And In The End, It Is A Matter Of The Length Of The Narrative.
And in the end, it is a matter of the length of the narrative.
Actually, I find Tolkien's treatment of Aredhel a bit annoying. It makes no sense for Aredhel to follow Turgon to Gondolin. Turgon's building of Gondolin and hiding there was perfectly reasonable for Turgon. The only thing he did that didn't make sense was taking Aredhel with him. Aredhel and Gondolin? I don't understand anything. Turgon is not her father, the king she must obey, nor is he the most agreeable of her siblings. And the Gondolin-like approach is completely incompatible with Aredhel's character as described throughout the book - a hunter, a lover of travel, and a temper that can be inferred from her friendship with the sons of Fëanor. Tolkien has her join Gondolin without any reason. Aredhel follows Turgon to Gondolin because Tolkien needs her to give birth to Maeglin, which will bring about the downfall of Gondolin. She was captured by an evil husband because she had to give birth to an evil son (and if you don't think race determines personality, this is all annoying.). Unlike the sons of Feanor, who brought about tragedy because of their own contradictions in personality, she had contradictions because she had to be the tool of tragedy. It's annoying to see a character who could have been really interesting get treated like this…. Like many women in real life, who had potential but were ignored and used only as a tool.
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