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Part I:Summary regarding Maeglin in relationships in general and Canon CR chart
Part II:CR chart for Arda Marred
Part II:CR chart for Arda Marred
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| Maeglin is a person who is on a very fundamental level unlikely to form relationships in which he reveals much about himself or that cut very deep. This does not mean that he doesn't long for it; he simply has grown up in a way that has convinced him that if he must strongly conform to what is appropriate and makes him find a place in any given situation or relationship, that it is impossible to be truly open or fully himself in front of anyone. He makes up for this with being perceptive and paying close attention to other people and his surroundings, so that it is very unlikely that anyone will notice how much he truly hides. He is, on the other hand, a man with a strong sense of honour and loyalty and can, while he isn't the most sociable or chatty person and can at times be unnervingly devoid of emotion, command both loyalty and trust. He likes to learn from others and does so eagerly and swiftly, but also likes to pass his knowledge on. He's wise and careful in counsel, but valiant and hardy when needed, and a good, fearless fighter. He's usually a reliable, hardworking and tireless worker, always up to work for the advancement of the group and himself. He's incredibly stubborn and won't abandon a goal, and is very ambitious. This doesn't mean that he is impatient, ruthless or can't suffer tactical or otherwise necessary delays. Under normal circumstances, he may be opportunistic and jealous, but never immoral or unlawful. Also, if you earn his loyalty or hatred you will never get rid of it. All in all, he's a good ally to have, but calling oneself his friend is much harder and more complicated. A good part of this is rooted in the first 80 years of his life, that is his youth, childhood and the time up to and shortly after his parents' deaths. | ||||
| CANON RELATIONSHIPS | ||||
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| ( AREDHEL AR-FEINIEL mother; eöl's wife, turgon's sister ) Not as easy as it looks or when we start to make major decisions for each other and accept them like it is natural, is that still healthy? ( back )
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( EÖL father; aredhel's husband ) Calling this relationship "troubled" might be a contender for "most massive understatements of the Silmarillion". ( back )
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| ( TURGON uncle; aredhel's brother ) (my current headcanon, open to discussion/changes if a Turgon happens :3) Maeglin's relationship with Turgon is very assymetric, and that not even mainly in the obvious power dissonance of a ruling king and his orphaned nephew with no inheritance: Turgon quickly levels that as much as possible, making Maeglin the lord of one of Gondolin's houses and adding him to his councils, treating him every bit the lost son of his lady sister. It is assymetric in terms of knowledge, security and affection. Turgon knows, in the end, very little about Maeglin - the only source of knowledge for that would be Maeglin himself, and the young Elf keeps much to himself - wishes and trauma, fears and thoughts and history - to fit in, be liked and find his place, and also because he simply never learnt to verbalize any of it properly, safe perhaps towards his mother. In turn, there is a stark discrepancy in age between Maeglin and everyone else in the city, and much that is only stories for him is lived history for everyone else. Turgon has shown Maeglin honour and friendliness and love, and Maeglin returns this investment with strong positive feelings, including love and loyalty. After his mother's death, a good chunk of the feelings that he had for his mother turned to Turgon, but he is also keenly aware that he doesn't have much history with his uncle and no matter what he would do wouldn't be his most important person - that is Idril. Which means that Idril mistrusting and disliking him is a constant threat to this most important relationship, at least in Maeglin's eyes, because he is certain that Turgon would always choose her over him. Maeglin wants his uncle's love and respect desperately (practically spoken, he in a way also needs them to keep his social standing, though his house is loyal to him and he supplies the city with necessary resources and expertise) and in the end feels that he would lose both if he truly showed himself with all that he is, so exactly his wish to be close to him means that he hides parts of his thoughts and feelings and history from his uncle. ( back )
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( IDRIL CELEBRINDAL cousin; turgon's daughter ) Maeglin arrives in Gondolin together with his mother, and while he goes through all the correct motions (showing respect to Turgon, taking him as his lord, pledging loyalty, etc) and is immediately promised the "highest honour" in Gondolin (whatever that means), he remains mostly silent and watchful because - well, country bumpkin in a big city for the first time. "Yet to none were his eyes more often drawn than to Idril the King's daughter, who sat beside him; for she was golden [...] and she seemed to him as the sun from which all the King's hall drew its light." But the joy of Aredhel (and Maeglin) being returned to her brother and niece is short-lived, as his father shows up shortly after and in an attempt to kill Maeglin murders his mother. Aredhel and Idril had pleaded for Eöl's life (likely at least partly out of the impetus that Turgon, who up to this point wasn't a kinslayer, shouldn't become one) but the Aredhel dies of her wounds and Eöl is executed. Maeglin has during all of this remained silent and not intervened in any of the going-ons. His father, right before being executed, curses him. And then we learn: "But Idril was troubled, and from that day she mistrusted her kinsman [Maeglin]". Why? It's not explained. Maeglin prospers and grows influential in Gondolin, and then we read: "Thus all seemed well with the fortunes of Maeglin, who had risen to be mighty among the princes of the Noldor, and greatest save one in the most renowned of their realms. Yet he did not reveal his heart; and though not all things went as he would he endured it in silence, hiding his mind so that few could read it, unless it were Idril Celebrindal. For from his first days in Gondolin he had borne a grief, ever worsening, that robbed him of all joy: he loved the beauty of Idril and desired her, without hope. The Eldar wedded not with kin so near, nor ever before had any desired to do so. And however that might be, Idril loved Maeglin not at all; and knowing his thought of her she loved him the less. For it seemed to her a thing strange and crooked in him, as indeed the Eldar ever since have deemed it: and evil fruit of the Kinslaying, whereby the shadow of the curse of Mandos fell upon the last hope of the Noldor. But as the years passed still Maeglin watched Idril, and waited, and his love turned to darkness in his heart. And he sought the more to have his will in other matters, shirking no toil or burden, if he might thereby have power." Well, later Idril will marry a human, and have a child with him, and then when Maeglin is captured by Morgoth and breaks down to tell him where Gondolin is hidden, one of the things promised to Maeglin for his cooperation is Idril's hand. But that is far in the future... Notes: I do not, in any shape or form, condone the opinion that Idril is a bad person for not having returned Maeglin's romantic feelings (the question if her treatment of him as a fellow elven being was reasonable/fair is a different issue). I also consider a reading uncanonically in which Maeglin in any shape or form forces himself on her.( back )
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ZELGADIS gathersnomoss ♕ What a shady figure. | GLORFINDEL thebalrogslayer ♕ Something happened between the pull-points, and it's kind of putting a strain on this relationship. BUT WHAT. | ZHANEEL bondedgryphon ♕ I know so much about you and yet I understand so little. | ARAGORN rangerandking ♕ Huor and Húrin had a better grasp on hair care than you, so it's probably not down to your race. | CELEBRIMBOR silverfist ♕ We have a lot in common but it's still pretty off-putting that you know me and I don't know you. |
LINDIR lindir ♕ You talk strange, but I have no actual opinion yet. | MORGOTH belegurth ♕ WHY. ARE. YOU. HERE. As if we didn't have enough problems already. | FINROD songofstaying ♕ Family, so far it seems pleasant enough. | MAEDHROS paleglitter ♕ More family that so far seems pleasant enough. | JULIEN espigeonage ♕ Giant bird that claims to be a Man. |
MAHANON hallaherald ♕ Elf with tattoos. He also seems nice and pretty good to have as a friend. | KÍLI youngestone ♕ There is a dwarf! Who is close to an elf not his father. Huh. | EÄRENDIL marinering ♕ It would be a lot easier if he could take issue with Eärendil as a person, but he really only takes issue with him as a concept. #maeglinproblems | character journal ♕ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi at dapibus sapien. Donec nunc ligula, imperdiet sed imperdiet nec, laoreet ac lectus. | character journal ♕ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi at dapibus sapien. Donec nunc ligula, imperdiet sed imperdiet nec, laoreet ac lectus. |
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