Feanor - Overrated?

[Lyta_Underhill]

I think my oppinion may be kinda biased becuase I *like* Feanor.

Don't worry about it, purplefluffychainsaw! (Great name, by the way!) I wouldn't talk about Fëanor so much if I didn't like him! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] The ironic thing about Fëanor is that the same character traits that make him great and spur him to create great works also give rise to this inherent instability and his "flaws." I suppose if one is to create the ultimate in Elves, one must be ready to pay the price for it! I'm sure Fëanor took over once Tolkien allowed him to develop in his thoughts. A Mary Sue from Hell, perhaps! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Perhaps it was (I haven't checked this, just an odd thought) a study, much as it was his study of a hobbit broken down completely that gave rise to Frodo. Perhaps he created Fëanor as a study of the perfect elf with respect to external works, a sort of prototype of pure Noldorin type, if you get my meaning.

Cheers,
Lyta