Was Huan a traitor? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morthoron · 11-06-2010, 02:39 PM

Huan was not a normal dog (obviously, eloquent dogs are a bit scarce these days). According to the text, it seems to me that Huan was not owned by Celegorm in the traditional sense of a master owning a pet, rather, more of a lord and vassal type agreement; therefore, any fealty Huan held for Celegorm was disavowed when the hound of the Valar perceived that Celegorm was breaking a moral imperative held in Valinor (as Skip inferred, a divine authority).

11-06-2010, 02:39 PM	#3
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Huan was not a normal dog (obviously, eloquent dogs are a bit scarce these days). According to the text, it seems to me that Huan was not owned by Celegorm in the traditional sense of a master owning a pet, rather, more of a lord and vassal type agreement; therefore, any fealty Huan held for Celegorm was disavowed when the hound of the Valar perceived that Celegorm was breaking a moral imperative held in Valinor (as Skip inferred, a divine authority). __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.