Fingon the valiant?

[Elemmírë]

Originally Posted by Durin1

Artanis, although you are correct to point out that "kano" is more clearly interpreted as "commander/commanding", I would argue that it could also denote as valiant in a generalised sense (as many of Tolkien's words do).

...although i'll stand corrected if I am totally wrong!

But Turgon was Turukano... and I don't remember hearing him referred to as "the Valiant"

Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

Maybe some vailent acts during the firts kinslaying.

*shudders* That is an interpretation...

My thoughts on the matter (and I definitely could be wrong here) are that he was not called "Fingon the Valiant" in Valinor. First of all, Fingon wasn't a name he used until coming to Beleriand, so the use of the Sindarised forms of the names in the first part of the Silmarillion is obviously something that would have been added afterwards. Is it so impossible that the title was added afterwards as well, in response to deeds he did not yet do (such as the rescue of Maedhros) that were, all the same, known to whoever was recounting the story?