Ponderings about the fates of the Noldor, Galadriel and what it all meant.

[Tinuviel Took]

And yet they all died tragically. Fingon rescued Maedhros from the mountain-side (personally, one of my favourite deeds from the Sil) and yet was killed by Gothmog. Turgon founded the great city of Gondolin, another great deed done for the Elves, and he was killed defending it. And their sister, poor Aredhel, was killed (by accident, I concede) by her husband when trying to escape him and his nutty ways. All three died sadly, and I would say that of the three sons of Finwe, it was Fingolfin's children who were possibly the most noble, kind and selfless.

I have always seen the oath of Feanor as such a tragic thing, harming those who swore it and the inocent as well. Even the Silmarils themselves have always seemed more dangerous than many more evil a thing, tainted, barely perceptable ilwill to all who seek it. Think of all it did to Thingel, not even one of the Noldor, that he would risk his own daughter's life (fairest and purest of all in middle earth) to get a simple gem. I had more to say but I've got to leave now.