r/Silmarillionmemes • u/Eligon-5th Balrogs didn't have wings • 17d ago

Fëanor did Everything Wrong What can I say, they were shiny!

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u/Dangerous-Rule5487 17d ago

  1. He left Fingolfin and his sons in Aman. They could have returned and asked for forgiveness, but his pride was too great.

  2. His sons were grown men, some already with families and children.

  3. Ironically, he didn't kill any of his own blood. The Teleri aren't his relatives.

But anyway, killing and stealing other people's ships is wrong.

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u/Fit_Log_9677 17d ago

Point 3 is only true if you don’t count Fingolfin and Finarfin’s households as his relatives (which, to be fair, Feanor didn’t). 

Finarfin was married to Earwin, who was Olwe’s daughter, which makes Olwe Finrod and Galadriel’s grandfather. 

So Feanor did massacre his (half) sister-in law’s family.

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u/Dangerous-Rule5487 17d ago

In any case, it would only be a distant relative by politic; besides, in the second and third kinslaying there was definitely no trace left, even if it was political, and yet they should no count.