Was Falathar in Middle Earth in the Second Age and the Third Age?

[Turin_Turambar]

There is very little information about the elf named Falathar. We only know that he was a follower of Finrod and was later moved to Falas. So, after fighting in the War of Wrath, did Falathar remain in Middle Earth? Or did he return to Valinor? Was Falathar in Middle Earth in the Second Age and the Third Age?

 

[Ent]

We only know that he was a follower of Finrod and was later moved to Falas

Umnhhh…if that’s all we know I’m not sure how we get more information on it.

 

[Turin_Turambar]

Umnhhh…if that’s all we know I’m not sure how we get more information on it.

We can speculate. Or we can search all the books about Middle Earth and try to get information. I already asked this question to get an idea, not to get a definitive answer.

 

[Elthir]

There is very little information about the elf named Falathar. We only know that he was a follower of Finrod and was later moved to Falas.

At the moment, I know a little more than that, and possibly a little less than that too

Falathar appears in the pre-Lord of the Rings conclusion to the Quenta Silmarillion, noted as one of the "three mariners who had sailed all the seas" beside Earendil. Earendil tells these folk, along with Elwing, to stay behind (don't set foot upon the immortal shores); and later: "And Fionwe took a boat and set therein the three mariners, and the Gods drove them away East with a great wind." JRRT, HOME V

Compare Christopher Tolkien's Silmarillion (1977): "Then at the bidding of the Valar Eonwe went to the shore of Aman, where the companions of Earendil still remained, awaiting tidings; and he took a boat, and the three mariners were set therein, and the Valar drove them away into the East with a great wind."

Anywho, I can't find any Finrod connection, unless there's something in a book somewhere that notes this without using the actual name Falathar - which I doubt, but the Tolkien corpus is quite substantial.

I see that something called The New Notion Club Archives web site currently states that a person named Falathar was: ". . . once a follower of Finrod Felagund and a soldier of Tol Sirion, later a citizen of the Falas. . ."

But my questions is: what texts are in play to arrive at this conclusion? Moreover, directly under that, the same site adds (under the heading "Speculations"): "Although Falathar's Race is never explicitly mentioned, it seems most reasonable that he was an Elf of the Falas."

Anyway, I'll consider evidence written by Tolkien of course -- but otherwise I'll shrug lazily, yawn, and go back to my nap!

 

[ZehnWaters]

At the moment, I know a little more than that, and possibly a little less than that too

Falathar appears in the pre-Lord of the Rings conclusion to the Quenta Silmarillion, noted as one of the "three mariners who had sailed all the seas" beside Earendil. Earendil tells these folk, along with Elwing, to stay behind (don't set foot upon the immortal shores); and later: "And Fionwe took a boat and set therein the three mariners, and the Gods drove them away East with a great wind." JRRT, HOME V

Compare Christopher Tolkien's Silmarillion (1977): "Then at the bidding of the Valar Eonwe went to the shore of Aman, where the companions of Earendil still remained, awaiting tidings; and he took a boat, and the three mariners were set therein, and the Valar drove them away into the East with a great wind."

Anywho, I can't find any Finrod connection, unless there's something in a book somewhere that notes this without using the actual name Falathar - which I doubt, but the Tolkien corpus is quite substantial.

I see that something called The New Notion Club Archives web site currently states that a person named Falathar was: ". . . once a follower of Finrod Felagund and a soldier of Tol Sirion, later a citizen of the Falas. . ."

But my questions is: what texts are in play to arrive at this conclusion? Moreover, directly under that, the same site adds (under the heading "Speculations"): "Although Falathar's Race is never explicitly mentioned, it seems most reasonable that he was an Elf of the Falas."

Anyway, I'll consider evidence written by Tolkien of course -- but otherwise I'll shrug lazily, yawn, and go back to my nap!

I'm not seeing any connection to Finrod either. If he's a companion of Eärendil then he was sent back to ME by the Valar but beyond that it seems he vanishes from the historical record. If an Elf he likely went back over the sea, though he could have stayed in Lindon and the Grey Havens. If a man, eventually he died.

From what I can tell, the idea that he was a companion of Finrod comes from the old MERP RPG. Hence it's inclusion in the New Notion Club Archives.