I love Thingol. He is, in my own humble opinion, one of the most interesting characters in JRR Tolkien's works. His disposition is always ambiguous and never clearly illustrated. At times he will do what the reader least expects, and this is something that I find very rare in Tolkien's works (though I hate to admit it). Felagund is also one of my favorite characters, but his personality never seems to be as fully developed as that of Elwe Singollo. If we are talking about which one I would prefer to befriend, however, I would say Finrod, since Elu Thingol sometimes comes off as a bit of a grouch and is not always as wise (the whole business with the Dwarves and the Nauglamir) or valiant (sending off poor old Beren to a seemingly hopeless fate in return for his daughter) in his decisions as is Felagund.
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...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.
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