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[southaway]

Day Five for @arafinwean-week: Orodreth

I always felt bad for Orodreth and Finduilas ending up stuck between the Doom of the Noldor and Morgoth's curse on Turin

I'm pretty happy with this design, I might have to find an excuse to draw him again sometime

[slastyona]

smol tiny baby Artaresto

one of god knows how many pics I'm preparing for LOTR ask. but I have only that one for now.

Yes, he's living his best times in Valinor... clueless of what's going to happen in the future, just like everyone else.

[maedhrosdefender]

been going insane about orodreth recently. he never wanted to be king. he was never equipped to lead nargothrond, much less while still grieving the death of his brother. he knew he was a placeholder, a band-aid on the bullethole of the inevitable assault of morgoth. he knew he was the lesser son of finarfin, the discount finrod, the one everyone’s eyes swept over. it was a relief to him when túrin came, despite half his council arguing against his battle plans—he wanted someone to tell him how to fight, how to rule, how to be what finrod was, what he never could be. he died nameless in a melee as nargothrod came toppling down around him, a ghost ruler of a city he had never been meant to have.

[airendis]

"O king, to leave this town

Is now our fate, but not to lose

Thy rightful lordship. Thou shalt choose

One to be steward in thy stead."

Then Felagund upon the head

Of Orodreth set it: "Brother of mine,

Till I return this crown is thine."

[awawawwa0]

Artaresto, a Prince of the House of Finarfin

[arofili]

@arafinwean-week day five | orodreth

There fore the hearts of the people of Nargothrond were released from their dominion, and turned again to the house of Finarfin; and they obeyed Orodreth. But he would not suffer them to slay the brothers, as some desired, for the spilling of kindred blood by kin would bind the cures of Mandos more closely upon them all. Yet neither bread nor rest would he grant to Celegorm and Curufin within his realm, and he swore that there should be little love between Nargothrond and the sons of Fëanor there after.

—The Silmarillion, “Of Beren and Lúthien”

[thelien-art]

Arafinwë, Eärwen, & Grandchildren

-and great grandchildren

Latest portaits

Sons of Fëanáro - Fëanor, Nerdanel & Celebrimbor - Children of Ñolofinwë - Ñolofinwë, Anairë & Grandchildren - Children of Arafinwë - Finwë, Míriel, Indis & Findis, Írimë

HC:

Finarfin: I like to think he was sent to Olwë´s court when young and also sees Olwë´s own sons as brothers, and that he befriended them before meeting Eärwen. Finarfin is said to be the wisest and fairest of Finwë´s sons, which I think is because of the rivalry between Feanor and Fingolfin. As all of Valinor´s eyes were turned to Feanor and Fingolfin, with Melkor pulling strings too, Finarfin had the possibility to look at everything from above, after all he is the third son, there is no possibility he should ever become king, why would anyone suck up to him in the hope of winning his favor when he becomes king, or try to tear him away from his people? This also made him able to just not care if someone says something to him he finds hard to believe, instead of wondering over it and letting it grow, he will simply shrug it off, also after becoming king. I think Finarfin cared deeply for both his brothers. Still, when they set off to follow Melkor, with Finarfin´s own children, he already knew how this would end, as he had already seen everything in Valinor, and therefore knew it was doomed with no hope. However, this was also what made him fight at the War of Wrath, his love for his brothers and family, only to be shattered in the destruction before him.

Normally his hair would look something like this

Eärwen: After the doom of Mandos and Finarfin leaving for Tirion to become high king I think Eärwen left for Alqualondë for at least a good age where Anairë later joins her before they both decide to move back to Tirion and Eärwen then gets crowned as queen, although she never really bent for Noldo modesty even if some of the people would have liked it.

Orodreth: I HC Orodrth´s mother as Noldo, and while I think he took a lot after his father Angrod in his quite nature I also think that when meeting his wife he slowly begins leening more over to the Sinda side, meaning while he still braids his hair he slowly begins braiding it under Noldorin customs, which also weakens his hold on his people in some way, which makes it even easier for Celegorm and Curufin when they come. I don´t think he´s weak, he was just used to being a counselor and then suddenly his father dies, and his uncle leaves him to take care of a kingdom, we all know how that went, and before he knows it his daughter is standing side by side with a human who have grown up in Thingol´s court, survived the wilderness, and who´s own father is taking captive by Morgoth, and Finduilas trusts him, so why shouldn´t he? After all, Túrin can understand some of what he feels.

Finduilas: As she is born her father already leans more into Sinda culture so I don´t think she ever really tasted a Noldo upbringing, except when with Finrod, who I think first really entered her life when she was close to an adult as he was busy traveling with the Edain. I do think she was in love with Gwindor until the end, and she cared for him when he returned, although when she meets Túrin she sees everything Gwindor was before his capture, mixed with hate and despair that is easy enough to look over. I think she stands as a symbolic pillar of hope for all the free people of Beleriand up to her death, which also made her extremely sheltered as she was meant to survive, she was meant to be protected, so when she falls a lot of hope falls too.

Celebrian: I think Celebrian had a peaceful life, she was only young when Celebrimbor died, and while she was a child when Annatar was present and she was undoubtedly sorrowful of the fall she never saw it, so all she had was stories from the first really. While Elrond loved her in secret in many years, I think she was quite loud herself about her interest in him, even if it took very long to pick up on it. She cared for her children deeply and did a lot to spend as much time with them as possible and show them all of their mixed heritage as well as she could, she also taught them how to hunt, although she was never a master at it, it was just something she did for fun, in the later years a lot with Glorfindel, and soon enough Elladan and Elrohir outdid her in it. I do think she tried to stay as much as long as possible after her capture but at the end had to accept her only choice was to sail unless she would rather fade slowly. In appearance, she takes most after Celeborn, only inheriting her mother´s curls and lips.

[curufiin]

Tyelkormo stood before Curufinwe's gaze, legs spread in a strong stance, rooted steadily to the earth. He rolled his shoulders and flexed just right as he drew his mighty fiercebow in a flourish of apparent show of strength.

Little Curufinwë watched on in amazement and wonderment of his brother’s fine form, his eyes glimmering with awe. More impressed was he by Tyelkormo’s strong arms and his utter silence as he drew the bow, letting his body do all of the speaking needed—unlike the noisy mouthfulbow.

“Wooow!” He hopped in place with excitement, then swiftly drew an arrow from the quiver on his brother’s waist, and presenting it to Tyelkormo. “Can you shoot an arrow?”