Interesting discussion of charm in a political leader. And also of the complications in this family that no other elf family ever had.
Author Reply: Thank you -- part of the task I've set myself in this story is to explore the complexities of the House of Finwë as even-handedly as possible. I think it's inevitable that he himself bore some of the responsibility for what went down, but since Tolkien seemed to view him as a good, positive figure, I'm trying to stay true to that while allowing for some flaws, too. |
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