I’m reading the Hobbit again and when the elves were singing to Bilbo and the dwarves all I could think about was how funny it would be to see some of the elves in the First Age merrily singing that song. Maedhros is not amused.
Tyelko and Moryo are grunting with their brute strength to get the damn thing in the doorway, while occasionally swearing at Nelyo and Curvo; who have decided that their strengths are in supervising and bossing everyone around. Ambarussa are calling out contradictory directions which gets the appliance MORE stuck, while Kano is apologising profusely to the delivery people who had their task hijacked.
Imagine,Welly Boots (TAD), but it’s sung by Maglor (/ Maedhros?) and about Elrond & Elros!!!!!!
(my favorite pastime: pretending that tad songs are about the silmarillion)
the whole “awake awake” thing has the vibes of an abrupt change; eg. get up now because we’re in danger, + a storm is coming on = the battle between the valar & morgoth and the resulting Events that cause the separation of e&e and m&m
maedhros pov — he’s, yk, not alive, but he’s watching over the children and reminds them to be kind despite their hardship, just like he did
i know this is supposed to be a witcher reference BUT SHUT UP IT’S MAGLOR LOOK AT THIS HE LITERALLY LEAVES FOR THE COAST AND HE SINGS BUT THEY CAN’T HEAR HIM AAAAAAA
maglor again — need i explain more??
both of them this time… elrond and elros don’t know how much they are loved :(((((
STOP I’M GOING TO CRY
elrond, years later… everyone from his upbringing has left him
you know all those illustrations of maglor singing(/screaming) in a storm by the sea? anyway maybe elrond connects maglor to storms
this is now heavily deviating from canon BUT WHAT IF MAGLOR LEAVES LITTLE THINGS AROUND FOR ELROND IN PLACES HE FREQUENTLY GOES TO
More of my headcanon about Maglor (these are totally stuff based on my taste so don’t take it too seriously)
I interpret Maglor as quite cold despite his pacifist attitude. Maedhros has more of natural charisma; you see that when he wins over diverse allies and organizes forces. But our favorite redhead also makes what can be interpreted as pretty rash decisions like actually going to see Melkor. He also engages in a lot of self-destructive behavior like when he decides to go after the Silmarils in the end. On the other hand, you never see Maglor act out of a passion of the moment. Even when poor Maedhros had been taken captive, he doesn’t just jump out. I like to interpret this as Maglor making more strategic—albeit a little cold—move by choosing to keep remaining brothers/allies alive (at this point, Feanor has been killed and Maedhros taken, so they’ve lost two of their own in a short time). Maedhros expresses and is influenced by his emotions, which is what makes him sometimes act recklessly—kind of like his dad—but also what draws others to him. But the boy also breaks like cookies when things get overwhelming. Maglor, in contrast, acts more even-headed but suppresses his emotions, which is probably why he’s so weary by the end of the First Age. Nevertheless, he’s much more resilient than his older brother. If for overall good, he can stand humiliation while Maedhros can’t.
Another headcanon is that after Thangorondrim, Maglor finds it difficult to say no to Maedhros—whether it’s a song request or some military campaign idea—because he feels guilty for not rescuing his brother himself. He doesn’t act like he’s bothered in front of Maedhros, but he really can’t say no. Maedhros is unaware that Maglor still feels guilty though. He’s just happy his little brother is so nice to him.
Our little(?) minstrel is also a rather a frightening warrior. He’s the one who killed Uldor (this part is canon but my another headcanon is that as calm as Maglor is usually, he’ll take out those who hurt his brothers). Silma always mentions how Maglor is great singer and the reader can be misled in to thinking that this elf is a harmless fluffball of a musician, but we have to remember that in Tolkien’s world, music has a lot of power. Remember. Finrod had music battle with Sauron and Luthien worked her way through her adventure with songs. Generally, if a character is described as a great musician, the said character is also formidable, so it’s not a stretch to conclude that Maglor is pretty powerful (he’s also called Kanafinwe).
Basically, I like interpreting Maglor as wise like Nerdanel but also capable of Feanor’s ferocity. If anyone inherited an ounce of wisdom from Nerdanel, I say it’s Maglor. But then this makes Maglor scariest of them all because anyone who’s gotten a real bit of Nerdanel in them is scary.
*Oh I also just remembered that dear Nelyo also asked his father if they were going back to pick up Fingon. Yeah. He can be rather naive sometimes.
I like to imagine Maedhros as more traumatized from losing practically all of his little brothers, especially the twins, but Maglor is more even headed and sometimes even cold of the two so he’s not in favor of taking the kids impromptu. (Maglor lets him keep the kids in the end though)
All Fëanorian week entries are now completed ! Thanks for creating this event, it was challenging but I was very glad to participate for the first year !
Maglor for @feanorianweek. I posted these older and younger portraits together, because I like the way they work together; I love combining past & present versions of characters.
Maglor for @feanorianweek. I posted these older and younger portraits together, because I like the way they work together; I love combining past & present versions of characters.
