Did Maeglin had a chance? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Amarinth · 06-09-2002, 12:05 AM

cogently put, eloin. welcome to the downs!

i agree that whatever maeglin had gone through, in the end it was an inner moral compass that determined what fate he chose for himself. we make plenty of mistakes in life that can reasonably be attributed to the environment we exist in, the dynamics of family and societal relationships- external factors - yet like any human being grown into functional adulthood, we must at some point cease to blame these for our actions and look into our own selves for the answer.

the silver-shod muse had a point there, too, and i agree that maeglin should have had enough growth and fostering in the house of turgon to have handled his future disappointments better, moreso his disappointment with idril. what with his gratitude to turgon for everything, well imho that should at least have mitigated his pain for him. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

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06-09-2002, 12:05 AM	#8
Amarinth Wight Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: realm of agonized volcanoes Posts: 113	cogently put, eloin. welcome to the downs! i agree that whatever maeglin had gone through, in the end it was an inner moral compass that determined what fate he chose for himself. we make plenty of mistakes in life that can reasonably be attributed to the environment we exist in, the dynamics of family and societal relationships- external factors - yet like any human being grown into functional adulthood, we must at some point cease to blame these for our actions and look into our own selves for the answer. the silver-shod muse had a point there, too, and i agree that maeglin should have had enough growth and fostering in the house of turgon to have handled his future disappointments better, moreso his disappointment with idril. what with his gratitude to turgon for everything, well imho that should at least have mitigated his pain for him. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ June 09, 2002: Message edited by: Amarinth ] __________________ pity this busy monster,manunkind, not / -progress is a comfortable disease;/ your victim (death and life safely beyond) / plays with the bigness of his littleness ---ee cummings