Hi! I'm new to the LoTR fandom (just transfered from the ASOIAF fandom)... Why is Maglor a crab?
A thousand times welcome!!! And this is a very valid question, probably without a valid answer, but I will try 🦀
Once upon at time, Maglor was a normal elf. Sure he was a little strange, eternally wandering down the seashore and all, but he was still an elf. One day, there was a harmless, innocent ask (from the amazing @art-of-a-diffrent-color) regarding said elf…. What happened to Maglor after he chucked the Silmaril into the sea?
Well, it turns out he turned into a crab-man. Gradually, (and poorly drawn by myself @stareyemoth), he sprouted crab claws on his arms. Soon he was transformed into a full-bodied crab (drawn much much better) by the magnificent @actuallyfeanor and christened with the name ‘Crablor.’ What happened next, none of us can explain. But his following is ever-growing.
As for the Crab Lore, that can be found here. It explains how Crablor came to be found by Elrond and later reunited with his nephew Celebrimbor. At some point, sequel is to come. All hail Crablor! He welcomes you into the fandom! (I hope this was worth the wait 😆)
