Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-28868502-20170714200005

Good day people of Arda!

I am CptArthos and this is my application for the role of Thingol, King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar.

Thingol was born at Cuiviénen around 1050 Y.T by unknown parents. He was brother of Olwë and may have been brother to Elmo as well. Thingol first appears in the works of Tolkien with the name of Ëlwe as the Ambassador of the Teleri people, picked by Oromë to visit Valinor to convince the elves of moving to the Holy Lands.

On the great journey west, the Teleri were the largest and slowest group of elves. When they finally arrived as the last elves at the western shores of Middle Earth, the Noldorin had already left and the Teleri were therefore forced to wait in Middle Earth.

During this time, Thingol wandered into the Forest of Nan Elmoth where he met the Maia Melian who later became his wife and queen. As Melian and Thingol were cursed by an enchantment of their own, the Teleri people could not find them.

When the Valar finally returned to Middle Earth to take the remaining Elves to Aman, only a few of the Teleri decided to take the journey over the sea.

Over two hundred years went by before Thingol finally reappeared - this time together with his bride, Melian. He gathered his people together and founded the great Kingdom of Doriath. From this day on, Thingol would be known as King Elu Thingol of Doriath. Thingol became friends with the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, who he asked to carve out the caverns of Menegroth, the Thousand Caves. When the Green-elves lead by Dennethor re-entered Middle Earth, Thingol welcomed them and granted them the woods of Ossiriand, west of Doriath.

Years later, when Melkor returned the Middle Earth he suddenly launched an attack upon Doriath. The battle went somewhat well for Thingol as he prevented the orcs from entering and invading Doriath.

After the battle, Melian created the Girdle of Melian which was an enchanted fence surrounding Doriath that would prevent unwanted people and creatures from entering his land. Thingol and Melian had a daughter named Lúthien who was said to be the fairest woman to ever live.

When Thingol found out the truth about the kindslaying at Aqualondë, he banned the use of Quenya in his lands and refused to help the Noldor in the war against Melkor as well as disallowed them from entering his lands with the exception of the children of Finarfin who were related to him by his brother Olwë.



So why would I like to become Thingol? First of all, I think he is an interesting character with a very important role in the First age. Besides of that, he is the King of Doriath, which is one of the coolest factions in the whole Tolkien universe if you ask me.

I am planning on playing Thingol, and rulling Doriath as the kinda closed Kingdom it was. However, I might start to open Doriath a bit more up for the rest of the world and be a bit more a part of the things going on in the world around me as I think it would make Doriath a very boring kingdom gameplay-wise for players if it was completely secluded from the rest of the world. Simply put it, it would simply make Doriath a quite unattractive faction for players to join. I will most likely keep Thingol’s political stands towards the Noldor and especially the Fëanorians, although my policies might end up changing a bit as time goes by and different things happens on the server. However, as with Thingol – the safety of Doriath will always come first!

I would make a good Thingol and faction leader as I will be very passionate about my faction and faction growth. I will encourage my players to roleplay, follow the rules and overall ensure the whole faction is having a great time and enjoying the server. As a faction leader, it is my duty to be a great example for my members. I have great experience in leading factions and roleplay as I have been playing on LOTR roleplay servers for a long time. First, the Awakening LOTR Server, then the Second Age Server, and now the First Age server.



I hope you enjoyed it, and I will be looking forward to a reply!

Best regards, CptArthos

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