Finwë is the father of Fëanor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.
Finwë was the first king of the Noldor, one of the clans of Elves. He had three sons who became central figures in the history of the First Age: Fëanor, Fingolfin, and Finarfin. Fëanor was Finwë’s eldest son and the creator of the Silmarils, the jewels at the heart of much of the mythology.
Finwë’s death at the hands of Morgoth was a decisive event. It helped drive Fëanor to swear his destructive oath and lead the Noldor out of Valinor in pursuit of Morgoth and the stolen Silmarils.
The names in this family are easy to confuse because Fingolfin and Finarfin are also Finwë’s sons. Thingol, by contrast, was a separate Elven king associated with Doriath and was not Finwë’s child.