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I came to think about something which I don't think deserves its own thread. I post it here because it relates to the topic and because I'd like to revive this thread.
Why were Feanor's sons distributed over the March of Maedhros as they were? I especially wonder about Maglor, Celegorm and Curufin.
The Gap of Maglor was the most vulnerable spot of the whole siege of Angband. Yet Maglor defended it alone. Wouldn't it have made sense to put Celegorm and Curufin together at this point?
On the other hand, Maedhros planned to keep his brothers away from their cousins for the sake of everyone's peace. Celegorm and Curufin were two of those who Maedhros had to worry most about, yet they are the ones who live most west. Why not have Maglor here?
Also, this way it would have been Maglor who fled to Nargothrond, and many things would have come to pass in a different way in that realm.
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