Mm. (I'm quite fond of the idea too, but then this is Tolkien, whose idea of a gender-blind society is one where women can do anything they want except govern or get involved in wars. Ah well, that's what AU fanfic* is for.) It's too far back to dig it up now, but I once plotted out how the inheritance would've gone were women allowed to inherit the throne, and it went something like this:
Finwe
In Aman: Findis Finarfin Faniel, if we accept her existence Indis (acting)
In exile: Feanor Maedhros (who abdicates in favor of...) Fingolfin Fingon Turgon Idril Earendil Elrond (I'm going to assume Aredhel is dead and Elrond's sons not born yet, so then we bounce to...) Lalwen Finrod Orodreth (if we accept him as part of Finrod's generation) Gil-Galad (if we consider him Orodreth's son, else put him after Fingon or Finrod; I assume Angrod and Aegnor have died by this point, so...) Galadriel Celebrian Elladan or Elrohir (and if they've gone through this many kings and still need more, they deserve to lose, so I'll stop)
*Dammit, now I've got a bunny for an AU fic following the lives of people like Idril or Elrond when the High Kingship devolves on them like it never would have in canon.
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Date: 2006-01-17 02:31 am (UTC)Finwe
In Aman:
Findis
Finarfin
Faniel, if we accept her existence
Indis (acting)
In exile:
Feanor
Maedhros (who abdicates in favor of...)
Fingolfin
Fingon
Turgon
Idril
Earendil
Elrond (I'm going to assume Aredhel is dead and Elrond's sons not born yet, so then we bounce to...)
Lalwen
Finrod
Orodreth (if we accept him as part of Finrod's generation)
Gil-Galad (if we consider him Orodreth's son, else put him after Fingon or Finrod; I assume Angrod and Aegnor have died by this point, so...)
Galadriel
Celebrian
Elladan or Elrohir (and if they've gone through this many kings and still need more, they deserve to lose, so I'll stop)
*Dammit, now I've got a bunny for an AU fic following the lives of people like Idril or Elrond when the High Kingship devolves on them like it never would have in canon.