𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬

I have so many different feelings about Turgon. When I first read the Silmarillion, I was very angry at Turgon for "abandoning" his father and brother and basically vanish for a few hundred years. And then I was even more angry at him for staying in Gondolin. But as I reread the Silmarillion for the xth time and read all the other versions of his tale, my feelings changed. First to puzzlement, that so many heroes like Glorfindel, Ecthelion, all the Gondolimdrim basically would follow Turgon, then later to pity at his loss and eventually understanding, that he was the one to take on that burden to exile himself for the sake of his people. Okay, he wasn't completely alone, he had Idril and Aredhel, and all the badass lords. But then if you think about it, he never saw his best friend Finrod again and never had the joy of going hunting with his family again... pretty sad. He is probably not my absolute favorite elf (Because Glorfindel exists), but the Fall of Gondolin is definitely my favorite story. I just wanted to show you my rendition of Turgon, why am I writing a mini-essay for my not favorite elf?! Anyway, enjoy. XD (I guess Argon or Aredhel is next.)