Oh, whoops! Well, my 'thank you' was not exactly deathless prose! But I did send you a picture of Fingon and the eagle! One you've probably seen a thousands times but a fav of mine! 

Fingon by kimberly80

I adore so many of her character portraits. I was wondering about the markings on Fingon's face and her response to that was, "Battle bodyart))) He goes to rescue Maitimo)!" That just made it more wonderful for me. I remember as a little girl in the reference section of the library sitting in a corner and obsessively pouring over obscure references to ethnic and aboriginal body art of warriors around the world over the centuries. The concept fits Fingon perfectly who carries everything to the furthest extent.

Imagine his father asking, "How could do anything so insane? Alone and unprepared!" And Fingon answering, "I was prepared. I covered my face with war paint and I was determined to succeed or die trying. One cannot underestimate that power behind that, coupled with my love." Maedhros had a very good friend.