Good thing that Celegorm was there!!

[the phantom]

...neither law, nor love, nor league of hell, nor might of the Valar, nor any power of wizardry, shall defend him from the pursuing hate of Fëanor's sons, if he take or find a Silmaril and keep it...conjuring in the minds of the Elves a vision of war and the ruin of Nargothrond

It would have behooved Thingol to have been in attendance and heard the words of Celegorm and Curufin, for what happened to Thingol's realm was precisely what the sons of Feanor were warning of. Thingol tried to keep a Silmaril- war and ruin followed.

But I suppose since Thingol would not even take his wife's counsel on the matter (despite the fact that she was a wise and powerful angelic being) I doubt that the warning from the sons of Feanor would have accomplished anything (unless perhaps increasing his desire to claim the Silmaril). Stubborn fellow, wasn't he?

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 4:20 PM January 18, 2004: Message edited by: the phantom ]