Democracy in ME?

[Falagar]

Finrod wasn't thrown out, he decided to leave when he saw that he wasn't wanted. The Noldor didn't all follow Feanor because he was only asking them to come, and Finwe was their real king anyway (he ought to be coming back any day now!).

True, but I thought he left because he knew that he didn't have any support? When he asked for followers, only a few volunteerd. I don't think he would have been able to force his people to help him.
Concerning Fëanor: True, but he was the rightful heir when Finwë died. Of course, he asked them to come, but again I don't think he'd been able to force them to come if he had tried. And many abandoned him for Fingolfin (or decided to stay home with Finarfin), who they liked better.

When I think of it it is not really democracy (or anything like it), it is just monarchy with the power to rebel when your ruler does something you don't like (which of course they had in the middleage too, but then they would have to take into concideration that they could be beaten down).

[ November 02, 2003: Message edited by: Falagar ]