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Birdland · 08-19-2002, 05:21 PM

I still think you're laying it a little hard on Aredhel, Squatter. Perhaps her actions could be considered selfish if you agree with Turgon that his hidden city in the mountains would keep his people safe forever.

But Turgon's failing was not considering "Elven" nature. Did not the followers of Maeglin also feel perfectly justified in leaving the city through their secret tunnels, in order to pursue their knowledge of metals and smith-work? And I'm sure that every one of them reasoned to themselves that they would never betray the secret of the city, but their wants and needs were too important to be gainsaid, even by the orders of a king.

For Turgon to not see this is by far the greater failing. And for him to ignore the warnings of Tuor, and even the Valar, in a desperate attempt to preserve his dream city, rather than save the people in it by fleeing? That is the greatest failing of all.

[ August 19, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

08-19-2002, 05:21 PM	#30
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	I still think you're laying it a little hard on Aredhel, Squatter. Perhaps her actions could be considered selfish if you agree with Turgon that his hidden city in the mountains would keep his people safe forever. But Turgon's failing was not considering "Elven" nature. Did not the followers of Maeglin also feel perfectly justified in leaving the city through their secret tunnels, in order to pursue their knowledge of metals and smith-work? And I'm sure that every one of them reasoned to themselves that they would never betray the secret of the city, but their wants and needs were too important to be gainsaid, even by the orders of a king. For Turgon to not see this is by far the greater failing. And for him to ignore the warnings of Tuor, and even the Valar, in a desperate attempt to preserve his dream city, rather than save the people in it by fleeing? That is the greatest failing of all. [ August 19, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]