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* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, running for their lives, and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his walls of his own fortress in genuine fear.

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* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, running to flee for their lives, and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his the walls of his own fortress in genuine fear.fear despite being the mightiest among the Valar!
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%%* DespairEventHorizon: At Finwë's death and the theft of his Silmarils.

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%%* * DespairEventHorizon: At Finwë's death and the theft of his Silmarils.Silmarils. He ran off screaming into the night once he got the news, and many in Valinor thought he would [[DrivenToSuicide take his own life.]]



** She was a wise enough counsellor that Fëanor actually listened to her for a long while, which is more than he did to anyone else.

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** She was a wise enough one of the only people in existence who understood Fëanor. Because of this, Nerdanel is the only counsellor that Fëanor actually listened to her for a long while, which to. Which is much more than he did to anyone else.else, especially after going on the warpath.



%%* AnimalTalk: Oromë taught him to speak it.

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%%* * AnimalTalk: Oromë taught him to speak it.it, he often communicated with Huan before they had a falling out.
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* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: In pursuit of a Silmaril, Maedhros and Maglor kill Elwing's parents during the Second Kinslaying, and drive Elwing to suicide during the Third Kinslaying. (Elwing technically survives this thanks to some DivineIntervention from Ulmo, but goes to the Undying Lands and is separated from the world.) Out of guilt for his part in the murders, Maglor adopts Elwing's infant children Elros and Elrond. Notably, this apparently turns out well, with love growing between father and adoptive sons despite the circumstances.
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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: States to the Valar that if the Silmarils are destroyed, even he could not recreate them.

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* CantTakeCriticism: Feänor's most prominent flaw.

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* DespairEventHorizon: At Finwë's death and the theft of his Silmarils.

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* %%* DespairEventHorizon: At Finwë's death and the theft of his Silmarils.



* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his walls of his own fortress in genuine FEAR!

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* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES running for their lives, and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his walls of his own fortress in genuine FEAR!fear.



* ForScience: Wandered around Valinor seeking the unknown boundaries of knowledge.

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* ForScience: Wandered He wandered around Valinor seeking the unknown boundaries of knowledge.



* {{Ubermensch}}: Peerless craftsman and inventor, brilliant linguist, devastatingly skilled orator, fierce warrior, the father of more children than any other Elf in recorded history.
** That last probably has more to do with his wife than him, not that he didn't play a rather large role in their creation. It's just that giving birth is specifically stated to be spiritually draining for elf women, so giving birth to seven children showcases Nerdanel's own power instead. Which makes sense, considering that this is Fëanor's wife we're talking about here.

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* {{Ubermensch}}: Peerless craftsman and inventor, brilliant linguist, devastatingly skilled orator, fierce warrior, the father of more children than any other Elf in recorded history.
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history. That last probably has more to do with his wife than him, not that he didn't play a rather large role in their creation. It's just that giving birth is specifically stated to be spiritually draining for elf women, so giving birth to seven children showcases Nerdanel's own power instead. Which makes sense, considering that this is Fëanor's wife we're talking about here.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: May have inadvertently contributed to Morgoth corrupting the race of Men, despite never no much as seeing one, because his rebellion took place at almost exactly the same time as the first Men awoke, causing the Valar to be so disappointed with the Children of Ilúvatar that they forsake Middle-earth altogether, meaning that they aren’t there when Men awake and do not educate them (while remaining in Middle-earth) like they did the Elves, letting Morgoth corrupt them without interference. However, this strongly depends on which timeline one uses for the Years of the Trees, and Tolkien’s final conception appears to be that Men were around long before the Darkening of Valinor, though this isn’t the case for the published Silmarillion.
** His passion, hate, and lust ultimately saw the demise of people who had nothing to do with the whole affair, the loss of so many wonderful things, and led to a whole lot of sorrow which Tolkien hints that everyone is STILL recovering from in the Third Age thousands of years later! However the first book of the Silmarillion hints that it wasn’t entirely Fëanor’s fault in this matter as Melkor (Morgoth) had corrupted creation itself in the beginning so anything made by either the Valar or the Children of Ilúvatar (natural or adopted) already contained some of that corruption.
* UnwittingPawn: Fëanor already hated Melkor with a passion in Valinor and refused to have anything to do with him. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that Melkor was subtly manipulating his dreams, suspicions, and pride, which ultimately turned Fëanor against his own half-brothers and the Valar themselves.
** Faenor could also be seen as one for Ilúvatar as well as with Morgoth now returned bent on ruling and corrupting the world and with the coming of Men soon to occur and unwilling to let them be fully corrupted by Morgoth Ilúvatar needed the eldar to return to Middle Earth to aide those in resisting such a formidable foe.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept no less at Fëanor's fall than he did for the destruction of the Two Trees themselves - and for all the good he could have done, and beauty he could have created, which now would never be.
* YouKilledMyFather: To Morgoth.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: May He may have inadvertently contributed to Morgoth corrupting the race of Men, despite never no much as seeing one, because his rebellion took place at almost exactly the same time as the first Men awoke, causing the Valar to be so disappointed with the Children of Ilúvatar that they forsake Middle-earth altogether, meaning that they aren’t there when Men awake and do not educate them (while remaining in Middle-earth) like they did the Elves, letting Morgoth corrupt them without interference. However, this strongly depends on which timeline one uses for the Years of the Trees, and Tolkien’s final conception appears to be that Men were around long before the Darkening of Valinor, though this isn’t the case for the published Silmarillion. \n** His passion, hate, and lust ultimately saw the demise of people who had nothing to do with the whole affair, the loss of so many wonderful things, and led to a whole lot of sorrow which Tolkien hints that everyone is STILL recovering from in the Third Age thousands of years later! However the first book of the Silmarillion hints that it wasn’t entirely Fëanor’s fault in this matter as Melkor (Morgoth) had corrupted creation itself in the beginning so anything made by either the Valar or the Children of Ilúvatar (natural or adopted) already contained some of that corruption.
* UnwittingPawn: UnwittingPawn:
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Fëanor already hated Melkor with a passion in Valinor and refused to have anything to do with him. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that Melkor was subtly manipulating his dreams, suspicions, and pride, which ultimately turned Fëanor against his own half-brothers and the Valar themselves.
** Faenor He could also be seen as one for Ilúvatar as well as with Morgoth now returned bent on ruling and corrupting the world and with the coming of Men soon to occur and unwilling to let them be fully corrupted by Morgoth Ilúvatar needed the eldar to return to Middle Earth to aide those in resisting such a formidable foe.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept no less at Fëanor's fall than he did for the destruction of the Two Trees themselves - -- and for all the good he could have done, and beauty he could have created, which now would never be.
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* HappilyMarried: Implied to have been this with Feanor, until it all fell apart.

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* HappilyMarried: Implied to have been this with Feanor, Fëanor, until it all fell apart.



** She was a wise enough counsellor that Feanor actually listened to her for a long while, which is more than he did to anyone else.
** She not only survived giving birth to seven of Middle-Earth's most formidable elves, including one set of twins, but apparently thrived. Given that having children costs a great deal of spiritual energy for the mother, and Feanor's own mother suffered DeathByChildbirth (albeit in a fashion more consistent with post-natal depression) as a result of the sheer ferocity of his spirit, that's seriously impressive.
* MoralityPet: She was literally the only person Feanor ever actually listened to.

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** She was a wise enough counsellor that Feanor Fëanor actually listened to her for a long while, which is more than he did to anyone else.
** She not only survived giving birth to seven of Middle-Earth's most formidable elves, including one set of twins, but apparently thrived. Given that having children costs a great deal of spiritual energy for the mother, and Feanor's Fëanor's own mother suffered DeathByChildbirth (albeit in a fashion more consistent with post-natal depression) as a result of the sheer ferocity of his spirit, that's seriously impressive.
* MoralityPet: She was literally the only person Feanor that Fëanor ever actually listened to.



* TrophyWife: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in-universe. When Fëanor chose her as his wife, some Elves were surprised by this since Nerdanel wasn't "among the most beautiful" of the elven ladies out there -- possibly she was plain by Elven standards.

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* TrophyWife: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] {{Subverted|Trope}} in-universe. When Fëanor chose her as his wife, some Elves were surprised by this since Nerdanel wasn't "among the most beautiful" of the elven ladies out there -- possibly she was plain by Elven standards.



* WrenchWench: Of TheBlacksmith variety, and good enough to impress Feanor. Though her skills extended beyond just that.

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* WrenchWench: Of TheBlacksmith variety, and good enough to impress Feanor. Though Fëanor, although her skills extended beyond just that.



* AntiVillain: Of the tragic type.

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* AntiVillain: Of the tragic sort.

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* %%* AntiVillain: Of the tragic sort.



* ParentalSubstitute: To Elrond and Elros.

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* %%* ParentalSubstitute: To Elrond and Elros.



* WarriorPoet: Is both one of the greatest singers who ever lived and a skilled warrior.
* WarriorPrince: Like nearly all the House of Finwë.

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* WarriorPoet: Is He's both one of the greatest singers who ever lived and a skilled warrior.
* %%* WarriorPrince: Like nearly all the House of Finwë.



* AnimalTalk: Oromë taught him to speak it.

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* JerkAss: No kidding.

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* %%* JerkAss: No kidding.



** Doubles as the FanPreferredPairing, with endless [[FixFic Fix Fics]] of Aredhel staying in Himlad either by returning there after escaping Nan Elmoth or by never entering the forest in the first place.



* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.

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* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.

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* %%* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.



* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.

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* %%* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.



* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.

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* %%* WarriorPrince: Like most of the House of Finwë.



* UnwittingPawn: Of Sauron, though he finally realized the deception before it was too late to repent.
** Had the last laugh, though: he left notes on ringcrafting. And destroying.

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* UnwittingPawn: Of Sauron, though he finally realized the deception before it was too late to repent.
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repent. He had the last laugh, though: he left notes on ringcrafting. And destroying.
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** his passion, hate, and lust ultimately saw the demise of people who had nothing to do with the whole affair, the loss of so many wonderful things, and led to a whole lot of sorrow which Tolkien hints that everyone is STILL recovering from in the Third Age thousands of years later! However the first book of the Silmarillion hints that it wasn’t entirely Fëanor’s fault in this matter as Melkor (Morgoth) had corrupted creation itself in the beginning so anything made by either the Valar or the Children of Ilúvatar (natural or adopted) already contained some of that corruption.

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** his His passion, hate, and lust ultimately saw the demise of people who had nothing to do with the whole affair, the loss of so many wonderful things, and led to a whole lot of sorrow which Tolkien hints that everyone is STILL recovering from in the Third Age thousands of years later! However the first book of the Silmarillion hints that it wasn’t entirely Fëanor’s fault in this matter as Melkor (Morgoth) had corrupted creation itself in the beginning so anything made by either the Valar or the Children of Ilúvatar (natural or adopted) already contained some of that corruption.
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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept no less at Fëanor's fall than he did for the destruction of the Two Trees - and for all the good he could have done, and beauty he could have created, which now would never be.

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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept no less at Fëanor's fall than he did for the destruction of the Two Trees themselves - and for all the good he could have done, and beauty he could have created, which now would never be.
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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept to think that Fëanor had fallen and wouldn't repent, no less than he wept for the Two Trees.

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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: How the Valar felt about him during his rebellion. Manwë wept to think that Fëanor had fallen and wouldn't repent, no less at Fëanor's fall than he wept did for the destruction of the Two Trees.Trees - and for all the good he could have done, and beauty he could have created, which now would never be.
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* HeelRealization: After realizing Morgoth lied to him about his half-brother Fingolfin attempting to overthrow him, Feanor does apologize to Fingolfin at a festival, and Fingolfin just says it's water under the bridge. Sadly, this goes way downhill when Feanor, after Morgoth killed their father Finwe and stole the Silmaril jewels, later abandons Fingolfin and the Nolder elves not loyal to his reckless cause in Valinor, making them cross the dangerous ice bridge of Helcaraxe and forming an intense divide between the Nolder until Fingolfin's eldest son, Fingon, rescued Feanor's eldest son, Maedhros, from Angband and created some measure of respect between the family (though Feanor died earlier fighting Morgoth's balrogs).
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* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his walls in genuine FEAR!

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* TheDreaded: Fëanor in his wrath sent a host of Balrogs, corrupted Aniur, RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES and had Morgoth himself literally cowering behind his walls of his own fortress in genuine FEAR!
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Not necessarily a villain, but whether Fëanor knew it or not, leading his people to Middle Earth saved the native Elves and the Dwarves from extermination. Even if Thingol could just stay in Doriath indefinitely, everyone outside Melian's Girdle including the race of Men would be doomed eternally trapped under Morgoth’s shadow to become twisted and corrupted if not for the Coming of the Ñoldor out of the west. Plus it was one of his Silmaril that allowed Earendil to successfully reach Valinor and persuade the Valar to both forgive the Ñoldor for their transgressions and to come to the aide of both Elves and Men which finally convinced them to move into open conflict with Melkor resulting in him being imprisoned again, this time for good.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Not necessarily a full scale villain, but whether Fëanor knew it or not, leading his people to Middle Earth saved the native Elves and the Dwarves from extermination. extermination and provided the race of Men a valuable ally in the face of a formidable enemy. Even if Thingol and his people could just stay hidden in Doriath indefinitely, everyone outside Melian's Girdle including the race of Men would be doomed doomed, to be eternally trapped under Morgoth’s shadow for him to become twisted twist and corrupted corrupt if not for the Coming of the Ñoldor out of the west. Plus it was one of his Silmaril Fëanor‘s Silmarilli that allowed Earendil to successfully reach Valinor and persuade the Valar to both forgive the Ñoldor for their transgressions and to come to the aide of both Elves and Men which finally convinced them to move into open conflict with Melkor resulting in him being imprisoned again, this time for good.

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