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**The Saucepan Man** · 07-01-2003, 10:37 AM

Whatever may be said about the Kinslaying (and I agree with many of the points that you have made, Fea and Phantom), surely Feanor's most reprehensible act was abandoning the host of Fingolfin and Finarfin's sons on the shores of Aman. Unhinged or not, there is simply no excuse for this. Afflicted by the Doom of Mandos which Feanor's own actions had brought about, they could not return to Valinor and so had to endure the unutterable hardship of the Helcaraxe.

Of all Feanor's acts, this is the one that condemns him most in my mind.

07-01-2003, 10:37 AM	#26
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Whatever may be said about the Kinslaying (and I agree with many of the points that you have made, Fea and Phantom), surely Feanor's most reprehensible act was abandoning the host of Fingolfin and Finarfin's sons on the shores of Aman. Unhinged or not, there is simply no excuse for this. Afflicted by the Doom of Mandos which Feanor's own actions had brought about, they could not return to Valinor and so had to endure the unutterable hardship of the Helcaraxe. Of all Feanor's acts, this is the one that condemns him most in my mind. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!