#I think one of Finrod's partisans should make a bid to poison fingolfin fingon *and* maedhros all at once to pave his way

[shrikeseams]

You know what the politics of first age beleriand needs more of? Attempted assassinations. Every 50 or so years some nobody should try to off some of the elvish political leaders. Like.

Fingolfin? A fanatic feanorian OR anyone who lost a loved one crossing the ice!

Fingon? Ditto, except also anyone he led into the first kinslaying, or who loved someone he drew into the first kinslaying.

Maedhros gets like, all of the above! One of his dad's or brothers' followers who's mad about his leadership and/or yielding the crown! Anyone angry about Generic Feanorian Crimes! Some sinda who just found out that an 9ld friend died at alqualonde, or who's unhappy about feanorian political influence in their territory! Anyone who's convinced he's a thrall! Most of these apply to his brothers as well!

Thingol could easily draw ire from any pre-darkening inhabitants of beleriand who think he should have defended them better against melkor, and/or made more of a push against noldor encroachment.

And of course in at least one version Mîm did try to kill Finrod!

And none of this even touches on humans taking some shots!