#continuing the tragedy of the house of finwe

[imakemywings]

Feanor had a complicated relationship with Indis’ children, but I do firmly believe it was that: complicated. Not cut-and-dry antagonism and opposition. Why? Because I think the story characterizes Feanor as someone to whom family is extremely important. I think in other circumstances (ie: if Miriel had been the one birthing his siblings), he might have been delighted to be a big brother.

Feanor is obsessed with his mother’s legacy, not just as it pertains to his own legitimacy, but for her sake; his grief over her loss is arguably a catalyst for much of his behavior. He adores his father ( “...his father was dearer to him than the Light of Valinor or the peerless works of his hands; and who among sons, of Elves or of Men, have held their fathers of greater worth?” Of the Flight of the Noldor; The Silmarillion). He married his wife in defiance of the expectations of the Noldor and hers was some of the only counsel he would take. He had seven children among a people who conceive only by choice, and named them all after Finwe.

Clearly family is really important to Feanor.

Therefore I do believe that despite his negative associations with his half-siblings, there was affection there. There were times they got along and he did things with/for them and maybe even times he would admit to enjoying having them around, but he could never get over his insecurity over what they represented (Indis’ attempted usurpation of his and his mother’s positions, in his mind) or his resentment about his father’s remarriage to have a more positive, less complicated relationship with them.

[gemennair-rb]

Yaaay! Let's do this!

I would absolutely LOVE to answer all of them for you but since you listed some, I’ll just answer those since you took the time to pick them, too :D

2. What are your three most valued possessions?

As I answered before: wacom tablet, laptop and my Middle Earth collection!

5. Best canon ship in the Silm?

Russingon! You know it’s true and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise! But besides them, I really love the whole thing between Thingol and Melian, too.

7. Best f/f ship?

Ilmare and Arien for me; love me some fire Maia mingling with the stars. I should draw them more, actually.

10. What made you read the Silmarillion in the first place?

Ooh story-telling time. Buckle up, this is gonna be long since I’m gonna ramble and I don’t think I’ll be able to tell this in any other time. I’ve been a fan of Tolkien since I first read the Hobbit back then, and of course began reading the Lord of the Rings too after watching the movies. I’ve been hearing a lot about the Silmarillion for so many years, and always I just kept on relying on the wiki and youtube vids to know more about Tolkien’s legendarium since I didn’t have the book during that time, but I know I just have to read the book. It’s an ever looming presence in my mind. I guess that’s just really how it is, isn’t it? You just can’t help but to know more. Fast forward to the time I finally got the book, I wasn’t able to read it for a long time because of so many other things called life, it wasn’t until I actually got the Children of Hurin, getting ready to buckle up for an adventure only to realize that I was unprepared for all the tragedy that would happen. I was intrigued and depressed at the end, and I needed to read more, and the continuation is in the Silmarillion. I was at my school’s library at the time, and I quickly got the Silmarillion copy they had and started reading, and when it’s time to go, I quickly got home and took my Silmarillion copy which lay untouched upon the shelves, and there I was, slowly getting consumed by kinslayers, oath-takers, reckless yet valiant complex heroes striving to survive in a world which already decided that they are damned beyond hope.

And here I am, still trapped in that tragic hellhole and I love every second of it. The Silmarillion is my absolute favorite book, and I’m disappointed at myself for not reading it sooner (Though it did reappear during a very hard moment of my life so it means a lot more to me because of that, I suppose. It definitely inspired me to make art again.)

12. If you had to describe yourself with a character from Tolkien’s works, who would it be?

I answered this before, but I’ll say it again! Nellas, just cause she’s content with chilling all alone in the trees!

18. Favourite crack pairing/concept/headcanon?

Ohh there are are so many! I’ll answer the headcanon one: Fingon being the shortest member of the House of Finwe is one of my absolute faves; Maglor, Finrod, Fingon and Ecthelion being a wandering band in Valinor, Maitimo being the big brother of absolutely everyone, Maitimo giving Fingon the Elessar, and Feanor being an amazing father among others! There are a lot more but these are the ones on top of my head, sorry I can’t just pick one!

Thank you so much for all the asks! I had fun answering them; I hope you have a great day too :D