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Originally Posted by Pitchwife
Running with the comparison/juxtaposition of Tuor and Turin, Voronwë is Tuor's Beleg - an elf who risked everything for the sake of his friendship with a mortal; and unlike his counterpart in the other tale, his friendship and trust was vindicated and rewarded.
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I don't know that I agree with the comparison between Voronwë and Beleg.
The latter became Túrin's friend naturally, through an association of many years.
On the other hand, Voronwë really wasn't a friend at all. He was placed in Tuor's path by Ulmo, and intended as a guide for Tuor to Gondolin. It wasn't until Voronwë heard Ulmo's words through Tuor's mouth:
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"Will Turgon forget that which [Ulmo] spoke to him of old: Remember that the last hope of the Noldor cometh from the Sea? Or again: When peril is nigh one shall come from Nevrast to warn thee"?
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Before Tuor said that, Voronwë had at first refused to lead Tuor to Gondolin.
So, I think Voronwë was less a friend to Tuor, and more a wise Elf recognizing and accepting his own part in matters above his pay grade.