Eöl is above all sui generis- and not just in his rather unpleasant personality. His affinity for smithcraft and friendship with the Dwarves are highly unusual for any Teler.
Did not Tolkien somewhere or other suggest that some of the Nandor might have been of Noldorin origin?
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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