You can't really blame Maeglin's going wrong on Eol's treatment. There are plenty of people in our world who are abused both emotionally and physically as children, and most of them turn out alright. Besides, Idril's father (I just forgot his name [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) treated him like a son and more than made up for the mental poisoning he suffered under his father's hand.
[ June 06, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ]
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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