Finduilas Character Analysis in The Silmarillion

The daughter of the elf Orodreth, Finduilas falls in love with Túrin when he arrives in Nargothrond. Though, by rescuing her when Nargothrond is sacked, Túrin could have avoided his fate of accidentally marrying his sister Nienor, Glaurung tricks him into abandoning her. When the orcs are attacked by the men of Brethil, they kill their captives rather than allowing them to be rescued, and Finduilas leaves a message for Túrin before she dies. She’s buried on the border of the forest.

Finduilas Character Timeline in The Silmarillion

The timeline below shows where the character Finduilas appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Though Finduilas, Orodreth’s daughter, had once loved Gwindor, she now falls in love with Túrin, who doesn’t... (full context)

...Gwindor loves Túrin, he regrets meeting him. He advises Túrin to leave him and save Finduilas, since she’s the only thing standing between him and his doom. The bridge Túrin built... (full context)

...his family—and stands frozen as the orcs take the women and children of Nargothrond captive. Finduilas, among them, calls out to Túrin, but Glaurung doesn’t release him until she’s gone. (full context)

...Nienor, telling him there won’t be time to save them if he stops to rescue Finduilas. Still confused by Glaurung’s spell, Túrin believes him and travels north, unaware that Glaurung was... (full context)

...his mother and sister in Doriath where they’re safe behind Melian’s Girdle and search for Finduilas. (full context)

Túrin meets the men of Brethil who fought the orc company that took Finduilas. A man named Dorlas reveals that the orcs killed their prisoners rather than allow them... (full context)

...name or “the name of any other thing,” wanders into Brethil and throws herself onto Finduilas’s grave when frightened by a storm. Túrin finds her there and takes her in. She’s... (full context)

As Túrin cries on Finduilas’s grave, unsure of what to do, he meets Mablung with a company of elves who... (full context)