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⌈ Secret Post #3085 ⌋

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Re: Tolkien

[(Anonymous)]

In my experience, a lot of people really love the idea of Maglor as Elros and Elrond's "true" dad - that they headcanon Elrond as disliking his biological dad because Earendil abandoned him, and that Elrond thinks of Maglor as his dad. This is one headcanon that rubs me the wrong way (though I would never tell anyone that it's wrong or that they shouldn't like it if that's their thing - I just personally really don't like it).

I think it has a lot to do with how popular the Feanorians and the Noldor are. But I love the Sindar and the Teleri. I think of Earendil as a soldier who had to go away in a time of war. I actually headcanon that Elrond and Elros are part of the reason he left - that he had these two children he had to care for and the absolute last thing he wanted was for them to grow up as he did - to have their world destroyed by Morgoth. He and Elwing both had traumatic childhoods. He would know that even if he could keep Sirion safe for a bit, Morgoth would come eventually. There was only hope across the sea. Even if it tore him up to leave, his children's happiness and survival depended on Morgoth's evil being overthrown. He owed it to them and to his people to give his all in the hope of peace and a future.

I also feel that Elrond is such a forgiving, kind, understanding character that even if he had felt like Earendil did abandon him, he would never dislike him for that or hold it against him. I am still working through understanding Elwing's actions, so it's difficult for me to rationalize what she did. But I feel like Elrond would understand. He would understand why his father did what he did. I think even as a child, he would've had the ability to see into his mother's heart and understand her. Elrond has had to make some of his own terrible choices in his life; he would understand. I think he would be proud to be the son of Earendil. And he would be proud of his Mannish lineages. I do think he loved and valued Maglor (and Maedhros!) as family - just not as fathers.

I also headcanon Gil-galad and Tuor being friends. I am fascinated by the idea of Idril and Gil-galad interacting (I lean towards the Silmarillion-version of Gil-galad being Fingon's son; it's more interesting to me to think of Fingon marrying a Sindar/Teleri woman, and of Gil-galad being a first cousin to Idril to contrast to Maeglin).