Well actually.. with an extra 8000 Elves who knows... because we dont exactly have numbers to work with. But I have to say, Voralphion is probably right. The city was taken at unawares with all its defense known because of my namesake :P
However I did not see how Maeglin could have led the attack from within as it said in the Silmarillion. Surely the Elves under his command would not slay their own kin, even if they were Maeglin's personal protege...
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