Another Prometheus by Gandalfs apprentice

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Summary:

There's more than one way to see Feanor's rebellion. A scholar of the Fourth Age interprets his story.

Major Characters: Fëanor

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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet

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Rating: General

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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
Posted on 2 July 2007 Updated on 2 July 2007

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Another Prometheus

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The teacher gazed at the intent faces of the young men and women before him.

"The loremasters claim there is only one possible interpretation of the myth of Fëanor. I disagree. Both his glory and his disgrace come from the will to master fate and find freedom from the tyranny of the elements. He strove for knowledge and skill for all. No longer would power be only the province of the gods. For this ungodly pride he lost his life.

"Those who seek to better the lot of our fellow men honor him as the greatest of friends. Praise him!"


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With all the Prometheus imagery that exists in The Silmarillion, I think this is a perfectly justifiable (re-)interpretation of canon :D Although I now worry about what happened to the teacher's career - defy the loremaster's at your peril!

Very nice drabble indeed!

I like to think that an Age of Enlightenment followed the Ring War, and King Elessar established schools of learning and encouraged the arts and sciences.

But of course you speak only too true. With the Enlightenment came---the Inquisition!

Maybe I'll write a tale about a Middle-earth Galileo. hmmmm....