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Old 01-13-2004, 02:07 AM   #1
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What about your least favorite Elf king? As unpopular as this will make me, I vote for Feanor. He allowed his pride to get in the way of his incredible gifts.
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Old 01-13-2004, 03:57 AM   #2
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Thingol.
Hm. I have to agree with you. Though I don't think he was that bad. But worse than rest of the bunch, yes. That is, as Tuor said, if Celegorm and Caranthir had been kings I would vote for them. Probably Celegorm.
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Old 01-13-2004, 05:01 PM   #3
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i'd probably say the celegorm was one of the worst... even his dog turned against him!

in terms of success/failure, though i like the character very much i'd have to say that in some ways fingolfin was one of the worst, since he squandered the opportunity to take out melkor when he had the chance... probably the best and only chance of the elves in the first age
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Old 01-14-2004, 07:51 PM   #4
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Thingol certainly had his faults (including pride, like Feanor), but I don't think he caused as much misery as Feanor did. He may have been bull-headed and unreasonable, but he wasn't arrogant enough to refuse the Valar.
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Old 06-02-2006, 02:37 AM   #5
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Turgon because although he was prideful, he did do the sensable thing and kept out of the way of Morgoth.
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Old 09-06-2006, 05:39 PM   #6
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felagun is definatly the greatest elf-king.
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Old 01-20-2007, 12:06 AM   #7
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Feanor. Notwithstanding that he nearly led the Noldor to ruin in the short time he was King, one can hardly name a King, or an Elf, for that matter, who accomplished more.
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Old 01-20-2007, 12:33 AM   #8
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Feanor. Notwithstanding that he nearly led the Noldor to ruin in the short time he was King, one can hardly name a King, or an Elf, for that matter, who accomplished more.
Yes!!! Yes, good call. Most definitely Feanor.
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