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Genuinely think that all discourse about the feanorians can be solved by rereading the silm bc every 5 lines jirt makes it clear that it’s canonically their fault. Yes, even Alqualondë.
I was contemplating the problem of Elvish class society in Valinor in a post-scarcity world and realised there are a couple of clues in the Silm text that point to where class shifts from what Tolkien considers a harmless hierarchy* in a land where Elves are so rich there is diamond dust in the streets and the Noldor are giving the Teleri so many jewels they scatter them on their beaches; to one that creates concepts of entitlements, possession / ownership, debt and therefore the underpinnings of a war society.
High princes were Fëanor and Fingolfin, the elder sons of Finwë, honoured by all in Aman; but now they grew proud and jealous each of his rights and his possessions. .... And when Melkor saw that these lies were smouldering, and that pride and anger were awake among the Noldor, he spoke to them concerning weapons; and in that time the Noldor began the smithying of swords and axes and spears. Shields also they made displaying the tokens of many houses and kindreds that vied one with another; and these only they wore abroad, and of other weapons they did not speak, for each believed that he alone had received the warning.
The language of rights and possessions is interesting here, especially in context of proud and jealous. proud and jealous ofc suggest the establishment of barriers, of enclosure and fencing to prevent the blurring of boundaries and borders that denote "ownership" and therefore "possession". It also denotes a move from having wealth because this is a land of abundance, to displaying wealth as a means of status - which we can understand to mean that the accrual of more wealth than others becomes vital. In a land where hard work is immaterial to the gain of any wealth, we can infer that more wealth is generated by the process of creating scarcity: hoarding jewels (as Feanor does with the Silmarils & other jewels, later on), hoarding land, hoarding other natural resources, closing them off to public access and use. This scarcity must be artificially maintained, which means new laws to enforce new structures and to maintain a rigidity and separation between class structures, rather than allow permeability and mobility.
The language of rights also suggests several possibilities. One is the "rights" of a mere prince versus a crown prince, which I delved into more over here, so I won't go over it again. The other possibility is also the rights of a "lord" over his "following", not only in terms of obedience or nebulous "support", but specifically in commanding various feudal duties or aids: e.g. paying various fees and tributes, having the responsibility to raise a certain number of soldiers (or other resources; most likely swords / bows / axes atp), commanding various services etc. until this moment, we have a sense of the Elves as open-handed and generous creatures, who are happy to share without a second thought. Now we have this preoccupation with rights, which ofc raises the question of "whose rights"? And therefore, also, whether a prince and a commoner will have similar rights? If so, what distinguishes a prince from a commoner? What confers on him greater power and status in this society?
The natural fallout of this hardening of a class system into something that relies on delineating rights and possession (i.e. ownership) is the need to enforce these rights and ownership. The quick segue in the narrative into the accusation of theft and usurpation and therefore, into forging weapons, suggests that in addition to the inference we can make that new laws had to be created, force and violence is now seen as a possible avenue for enforcing these rights, entitlements and ownership. No one has to use it yet, because this is still at a nascent stage in a society where generosity rather than hoarding control has been operative; but it is beginning to emerge. It also means this is the point at which in Noldor society, a series of exceptions are being created and seeded: violence is wrong, except when it is a means of enforcing rights, ownership and entitlements. In doing so, it necessarily produces a subject against whom violence can be wielded, and whom it would be just to wield violence against: in other words, a subject who is less than the person who can claim to have faced an infringment on their rights, entitlements or ownership.
“Maglor’s canonical wife” this “Maglor’s canonical wife” that. I raise you this: Maglor’s many awkward situationships with people he ended up on the opposite side of kinslayings. This all culminates in him marrying Daeron, getting divorced, and then remarrying after 3 ages.
Elenwë Headcanons and Thoughts about why Turgon went across the Ice
The question of why, exactly, Turgon leaves Aman with his daughter and wife in tow is thorny. More than any of Fingolfin’s children, he is the only one to stick by his father in condemning Fëanor’s oath, and generally express reluctance to leave Aman (Fingon does not lmao but also chooses to shut up at this juncture as opposed to gainsay his dad in public).
So why the about-face? How does Turgon end up on the Grinding Ice, bitterly pursuing the road, as opposed to turning back with Finarfin and his host when the option presents itself? And more importantly, why is his family coming with him on the no doubt perilous journey?

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not only do i think huan was right to leave celegorm, i love that he does. i love that in a story called release from bondage, it is the animalized character who refuses to be accomplice to abduction, imprisonment, and planned rape. i love that loyalty framed as blind and unconditional is neither. i love that huan, who has seen celegorm grow up and watched him forming himself into something monstrous, will not follow him indefinitely, and judges him when no one else in his society will. can there be grief and hurt and sorrow on both sides? yes, although i think for celegorm it’s at this point mostly anger and resentment. but framing huan’s “betrayal” as just mean and nasty and selfish and based in ainur4ainur sentiment removes the vital context in which the action occurs. is it betrayal to reject the harming of another? is it betrayal to walk out on an attempted rape? whose suffering are we prioritizing here?
the best thing a man can be is gay and suicidal and miserable and utterly unlikable and unpleasant to be around and prone to addiction and abused and traumatized and not breaking the cycle and
Quotes about Thingol’s alliance/friendship with the Dwarves:
“Ever cool was the friendship between the Naugrim and the Eldar, though much profit they had one of the other; but at that time those griefs that lay between them had not yet come to pass, and King Thingol welcomed them.”
“He took thought therefore how he should make for himself a kingly dwelling, and a place that should be strong, if evil were to awake again in Middle-earth; and he sought aid and counsel of the Dwarves of Belegost. They gave it willingly, for they were unwearied in those days and eager for new works; and though the Dwarves ever demanded a price for all that they did, whether with delight or with toil, at this time they held themselves paid. For Melian taught them much that they were eager to learn, and Thingol rewarded them with many fair pearls.”
“Therefore the Naugrim laboured long and gladly for Thingol, and devised for him mansions after the fashion of their people, delved deep in the earth.”
“And when the building of Menegroth was achieved, and there was peace in the realm of Thingol and Melian, the Naugrim yet came ever and anon over the mountains and went in traffic about the lands.”
“But as the third age of the captivity of Melkor drew on, the Dwarves became troubled, and they spoke to King Thingol, saying that the Valar had not rooted out utterly the evils of the North.”
“Therefore Thingol took thought for arms, which before his people had not needed, and these at first the Naugrim smithied for him.”
“Their smithcraft indeed the Sindar soon learned of them.”
“Daeron the Minstrel, chief loremaster of the kingdom of Thingol, devised his Runes; and the Naugrim that came to Thingol learned them, and were well-pleased with the device.”
*Note: “Naugrim” means “stunted people.” Yeah… the Sindar and Noldor were pretty insensitive about naming other groups, weren’t they?*
Even Celeborn references the old friendship between the Dwarves and Iathrim:
"'Welcome Gimli son of Gloin! It is long indeed since we saw one of Durin’s folk in Caras Galadhon. But today we have broken our long law. May it be a sign that though the world is now dark, better days are at hand, and that friendship shall be renewed between our peoples.' Gimli bowed low."
Donning my "Thingol's lawyer" cap because I once again came across a fic that blamed him for not fighting Morgoth.
First of all, Thingol did fight Morgoth, while the Noldor were busy murdering and stealing and betraying each other. He allied with the Laiquendi, Falathrim, and Dwarves to battle Morgoth's forces. You could almost call it... a Union! And his army won a partial victory without special Tree-light powers. But by the time the Noldor came, he'd retreated because his forces were decimated (and he had no idea that "help" was coming). That, coupled with the remaining Laiquendi refusing to fight, means that Doriath likely did not have much of a standing army. The Noldor arrived under mysterious circumstances, were secretive yet clearly showed internal factions, highly militarized, had explicit intentions to rule Beleriand without regard for the Sindar who already lived there, and insulted Thingol in a specifically racial manner. Not off to a great start! And then he learned about the Kinslaying and Doom of Mandos that they hid for decades!! The Doom that specifically states: "On the House of Fëanor the wrath of the Valar lieth from the West unto the uttermost East, and upon all that will follow them it shall be laid also... To evil end shall all things turn that they begin well; and by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason, shall this come to pass. The Dispossessed shall they be forever." So, from the beginning of the First Age, Thingol was surrounded by Noldorin warlords, half of whom posed an implicit threat to him and his people, and he lacked the material power to keep them in check. He lacked that power because he fought Morgoth and suffered heavy losses. Even so, he sent his Marchwardens to aid the Haladin and welcomed refugees from the Bragollach. I take the quote: "The most part of the Grey-elves fled south and forsook the northern war; many were received into Doriath, and the kingdom and strength of Thingol grew greater in that time" to mean that at that point, Doriath did have more manpower, but I'm not sure how many were willing to fight. Thingol then set the Silmaril quest. That was stupid. He should not have done that. But let's look at what happened: Luthien was kidnapped and assaulted, Finrod was usurped, and the implicit threat became explicit. This is the background for his (and most of Doriath's) refusal to join the Nirnaeth. I'll let the text speak for itself. "From Doriath came little help. For Maedhros and his brothers, being constrained by their oath, had before sent to Thingol and reminded him with haughty words of their claim, summoning him to yield the Silmaril, or become their enemy. Melian counselled him to surrender it; but the words of the sons of Fëanor were proud and threatening, and Thingol was filled with anger, thinking of the anguish of Lúthien and the blood of Beren whereby the jewel had been won, despite the malice of Celegorm and Curufin. And every day that he looked upon the Silmaril the more he desired to keep it forever; for such was its power. Therefore he sent back the messengers with scornful words. Maedhros made no answer, for he had now begun to devise the league and union of the Elves; but Celegorm and Curufin vowed openly to slay Thingol and destroy his people, if they came victorious from war, and the jewel were not surrendered of free will. Then Thingol fortified the marches of his realm, and went not to war, nor any out of Doriath save Mablung and Beleg, who were unwilling to have no part in these great deeds. To them Thingol gave leave to go, so long as they served not the sons of Fëanor; and they joined themselves to the host of Fingon." [[Yes, he should have listened to Melian, but I'm not going to equate his stubbornness and foolishness with the Feanorians' open threats of another kinslaying.]] Moreover, Thingol knew that only the Valar could defeat Morgoth, and he may have heard from Cirdan that Turgon was trying to send mariners back to Valinor for aid. And to recap: he knew about the Doom of Mandos and the risk of being entrapped in it. He was blind to the fact that he was already entrapped by the Oath but, well, I never claimed he was perfect.
TDLR; there was absolutely no reason for Thingol to join the Union of Maedhros and, even if he had, they still wouldn't have won. He most definitely made mistakes and did some horrible things- "abandoning Beleriand" was not one of them.
Lol I just realized that part of my post could have been summed up in the fandom's fave quote: "A king is he that can hold his own, or else his title is vain. Thingol does but grant us lands where his power does not run." Which is objectively true, but fans tend to forget the reason why he had no control over those lands and genuinely think he never resisted Morgoth. They also forget that he brought everyone who was able and willing to come with him when he withdrew behind the Girdle.
Besides, a closer reading of the full quote makes it clear that it comes from the same ideology that underlies Feanor's comments to the Teleri -> "In huts on the beaches would you be dwelling still, had not the Noldor carved out your haven and toiled upon your walls." and Turgon's to Eol -> "By the swords of the Noldor alone are your sunless woods defended. Your freedom to wander there wild you owe to my kin; and but for them long since you would have laboured in thraldom in the pits of Angband."

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no bcs like i genuinely think if you stole a rock from the literal primordial evil father of lies and died in the process. i think your granddaughter gets to flip off the guys who show up to her after NOT attempting to steal the remaining two rocks. even if their dad made them. especially after they razed her land and killed her family. like i think she deserves to tell them to stick it up their ass
like whatever, i guess we can side eye dior. (did i mention one of them attempted to rape his mom?) but like. the NERVE to show up in sirion demanding the fucking rock. i wish elwing had a gun to shoot them in the face
since he is my fave feanorian, what do you think of maglor and also its REALLY important and is the only solution to save the world, would you perhaps marry or fuck maglor, just asking for a friend.
maglor to me is a case of moral clarity coupled with the complete lack of a spine to do anything meaningful about it. i don't think his heart was ever fully in the oath, and if it was, he grew disillusioned pretty quickly. he doesn't change very substantially across his arc either; he's almost always in the shadow of his brothers' ambitions and just allows himself to get swept along in the tide of things. he can lead, but unlike maedhros he can only ever do so for others' designs; like maedhros he's a coward, but in a different way. and just like maedhros, i fear his fanon version has also thoroughly disenchanted me to him :')
as for the second question hfkjsdhkfdsh...... i GUESS i'd marry him if the world was at stake since the tolkienverse espouses selflessness 🙄🙄🙄 he's going in the cuck chair tho
sometimes you really do need others' stupidity to shake you out of yours bc i used to be such a thingol hater and then one day i found myself stumbling across "here's why thingol is undeniably 100% the worst father in the silmarillion" and "here's why the fall of doriath and the third kinslaying are all because of thingol" and "here's why thingol is racist to the impoverished oppressed refugee noldorin exiles" and i had to sit back and go hm. ykw it gets to a point
The reason Earendil is a paradigm-shifting character who succeeds in lifting the Doom of the Noldor is because unlike the rest of the Finweans he's a) gainfully employed (sailor) and b) his wife loves him send tweet
where's that post about having to handhold other fans to explain to them that a woman reminding them of their shitty female relative/teacher is not grounds for character analysis

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I’ve curated my silm content so much that I always get shocked whenever I see ooc kidnap fam content/earendil and elwing hate…. Life can be scary sometimes
celegorm would beat one out to fantasizing about dior calling him daddy