Feanor - Overrated?

[Rimbaud]

Yes, Ibai, you tapped into that nicely. Tolkien swept a great deal of tragi-mythic figures into his creation of Feanor. I believe Tolkien to have been inordinately proud of greating such a dichotomatic character; to have him as such be appealing to readers must have made him pleased.

I also have been fascinated by Feanor. The parallels with the Lucifer myth are many yet i do not wish to open that can of worms too far. I prefer to think of him as the archetypal anti-hero. I am reminded of the thread where some bright soul wrote of Tolkien's ability to create archetype-devourers. (Memory returns, it was the fine Valid Criticisms thread).

If I had more time I would write further on this matter. The characters of Tolkien that are the most naturally gifted often turn out to use such talents poorly. See Saruman et al. Indeed, Melkor.