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Originally Posted by Nikkolas
It was not on this forum but another Tolkien board that I found via Google back wheN i first read The Silmarillion. One of the things that got me to read The Sil in the first place was the high praise I had heard from people about how awesome Fingolfin was. But this other board I mentioned, people were none too sympathetic or appreciative. According to them Fingolfin was a fool who charged needlessly to certain death when it would have been better if he had lived. Their argument was that he knew who and what Morgoth was and that challenging him was certainly going to end in his own death and thus he was an idiot for doing it.
What are your thoughts on the last battle of Fingolfin? Heroic and brave or just desperate and sad?
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So according to them fighting an enemy is stupidity and letting the world go on with the mess is the smart thing? I haven't read his story yet, but have heard a lot about him and praise as well.
I read somewhere today, "If you do something for yourself it dies with you, if you do something for the world it remains in the world forever." Not the proper quote. So, this is what Fingolfin did, I think. If I'm wrong please correct me.