Hmmm good question 😛
The bridge of nargothrond was definitely one of the worst, but also not listening to Gwindor's last words who told him that searching for Finduilas could release him from his doom... or simply being too proud to return to Doriath - I mean, if he would have stayed there, he could have defended the whole land for ages together with Beleg... without any problems except maybe some angry relatives of Saeros.
btw
what bridge at gondolin 😕 there was no bridge in gondolin 😛
LOL..'tis OK..🙂 Now I feel like I have to be serious. 😎
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Am I supposed to want to beat him repeatedly over the head with blunt objects? Having a curse on your family is one thing, but the boundless arrogance and bad judgment he displays really irk me.
Take the matter of the bridge, for instance--why did he disregard a direct order from the Valar without having an exceptionally good reason? Or any reason at all, for that matter, aside from "I don't want to"?
And why on earth wouldn't he rescue Finduilas? (I feel protective of her since Finduilas of Dol Amroth shares her name, even if the silly Elf does have no taste in men. Gwindor was rather a sweetie.) Okay, so the Dragon tricked him--but for Pete's sake, he hasn't seen his mother in 20 years and he only had the Dragon's word for it that she might be in danger. On other hand, he knew Finduilas was in immediate danger and if he didn't go after her immediately, he'd lose the trail. Not to mention that saving her was the dying request of a guy who had helped him out a lot in the past, and the same guy told him she was his only hope of escaping the curse on his family. Not to mention that it was partly Turin's fault the place was attacked in the first place.
And he's too impulsive... I know he didn't intentionally wanted to kill Beleg, but still...
But after all that, I still love him as a character. Why's that? I have no clue. Maybe because I just want to share his angst and I like to read how miserable he is because of his curse. 😖hifty: