How much do you ❤️ Fëanor?

[Curufinwe]

How could you not admire Feanor? He is a great character, whether as a person you like or dislike him, you have to love the character, as one who gets things rolling.

 

[HelplessModAddi]

He's a fun character to read about, but I still really hate him. (Weird to say that about someone who doesn't actually exist.) Pride is the official character flaw of the universe, and we would all be better off without it. It says in the Silmarillion:

And they mourned not more for the death of the Trees than for the marring of Feanor: of the works of Melkor one of the most evil. For Feanor was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind ... of all the Children of Illuvatar, and a bright flame was in him. The works of wonder for the glory of Arda that he might otherwise have wrought only Manwe might in some measure conceive.

Everything Feanor did with his life was a failure, a falling, from what he might of done. He was given the greatest of gifts, and he used all of them to achieve vengeance at the cost of innocent lives and hearts.

 

[Maerbenn]

Originally posted by Feanorian
Elrond however was not born as of this time. He was the son of our favorite guy Earendel and was not born til the second age.

Elrond was actually born in the year 532 of the First Age.

 

[YayGollum]

HelplessModAddi person, why hate someone for some unfortunate thing that happened to them?

 

[HelplessModAddi]

Of course Feanor could not control Melkor's malice, but the final decisions rested with him.

 

[YayGollum]

Okay, maybe I was paying too much attention to your little quote thing. oh well. Sure, the superly cool Feanor got to decide things, but it was all Mel's fault. Even if Feanor was the smartest elf of all time, he was up against someone just a little bit cooler. sorry about that. Can't hold that against him, right?

 

[Feanorian]

Elrond was actually born in the year 532 of the First Age.

True. Nice catch. However the main jist of that post is still true. He was not born in Valinor but in Middle-Earth.

 

[Gil-Galad]

There was a thread before
"Who is the greatest elf ever?"
in it I stated several times that FEANOR was the greatest elf ever.And as a matter of fact most members had the same opinion.
And it hasn't changed yet.I still think Feanor is the greatest elf ever!I just love him

You can search for that thread and even vote,if you love Feanor (or hate him)so much.

 

[Garwen]

I shouldn't say I dislike Feanor I don't...However he was rash and I prefer Finarfin or Fingolfin because they were more level headed. Although rash characters make for far more interesting stories and good contrasts to even-tempered characters. If it were not for Feanor and his Silmarils and his strife with Melkor and the Valar, there would have been no reason for the Noldor to depart to Millde Earth. And we would have not been able to read a great story.

 

[Helm]

He made the Silmarills. NO ONE else could. No one. If he hadn't made them, all of the light in the world would have been destroyed, and there would be Darkness forever

The Valar made the sun.

He was the only person who showed true character. While everyone else was busy keeping up with the Vanyarses, and just minding their own buisness, living in bliss without a care, Fëanor showed character by defying the Authority, and stirring up a story. Without Fëanor, there probly wouldn't even be the stories we love in the Sil

Is being rebelios courageous? I think not!!!

Great speaking skills. He convinced pretty much all of the Noldor to forsake bliss for exile. That shows surpreme influencial skills. Also, had Fëanor not been around, Galadriel would not have gone to ME, Elrond wouldnt have, and a bunch of other great Elves of the 3rd age would be stuck back in Aman. Not necsicarily because of Fëanor's influence, but because the love of the Valar would hold them in

True, great Speaking skills, but he used the wrongly.

He defied the Valar, by standing up to both Manwë and the Doom of Mandos. Now THAT took courage, and courage that could only be found in Fëanor

It did tack courage to disobey the Valar. I wouldn't what people to say of me, "man that guy has a lot of courage, he always disobeys."

Never ending persistance. He swore under Eru that nothing could ever keep him from getting to the Silmarills and the light of the Valar. While all the other Elves just stood around doing nothing about the lost light, Fëanor took it upon himself that he would bring the light back. That shows that he cared for the good of Arda, and he was the only person that tried to do anything about it.

He swore a rash vow. Maybe he ws thinking not of the good of Arda, but the good of his own (the Sils). Mabye Melkor hurt his pride.

I don't like Feanor, (I liked Turin less) but as one of you pointed out, I'm glad he came to ME (though I don't think it was right) because than LotR might not have been around.

 

[Ithrynluin]

For us to be able to put our emotions into words more accurately, I added a poll to this thread. Vote away!

 

[Helm]

THANKS A LOT

 

[Annaheru]

Perhaps rather than love my feelings would be mingled respect and pity. Respect for who he was, and for what he was capable of; Pity because of his doom. I don't think people give enough thought to the odds against him: singled out for destruction by the mightiest Being in Arda- no wonder he fell, it would have been unbelievable if he hadn't. Were his actions wrong? Yes, of course, and his fate is just. I think more attention should be directed at the causes, and less at the result (which has more than enough already): We know that problems can occur in families when one of the parents dies and the other remarries, how much more so among a race that rarely dies. I have no proof, but I believe Finwe's remarriage was the first time that had happened (atleast in Aman). No one would have understood the effects that could have in Finwe's son. As the book points out this is the root cause of Feanor long path downward. Now, once this enmity has been kindled in the heart of Feanor it lies largely dormant until stirred up by the cunning of Morgoth. Soon after it rears its head in his first unlawfull act: threatening his half-brother. The consequence in essence fulfills the imagined cause behind it, namely, Fingolfin ruled the Noldor. Following on this is a request for him to give up his greatest treasure (the Silmarils), it must have seemed to Feanor that he was being stripped of everything. Then comes the news that his father has been killed: I find the account of Feanor's grief for his father to be the most touching scene in the whole work. In his grief he imagines all the lies of Morgoth to be true.

In essence, Feanor was a troubled young man (by Elven standards of age), and he became a troubled adult. That doesn't excuse his actions, but I think it makes them more human.

 

[Morgul Agent]

The only people as bad as Feanor...WERE HIS SONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Evil jerks!

However, as a written character he's pretty damn cool. Even if he started the tragic events in the Silmarillion, I like reading about him.

 

[Ithrynluin]

The only people as bad as Feanor...WERE HIS SONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Evil jerks!

But surely at least Maedhros and Maglor, and Amrod and Amras, weren't as 'bad' as Fëanor?

 

[Morgul Agent]

Ok, maybe I'm wrong.. I don't think they were ALL bad, but a couple of them were bad seeds.... I think it was the guys with the "C" names. (sorry I don't have the Silmarillion on hand!)

 

[Gil-Galad]

Well,long time ago there was a big argue about the Greatest Elf ever,in one thread......the discussion there lasted for such a long time.....and after all I still believe that Feanor was the greatest elf ever.
Obviously my vote will be -9 or 10,there is no reason to explain why,because some us of have done it so many times ,and I think there is no need to start the same old argue.

 

[Ingwë]

I don`t love this elf. I have never loved him. My vote is four and I think it is enough for him. He is a great smith, he created the Silmarils, he was the leader of the elves and he went to Middle earth to fight agains Morgoth. He is really great but too much fair people die because of his wrath. Fingolfin was slain by Melkor, Turgon also die, so much Edain were killed by the servant of the Enemy. Why? Because Fëanor wanted to recover the Silmaril without any help. The results are the death of many faiir creatures.

 

[Beren]

I think my user title makes my feelings for Fëanor absolutely clear...

 

[Thorondor_]

Afraid of Feanor? That's a good one... it still doesn't make it clear whether you despise him or admire him