Gil-Galad's father according to Silm was Fingon.
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Perhaps it is all coincidence that she was the only survivor from her line (again, I am aware of Maglor!) and that through Celebrian and Arwen, only her biological legacy truly lived on into the FA, the only fully documented line to run through the whole story.
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No, the line of Turgon (and thus Fingolfin) continued into the fourth age as well. Turgon's daughter was Idril. Her son was Earendil, the father of Elrond. So the line of Telcontar merged the lines of Fingolfin and Finarfin.
I don't have my copy of the Letters on me at the moment, but I know Tolkien did mention that in his mythology Galadriel was associated with the Virgin Mary. Because of this he needed to keep her actions pure, so she could be a figure of respect and almost veneration for men. Thus, she stayed out of the great events of the first age (mostly) and out of harm's way. The later varied accounts of her crossing to Middle-Earth are reworked in order to make her fit better with this conception. I would say this has a
lot to do with her survival, seeing how if you aren't involved in wars and such, you have much less chance of getting killed.
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All three died sadly, and I would say that of the three sons of Finwe, it was Fingolfin's children who were possibly the most noble, kind and selfless.
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I would without hesitation have said that Finarfin's son Finrod Felagund was the most noble, kind and selfless of the descendants of Finwe. His actions toward the people of Beor which earned him the name Nom "wisdom", his aid to Beren in which he knew he'd lose his life and yet continued, both are factors in his favor in this contest. One of his titles was even "Friend of Men". Just my two cents on the matter.
Very interesting thoughts. Pardon for the disorganization of mine, it's little late for me.
Sophia