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Orodreth was the king of minas tirith and Nargothrond for a time, both kingdoms were wrought by his kinsman Finrod Felagund, son of Finarfin. Was he a son of Finarfin too or a son of angrod? In the sillmarillon there is a passage when it states the two (Felagund and orodreth) brothers but every...
Of Finrod Felagund's Death:
"...They buried the body of Felagund upon the hill-top of his own isle, and it was clean again; and the green grave of Finrod Finarfin's son, fairest of all the princes of the Elves, remained inviolate, until the land was changed and broken, and foundered under...
Had Finarfin gone into exile would things have perhaps worked out better in the long run? If so, how might they have done so?
Could he had a different impact of Thingol than Finrod had?
Was his return to Tirion a thing which effected the way those of Aman viewed the exiles?
Do you think that Finarfin made the right choice when he decided to stay in Valinor after the Kinslaying in Alqualonde? Didn't he as a noldorian prince, owed to his people to guide them, in this difficult path in ME where all the perils lay ahead for them. Or did his loyalties lay first with the...