Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-32247316-20170807223653

Hello. My name is crafter6789, and I am here to apply for the character Fingolfin.



I have been a fan of the LOTR mod since Beta 16, and have mostly played as a Gondorian on servers. I ruled as Steward of Gondor on DoME for a short period, and Admiral of Pelargir on that same server. On Ascension of Arda, I had a successful reign as Lord of Pinnath Gelin.





Ñolofinwë Aracáno (Sindarinized as Fingolfin) was the second son of Finwë, High King of the Ñoldor, and the second child of Finwë’s marriage to Indis. For the most part, he had a good relationship with his family, but he never bonded with his older half-brother, Fëanor. Melkor exploited this by telling Fëanor that Fingolfin was trying to usurp his inheritance to the throne of Finwë. However, at the same time, Melkor told Fingolfin and Finarfin that Fëanor was trying to exile them from Tirion.

Finwë called a meeting of all his lords to resolve the issue. Fingolfin proclaimed that Fëanor must be restrained due to his great pride, but as he spoke, Fëanor drew his sword and kicked him out of the council room. Once Fingolfin left, Fëanor pursued him, and threatened him once again in public.

As punishment for this act, Fëanor and his seven sons went into exile into the north of Aman, where they constructed a mighty fortress where the Silmarils were kept. Finwë went with his son to show his love and support, leaving Fingolfin to rule the Ñoldor for the next twelve years. However, Manwë summoned him to the festivals before his exile was over, and was reconciled with Fingolfin.

However, “in that very hour”, Melkor and the Ungoliant rushed to the Two Trees of Valinor, and destroyed them, leaving a terrible darkness all throughout the land. In the chaos that ensued, Melkor, unopposed, went to Formenos and slew Finwë, and stole the Silmarils. Morgoth escaped from Aman.

Fëanor declared Melkor “Morgoth”, the Black Enemy. He swore a terrible oath along with his seven sons to steal back the Silmarils, and not let any Elf, Maia, or Vala stand in their way. He roused many of the Ñoldor to his cause, and he, Fingolfin, and Finarfin each took a host of Ñoldor, and marched to Alqualondë.

There, the First Kinslaying took place, where the Ñoldor took the Telerin ships by force and slew any Teleri that stood in their way. Finarfin, in repentance, took his host back to Valinor. Fingolfin and Fëanor took the ships north.

After some traveling, Fëanor and his host took the ships across the sea to Middle-earth, and burned them on the shores of Lammoth. Fingolfin saw this from the relatively close shores of Helcaraxë, and was infuriated, as he thought the ships would be returned to ferry his host across. Fingolfin decided to brave the Grinding Ice.

Fingolfin managed to get his people across the dangerous ice floes, and reached Endor. He marched all the way to the gates of Angband, and his Elves challenged Morgoth, but no answer came. Fingolfin went back to Mithrim.

Fingolfin’s son, Fingon, rescued Maedhros from his anguish at the Thangorodrim. For this, Fingon was greatly praised, and the bitterness between Fingolfin’s house and Fëanor’s was reconciled. Maedhros even abandoned his claim to kingship of the Ñoldor and gave it to Fingolfin.

Fingolfin’s reign as High King of the Ñoldor was great. He heroically won, with Maedhros, the Dagor Aglareb, and besieged Angband for 400 years. However, Fingolfin’s long life was nearing a close.

After 400 years of besieging Angband, Morgoth sent out streams of fire against his opponents, and poisonous fumes discharged out of Thangorodrim’s peaks. Ard-galen was laid waste, and the Siege was broken. The Elves suffered many casualties, and Aegnor and Angrod, two sons of Finarfin, were slain. Fingolfin was overcome with wrath, and rode to Angband alone. There, he challenged Morgoth to a duel. Morgoth accepted the challenge.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Fingolfin drew his sword Ringil, and fought Morgoth with great courage, dodging Grond’s terrible strikes many times, and gave Morgoth seven wounds. However, Morgoth slammed his mighty shield down upon the valiant Fingolfin, and the king “stumbled and fell backward before the feet of Morgoth”. Morgoth fixed his foot upon Fingolfin’s neck, and Fingolfin in desperation plunged Ringil into Morgoth’s foot, before perishing. He died a hero’s death.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">I’d like to apply for Fingolfin because he is one of my favorite characters in all of Tolkien’s legendarium. He is honorable and heroic, yet he doesn’t seem too “overpowered” to be unbelievable.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">I think that the good factions need a strong king to protect a strategic place such as Hithlum, and I can fulfill that role. I am a good leader, a good PvPer, and a great political and military strategist (for what it’d be worth on a Minecraft server :P), although my building skills (while certainly not bad) are not excellent.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Thank you very much for reading and considering my application. Have a great day!

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">~crafter6789 <ac_metadata title="Fingolfin Application"> </ac_metadata>