Argon

Much of this article relates to the later versions of the legendarium, and as such may contain discrepancies with The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, and The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle. See LOTR:Canon for a discussion. This subject's portrayal in earlier or alternative versions is discussed in the In other versions section.

Argon
Biographical information
Other names	Arakáno
Titles	Prince of the Ñoldor
Birth	After YT 1362
Death	FA 1
Realms	Tirion
Spouse	None
Weapon	Sword
Physical description
Race	Elves
Gender	Male
Height	Tallest of his siblings
Hair	Possibly dark
Culture	Ñoldor (House of Fingolfin)

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

From left to right: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon

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.

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.

House of Fingolfin

Finwë

Indis

Findis

Fingolfin

Anairë

Irimë

Finarfin

Fingon

Turgon

Elenwë

Aredhel

Eöl

Argon

Idril

Tuor

Maeglin

Eärendil

Elwing

Elrond

Elros

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