The name means “cruel fire” (Sind. from Quen.
Aikanáro).
Aegnor was the fourth
son
of Finarfin, who held together with his brother Angrod the northern slopes
of
Dorthonion, where they were slain in the Dagor Bragollach, as they bore the brunt of
the
assault of Glaurung and the balrogs.
Reference: Silmarillion
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