[lord of dor-lomin]

Regarding Inderjit's question, I'd say Feanor would've been declared king of the dwarves, and dwarves from everywhere would come to see him and learn from him. He probably could've got more than half the dwarves in the world to come to Beleriand, because what he did better than anyone ever was what dwarves praised above all else.

You already said that Curufin got along with the dwarves, but also, look at Curufin's son, Celebrimbor. He was chums with the dwarves of Moria while he was alive. Remember, Celebrimbor was the one that made the three elven rings (which were pretty powerful). Just imagine how powerful an elven ring made by Feanor would be!!

I'm not sure how Feanor would've got along with men. He never got to meet them. I don't think his feelings would've been important, I think it'd be more important what men thought of him (which would determine whether or not they followed him). Just with his power and skills alone, he probably would've drawn some men to him. But also, if Feanor thought he could gain an advantage (extra strength of war), I'm sure he could suck it up and be nice even if he didn't like them too much.

Would Thingol have been more friendly to Finwe? I'd have to say yes, but I also doubt that Finwe would've barged into ME lik that. Could Finwe have held his sons in check? Yes. I know he could control Fingolfin, and I think he could pretty much keep Feanor under control because Feanor loved him so much.

[ January 14, 2003: Message edited by: lord of dor-lomin ]