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“Hador Lórindol, son of Hathol, son of Magor, son of Malach Aradan, entered the household of Fingolfin in his youth, and was loved by the King. Fingolfin therefore gave to him the lordship of Dor-lómin, and into that land he gathered most of the people of his kin, and became the mightiest of the chieftains of the Edain. In his house only the Elven-tongue was spoken; but their own speech was not forgotten, and from it came the common tongue of Númenor.”

- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

Middle-earth History MEME »> 2/3 Elves »> Maeglin

Maeglin was an Elf, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel daughter of Fingolfin. He lived in the First Age of Middle-earth, and was a lord of Gondolin. He is considered to be the wickedest elf of all. His name means “sharp glance” in Tolkien’s constructed language Sindarin. At birth, Aredhel gave Maeglin the name Lómion, meaning “Son of the Twilight” in Sindarin. Eöl gave his child the name Maeglin when he was 12. Aredhel left Eöl, and took her son (who stole his father’s sword, Anguirel) with her, returning to Gondolin. Eöl followed her, and in judgment before Turgon, the king of Gondolin, he attempted to kill Maeglin with a poisoned javelin, but hit Aredhel instead. Aredhel begged her brother to forgive Eöl, as she still loved him despite not wanting to live with him. She in fact succeeded in this until she grew sick and died because the dart was poisoned. Eöl was cast down to his death from the city walls by an enraged Turgon. Maeglin was now an orphan, but Turgon took him in. He became an elven-prince held in high esteem, even leading his own House of the Mole. He found rich lodes of metals in the Echoriath surrounding the city, and forged weapons of steel stronger than had been seen before. His mine in the Echoriath was named Anghabar, or “Iron-Mine”. In the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, Maeglin refused to remain behind as regent, and went forth to battle with Turgon. The seventh and final gate of Gondolin, the Great Gate of Steel, was Maeglin’s creation. He was in love with Turgon’s daughter (and Maeglin’s first cousin) Idril. But there was no hope for him, for “the Eldar wedded not with kin so near”. Worse, Idril herself despised him. This was the beginning of his dark side being revealed. When Tuor came, carrying Ulmo’s warning of the danger to Gondolin, Maeglin sat at Turgon’s side and argued against Tuor. Tuor’s marriage with Idril further incensed Maeglin, who rebelled against Turgon and Tuor. Later, seeking after metals, Maeglin defied Turgon’s order to stay within the mountains, and was captured by Orcs and brought to Angband. It was only after Morgoth promised him both Gondolin and Idril in return for the location of the hidden city, that he agreed to reveal the location of Gondolin. When Morgoth’s armies attacked and overran the city, Maeglin fought with Tuor on the walls, and Tuor threw him to his death. This was the way his father had been executed before for the killing of Aredhel, and it was also the curse that Eöl had placed on Maeglin at this event - to suffer the same fate as he. x

Taking this as a question rather than a confession.

Players’ experiences in the Arishok fight can vary greatly. There are plenty of variables, like what platform you’re playing on, Hawke’s class and spec, your chosen difficulty setting, what gear Hawke has, whether you’ve downloaded the mabari DLC…you get the idea.

If you’re playing a squishy Hawke with no crowd control effects that work on him whatsoever (because not all of them do), then your experience is going to be very different than that of someone who’s played a tankier Hawke or one that could CC effectively, like yours.

Using the terrain (so to speak) helps, too. I spent most of the time weaving in out of the columns, and hitting him with winter's grasp, and then just blasting him with whatever I had enough mana for.

legolas & gimli sailing west

ELROND LITERALLY HAS A CROWN OF STARS

AND A BEARD Y'ALL LITERALLY EVERY ONE HAS a beard but poor Bilbo give Bilbo a beard