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Tar Elenion · 03-21-2001, 07:42 PM

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Quothe Durelen:
Lindil I think is correct on this one. Before the rest of the Noldor entered into Beleriand, Maedhros would have have become King, or Ruler if more appropriate(yet still the same), after Feanor died, and up at least until the time of Maedhros' capture, no matter how brief it was, because premagentiture seemed to be the way of things.
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Although JRRT says that after Feanor's death the ovelordship passed to Fingolfin (see above for cite).
The Feanorians (or some portion thereof) were reluctant to accept this, and Maedhros only ruled them.
Actually the (or one) root of the Noldorin dispute on the Kingship seems to be whether or not primogeniture was the way. There do not seem to have been any well defined rules on the passing of the Kingship, perhaps because it had not happened before (and of course Finwe was the first Eldarin King to die). Feanor seemed to think this should be the way, but after his death the Kingship passed to the eldest surviving male of Finwe's House (excluding the dispossessed Feanorians), which seemed to be Maedhros take on it.

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03-21-2001, 07:42 PM	#23
Tar Elenion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 369	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 63</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Kings ---------------------------------------- Quothe Durelen: Lindil I think is correct on this one. Before the rest of the Noldor entered into Beleriand, Maedhros would have have become King, or Ruler if more appropriate(yet still the same), after Feanor died, and up at least until the time of Maedhros' capture, no matter how brief it was, because premagentiture seemed to be the way of things. ---------------------------------------- Although JRRT says that after Feanor's death the ovelordship passed to Fingolfin (see above for cite). The Feanorians (or some portion thereof) were reluctant to accept this, and Maedhros only ruled them. Actually the (or one) root of the Noldorin dispute on the Kingship seems to be whether or not primogeniture was the way. There do not seem to have been any well defined rules on the passing of the Kingship, perhaps because it had not happened before (and of course Finwe was the first Eldarin King to die). Feanor seemed to think this should be the way, but after his death the Kingship passed to the eldest surviving male of Finwe's House (excluding the dispossessed Feanorians), which seemed to be Maedhros take on it. </p> __________________ Tar-Elenion