Hmm I had never thought of it much.
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I don’t normally draw connections between the text and the author’s biography
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Neither do I, but...
I don't know a lot about Tolkien's childhood, but if I'm not mistaken his own father died when he was three. Perhaps this had an profound effect on his ficitonal fathers. Quite a few of my friends in the real world have divorced parents and my best friend's father died when he was in fifth grade. I know that they have (hidden) thoughts of jealousy when my dad takes us tobogganing or to a theme park, or other stuff with the group of friends. While this doesn't quite explain everything, it seems quite plausible that the lack of a father in young Tolkien's life made big difference in his writing. I wouldn't to theorize on things like hidden anger against those who do have fathers, but it could be true.
O and by the way...
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Elrond and Turgon, for example, made things pretty sticky for Aragorn and Beren
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It was Thingol who had the beef with Beren.
Turgon rather liked the thought of Tuor marrying Idril. It's okay, even the best of us make mistakes. Wait a sec, you
are one of the best of us.
