Poll: Fan Perceptions of Maglor

[dawn_felagund]

ETA:: Please note: As of 10 May 2009, I have collected the results for this poll. You're welcome to still contribute, if you wish, as I may return to this topic in the future, but further replies will not be used in my current essay. However, do check out the discussion on this post, which is as fabulous as I have come to expect from my flist and passersby! :) A sincere thank-you to all who participated in the poll and provided such insightful discussion of the topic. /ETA

I am getting ready to write an essay for my weble The Heretic Loremaster, and I am interested in how Tolkien fans familiar with The Silmarillion perceive the character of Maglor. I appreciate the input of anyone who has a few minutes to spare me and my LJ-created poll. :) Also, please pass the word to other Tolkienites, if you're so inclined. I would like as many responses as I can get.

If you do not have an LJ account and would like to contribute to the poll, feel free to leave an anonymous comment with your responses. (Click "Confabulate with Me" at the bottom of the post.)

Please note also that I do not expect people to look up information for this. I am interested in your perceptions of his character, not how well you can find what the book says about his character. (And, for those who do not already know, I don't believe in "canon," so I don't believe that there are right or wrong answers to any of these questions, although I certainly possess my own opinions on them. :)



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Anything that you'd wish to add or elaborate upon, please feel free to do so in the comments. :)

Comments

[sirielle.livejournal.com]

I just noticed how much people - and other beings of Eru ;) - value Maglor as musician. He is so much in Maedhros' shadow for em that I almost never remember he was one. Poor Makalaure!

[dawn_felagund]

Yep, "musician" is currently in second place for the last question; "Elrond and Elros" is in first. I think it's important to him, certainly, but I don't find that it gives me the same sort of information as other known aspects of his character anymore than my identifying as a "writer of stories" means that I am a soft-hearted pacifist vegetarian (which I am) and not ruthless and aggressive. It'd be interesting to see--without the musician aspect--how the same textual information would lead to the development of his character by fanfic writers.