Argon

Argon was the fourth child and the youngest son of Fingolfin, the High King of the Ñoldor in Beleriand. He was one of the mighty Prince of the Ñoldor in Tirion, Valinor. Furthermore, Argon grew up in Valinor, until later, the Ñoldor went into exile for Middle-earth where he journeyed with his father Fingolfin and his siblings.
== Biography ==
Argon was therefore the last child and the third son of Fingolfin and Anairë who was also of the Ñoldor. Argon was the younger brother of Fingon, Turgon, and Aredhel his elder sister. He was most likely born in Tirion during the Years of the Trees. He was described to be the tallest of his brothers and most impetuous. He followed his father through Helcaraxë and set foot on Middle-earth during the First Age. During the Battle of Lhammoth, Argon hewed a path through the foes and killed the Orc captain, before he himself was slain.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
Argon was less than 1381 years old when he was killed - a young age for an Elf. His death was the first signs of the Doom of Mandos.
== Etymology ==
Arakáno thus never received a true Sindarin name, but Argon was later devised for him in the records. It is recorded that this later became a popular name under the Eldar. His Quenya name was Arakáno ("High Commander"), named so partially for his character.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Notes
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
Argon does not appear in the published The Silmarillion at all, as he only came to light in very late writings by Tolkien. His death has been changed twice; Tolkien intended for Argon to die during the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, but then later changed it to Argon perishing while crossing the Helcaraxë.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	أرغون
Armenian 	Արգոն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аргон
Bengali 	আর্গন
Bhojpuri 	आर्गन
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Аргон
Chinese (Hong Kong)	亞岡
Georgian 	არგონი
Greek 	Αργόν
Gujarati 	આર્ગોન
Hebrew 	ארגון
Hindi 	आर्गन
Japanese 	アルゴン
Kannada 	ಆರ್ಗಾನ್
Kazakh 	Аргон (Cyrillic) Argon (Latin)
Korean 	아르곤
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аргон
Macedonian Cyrillic	Аргон
Marathi 	आरगॉन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аргон
Nepalese 	आर्गन
Odia 	ଆର୍ଗନ
Persian 	آرگون
Punjabi 	ਆਰਗਾਨ
آرگون (Western)
Russian 	Аргон
Sanskrit 	आर्गन
Serbian 	Аргон (Cyrillic) Argon (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආගන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аргон
Tamil 	ஆர்கான்
Telugu 	ఆర్గాన్
Thai 	อาร์กอน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Аргон
Yiddish 	ארגאן
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