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It sounded a little bad when you first read this but, imagine if Celegorm and Curufin were not there and that Finrod would have gone forth with an army of Nargothrond towards Angband. What hope would they have had against Morgoth?
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It is difficult to say what hope they might have, but any hope is split and diluted by the Oath of Fëanor as spoken by Celegorm and backed up by Curufin anyway. Even a victory would have merely brought the Doom into play again, and the Noldor would perish earlier at the hands of the Sons of Fëanor for want of the regained Silmarils. The only difference would be the force of the Valar would not be engaged in support of the Noldor, and that seems to be the difference that was needed. The Noldor were inherently split, and the dwelling of the slow but hot rebellious spirit of Celegorm and Curufin within the realm of the faithful Finrod only illustrates this in the larger scheme. The pressure against action on Celegorm's part only increased the fear of the Elves and prompted them to hide against the inevitable and act as hunted creatures. All hidden realms must one day be revealed, and the tale of the Noldorin Kings seems to be fraught with those who hide in hopes of a better day to strike. This inevitably ends in disaster.
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The treason of the sons of Feanor towards Finrod only delayed the inevitable.
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lindil’s pretty much sums it up for me! “Delayed the inevitable.” A sad fate for the Noldor and their realms, but I can’t see Celegorm’s speech inspiring anything more than fear and inviting less than noble behavior on the part of otherwise noble Elves. This is not to say that Finrod should have committed everything to an immediate strike at Angband in support of his mission. To that point, I cannot speak. I just wanted to add a few thoughts, though.
Cheers!
Lyta