpose or intention of an individual; heart") from the root id-,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pgs. 361 (entry "ID-"), 368 (entry "LAW") glaur ("gold [light or colour]") from the root law, and the root ir ("desire, long for").
Inglor was at one point a Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ingalaurë, which was Finarfin's mother-name.Parma Eldalamberon XVII, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", pg. 118
==In other versions==
In earlier versions of the legendarium, Finrod was known as Inglor Felagund while his father, Finarfin, was known as Finrod.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: "The Quenta", Appendix 1: "Fragments of a translation of The Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English, made by Ælfwine or Eriol; together with Old English equivalents of Elvish names", pg. 213
Though Inglor was once an alternate name for Finrod, it is impossible for Gildor Inglorion to be his son since Finrod never married because his lover, the Vanya Elf Amarië, remained in Valinor while he went to Middle-earth.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion: "Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
==References==
 
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