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Originally Posted by alatar
Did he lead them astray, or did they follow him freely?
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Obi-wan Kenobi: "Who's the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?" I think it's the first fool, because he makes up the crazy idea, believes it, and then looks for followers, whereas the other fool only believes the idea.
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Originally Posted by alatar
The reason I didn't add Feanor to my list was that (1) he was in Silmarillion country,
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Yeah,
Faramir did just say LotR, sorry.
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(2) ya gotta respect someone who contests the Valar,
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uhhhh....no? Why would I do that when they're doing the best they can?
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(3) he also was a lot wiser than Manwe et al - including other Eldar - in regards to Melkor,
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I'll give you that one.
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(4) he did made some cool stuff,
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Like the Silmarils with that huge war fought over them? Like the palantiri, which were a leading cause for the brekaing up of Arnor, and Saruman's and Denethor's falls?
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(5) he was neglected as a child.
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To my recollection, his father thought he hung the Moon, and his mom only left after he was grown.