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I’m a Russingon girlie at heart and will never miss an opportunity to read into the romanticism of Maedhros’ rescue from Thangorodrim: ancient friends/lovers coming back together, Fingon finding compassion despite betrayal, all that good tear-jerker stuff.
But what makes Fingon’s heroism massive to me has nothing to do with the personal and everything to do with the politics at Mithrim. The fact that had he not gone to Thangorodrim, the Noldor in Beleriand would find themselves at literal war against each other.
This little passage from the Silm really deserves a lot more attention:
No love was there in the hearts of those that followed Fingolfin for the House of Fëanor, for the agony of those that endured the crossing of the Ice had been great, and Fingolfin held the sons the accomplices of their father. Then there was peril of strife between the hosts
Years later, when Fingon decides to look for Maedhros, the conflict between the hosts comes back as a primary reason behind his decision:
Then Fingon the valiant, son of Fingolfin, resolved to heal the feud that divided the Noldor, before their Enemy should be ready for war
This makes me conclude that the three years between Fingolfin’s arrival at Mitrhim (FA 2) to Fingon’s rescue mission (FA 5) must have been a continuous civil crisis. The hosts are in close proximity, a single lake dividing them, Fingolfin on one side, Maglor on the other, and for three years they cannot find a compromise. This crisis must have gotten pretty bad for someone to decide that braving Thangorodrim might be worth it.
And to me, this is Fingon's greatest contribution he ever made, not his battles, not his chasing of dragons, but preventing civil war among his people.
Of all the children of Finwë he is justly most renowned...
Yes, indeed, he is. Because without Fingon’s deed, there would be no victories for the Noldor, no Long Peace, no meeting of the Edain and Eldar. They would have fought each other endlessly until one group obliterated the other, or alternatively, Morgoth used this division (as the book seems to imply) to destroy them all swiftly.
Fingon effectively accomplishes what Fingolfin and Fëanor never managed: peace, at least for a good while. Maedhros of course contributes in return by giving up the crown. He meets Fingon halfway, and they stay true to this alliance until Fingon’s death. They cross an impossible bridge no matter how you read their relationship.
I’ll never tire of it. Ever.
#fingon#maedhros#mithrim#thoughts that keep me awake at night#noldo politics#silmarillion#feanorians#nolofinweans
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Fingon does not play often anymore. Rarely does the mood strike him, and mostly when he is alone, his heart is sorrowful. But at the Mereth Aderthad some merriness of the crowd strikes him, some warmth of the liquor, and he picks up the harp and plays, unthinking, a drinking-song from bygone days. Around him elves laugh and dance, an ocean of swirling silk, and he hears little his own music.
“You have lost the touch,” Maglor says, “you were better.”
Fingon looks down at the joints of his fingers, where feeling has not returned since the ice, and says naught.
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Gonna soft jump this account with some reposts and wanna post them firstt psppspspsp I love Russingon so much AAA
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originally this was pretty nice,but for some reason the app deleted like four capes of the drawing😩... So,this is what remains,and I doesnt have any intention of finished it😔👋.
Anyways here's Mae and Finno after a party in Tirion,in the good times.
Bonus mini comic
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Russingon as a warmup sketch that got out of hand :)
hope the boys are cute enough, this is probably still in Blessed Valinor where nothing bad ever crossed their way. And if, Maitimo would just pick his tiny cuz up to carry him away :3
#my art#maedhros#fingon#russingon#silmarillion#silm art#tolkien#unfinished on purpose#had to get that out of my system ere it festers
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"High upon the shoulders of Thangorodrim [Fingon] climbed, and looked in despair upon the desolation of the land; but no passage or crevice could he find through which he might come within Morgoth's stronghold. Then […] he took his harp and sang a song of Valinor […]; and his voice rang in the mournful hollows that had never heard before aught save cries of fear and woe.
Thus Fingon found what he sought."
Tolkien, J. R. R. (2013). The Silmarillion. HarperCollins.
Aka Fingon finally finds Maedhros
Prints and other stuff on my RedBubble and Threadless
#fingon#the valiant#findekano#maedhros (somewhere)#silmarillion#tolkien#elf#elves#noldor#wisesnail#speed painting#my art#thangorodrim
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The rescue of Maedhros 🦅
for @chechula (of course, she kept nagging me with it for quite a while), seems it's been at least seven years since I drew any Fëanorians, fuf!
#my art#illustration#ink#traditional art#tolkien#silmarillion#maedhros#feanorians#fingon#english literature
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spamming random Silmarillion doodles :
Annatar ( I love drawing jewels ♥ )
Túrin in Doriath armor ♥
Wild Lúthien
Dúrin and Mirrormere
Finweans (It was 2 a.m., I was waiting for a friend, I had to draw beautiful elves to stay awake x_x)
More of wild Lúthien ♥
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I may write the winning ship, let's see how this goes
#fingon#fingon ships#if I include Maedhros y'all will be extremely boring#let's make this hard#most of these are very gay#I'm sorry my brain is just like that#I may write the winning ship#polls#silmarillion
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tiny fingon sketch
#the silmarillion#silm#tolkien#fingon#sweet baby#very sweet#bumblebee is a proof#art#fanart#illustration#sketch#doodle
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#tolkien#beleg strongbow#turin turambar#fingon#maedhros#samwise gamgee#frodo baggins#bilbo baggins#thorin x bilbo#legolas#legolas x gimli#gimli#glorfindel#ecthelion
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Descendants of finwë (incl. kidnapped children): sons and daughters of fëanor, fingolfin and finarfin
#silmarillion#silmart#maedhros#maglor#celegorm#curufin#oh my god how do i even tag everyone#anyways i am never rendering armor again ❤️ fuck this shit#this was a PAIN to color (i say this about every render)#i started this [checking date] 3 years ago#caranthir#ambarussa#celebrimbor#fingon#aredhel#maeglin#turgon#finrod#galadriel#ET CETERA#this started out as a height/size chart for myself and spiraled out of control
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I think there's no better fandom to be a nerd in than the Tolkien fandom. Mostly thanks to the professor himself. People I know be like "You're learning a language just because of a book?! Girl, you're so obsessed!"
Well, at least I'm just learning a language, not inventing one! And at least it's just one language, not ten! You think my hour long rants are annoying? You can be glad my current obsession-level is maybe 5% of Tolkien's, or we'd be having an entirely different conversation right now.
Really, Tolkien was the worst of all of us, and no one can tell me otherwise. You can also see in the way he wrote his characters that he was just fangirling the entire time. I literally see him waking his wife in the middle of the night, like "I can't sleep, I just keep thinking about Fingon, he's so cool and epic and tragic and aahhhhhh!". I also think nothing makes a better story than the author being just as much in love with the characters as the fans are.
#tolkien#silmarillion#lotr#lord of the rings#the silmarillion#my post#the hobbit#fingon#silm fandom#tolkien fandom
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