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As we know Maeglin was the son of Eol and Aredhel. But Maeglin's tale is told with such disguise that it is impossible for me to understand how he fell into darkness. Was it his love for Idril or his lust for power that turned him to darkness.

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But as the years passed still Maeglin watched Idril, and waited, and his love turned to darkness in his hear. And he sought the more to have his will in other matters, shirking toil or burden, if he might thereby have power.
Thus in Gondolin; and amid all the blissof that real, while its glory lasted, a dark seed of evil was sown.

Hmm tell me what u think of this. I want to fully understand this section. Thus learning a bit more of the dark side of things.
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[ August 21, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]

This was discussed before... even in the chatroom too.

Maeglin’s desire for his first cousin, Idril was viewed as something twisted. His lust for power was only second, in my opinion, only to his twisted desire for her. Plus, Tuor's presence probably caused him great envy. Imagine Idril in love with a mere human... and Maeglin probably considered himself "above" Tuor's rank.

Morgoth used that desire to manipulate him. It can probably be said it was part of the curse of the children of Feanor that it turned out the way it did, since it eventually led to the fall of Gondolin.

Here's a link to a discussion of Maeglin:

Maeglin

Thanks guys for the feedback...even though i failed to see that the topic was discussed earlier [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]