Everyone Dies (Except Galadriel)

Character Focus: Finarfin

Guys I have so much fucking Latin homework and guess how much of it I've done.

None.

I have 8 verbs to be conjugated in three tenses three times. That's six charts per verb which means I have 48 charts to write out. Each chart has six forms so...288 verb forms and I haven't even started, go me. 

It's like...any bit of free time I have no ideas, and then I have nine hundred and forty six hours of Latin grammar homework to do, two English essays, three pages of Music Theory exercises AND I have a private lesson tomorrow so I should probably practice my solo repertoire AND I have a concert on Saturday...

...and suddenly I'm possessed by the fucking Muses with the desire to write whatever we're gonna call this...book...retelling...complete and utter shitshow...whatever.

Thank you @CelticWhovian for your very kind comments. I really appreciate it and I'm glad you're enjoying this --- this one's for you!

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Unlike his brothers, Finarfin doesn't actually have some title in the wiki like "the son of Finwë with the most [whatever]" because...I guess people are still playing favorites. Basically he's famous because he's a blonde and...well I mean his daughter is Galadriel who actually manages to survive the book, that's something I guess. 

Also unlike his elder brother Fingolfin, Finarfin basically avoided Feänor at all costs and therefore didn't end up getting threatened with swords and shit. Which, in all honesty, was probably a smart move. Even if the elder can't seem to take a goddamn hint, Finarfin apparently can. 

He married the daughter of Olwë --- that's Thingol's brother who lowkey ditched him, as a refresher --- and also manages to survive the book, though he falls under a seemingly growing list of people who Tolkien kinda hypes us up about like they're gonna be important and then they end up not doing shit. 

*ahem* most of the Valar. 

Anyway. 

He also apparently wasted no time in getting laid and reproduced four times (juuuuuust like his brother) and I have to say, I'm a fan of his sons. Galadriel is in there too, but to me, she's like Manwë in the sense that like, she's so beautiful and perfect and pure and can do no wrong that it just gets aggravating. 

So Finrod, the eldest, is a total badass. 

A little weird...yes...but still a badass. 

I guess he just has no sense as to "when is it appropriate to bust out my harp and start fucking singing" as we're gonna see...a few times.

Next up we have Angrod. 

Angrod and his brother Aegnor were not written about enough if you ask me. They show up super briefly in the background and are mentioned sorta in passing, but if you pause and look at them closely it's like, "woah, these dudes were actually awesome." 

I'm not going to say that I hate Finarfin and Galadriel, but to me, they just seem so passive. They totally fit that stereotype from the Peter Jackson movies of like, beautiful glowing blonde people who non-elves look at like "ooooh prettttttty" and that's like...supposed to be intense or something. 

Not the three bros. 

Angrod's original names translate basically to "iron champion" which is pretty fitting. Unfortunately, I can't go into a ton of details right now because of spoilers, but he was a great warrior and not somebody you want to end up in battle against. 

Oddly enough, this wasn't reflected in his son Orodreth who was apparently super soft-spoken and a really chill dude. I don't remember a ton about Orodreth right off the top of my head but I do know that in some versions he's supposedly Gil-Galad's dad (this is the version that I personally accept) which is cool, because Gil-Galad is cool. Like, super cool. 

Sorry, I know I'm name dropping a ton of people but I got excited. Oops. 

Aegnor was also pretty badass but I just can't get over his description. 

According to Tolkien, Aegnor basically had stiff blonde hair that like, sorta stuck out I guess and that lowkey makes me picture him as like, male Galadriel with porcupine hair. I can't go into why he's so cool right now, so just like...take my word for it, I guess. And the hair can't hurt. 

Ok, Galadriel. I think we all know Galadriel. 

Of all the stuff Peter Jackson did, I actually approve of his casting, especially for Galadriel. 

I refuse to condone whatever the fuck was happening with Gandalf and Elrond and the elves and whatever was going on in the Hobbit movies, but that's something for another day.

Anyway. Galadriel married Celeborn and ends up in Lothlorien, and she's pretty and uh...has cool hair? 

That's all I got on Galadriel.

My creativity grinds to a halt and falls asleep out of boredom whenever she shows up. 

Oops.