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Urwen · 06-23-2019, 12:50 AM

And what of Eol? Was he watching from Halls of Mandos? If so, was he secretly pleased that his curse killed his only child? That his own line was broken?

Urwen · 02-28-2020, 03:59 PM

I found some interesting info regarding this topic, but I will keep it undisclosed for now, because I plan to use it in my password-making.

Urwen · 03-02-2020, 05:50 PM

And now I can reveal it. Maeglin was called Morleg in early Tolkienian drafts. Also, have you seen the new forum? I wonder what it's for?

Urwen · 03-07-2020, 08:29 AM

And it just occurred to me than Morleg didn't necessarily have to be the one who betrayed Gondolin. So why did Tolkien choose him for it?

Galadriel55 · 03-07-2020, 12:34 PM

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Also, have you seen the new forum? I wonder what it's for?

As it says on the new forum, it is for rescuing Downer fan-fiction that was posted on the old site (http://www.barrowdowns.com/theme-frodo.php). There is a link for the fancfic section on the right, but the page doesn't work. So stories that were saved or accessed through a magic internet portal (which is what it sounds like to me when Mithadan describes it

) can be resurrected to the new forum. Once those stories are dealt with, chances are it will be opened for new stories from BDers.

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And it just occurred to me than Morleg didn't necessarily have to be the one who betrayed Gondolin. So why did Tolkien choose him for it?

No, it could have been the other highly jealous, self-loving, angry, putting-himself-above-the-law, irrational bloke.

Urwen · 03-07-2020, 12:39 PM

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No, it could have been the other highly jealous, self-loving, angry, putting-himself-above-the-law, irrational bloke.

And you're saying that Morleg is the only one with those qualities? Or in other words, you're saying that Morleg is the Silmarilion Martin?

Galadriel55 · 03-07-2020, 01:00 PM

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And you're saying that Morleg is the only one with those qualities? Or in other words, you're saying that Morleg is the Silmarilion Martin?

Are you saying that Tolkien described another character in Gondolin who combines both the personal qualities, the physical ability, and the motivation to do the job the way Maeglin did it?

06-23-2019, 12:50 AM	#1
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	And what of Eol? Was he watching from Halls of Mandos? If so, was he secretly pleased that his curse killed his only child? That his own line was broken? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

02-28-2020, 03:59 PM	#2
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	I found some interesting info regarding this topic, but I will keep it undisclosed for now, because I plan to use it in my password-making. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

03-02-2020, 05:50 PM	#3
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	And now I can reveal it. Maeglin was called Morleg in early Tolkienian drafts. Also, have you seen the new forum? I wonder what it's for? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

03-07-2020, 08:29 AM	#4
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	And it just occurred to me than Morleg didn't necessarily have to be the one who betrayed Gondolin. So why did Tolkien choose him for it? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.