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Eol And Aredhel

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Eöl and Aredhel (the Silmarillion version.).

Aredhel is the sister of Turgon (ruler of Gondolin). Tired of Gondolin, she asks her brother’s permission to travel. She gets separated from her escort and eventually gets lost in the forest of Nan Elmoth, where she’s discovered by Eöl, lord of Nan Elmoth. He sets enchantments that draw her deeper into the woods to his home, where he finally reveals himself to her. They wed and she stays with him for many years, given the freedom of the forest but forbidden to contact her family or other Noldor elves. 

After years in darkness, Aredhel becomes weary of Nan Elmoth, and sneaks off to Gondolin with their son Maeglin while Eöl is away. Eöl finds out, pursues them, and is captured at Gondolin’s gates, and in accordance with the city laws is given the choice of staying in the city or death. Eöl, refusing authority, chooses death for himself and his son. He attempts to kill Maeglin with a poisoned javelin, but Aredhel shields Maeglin and is wounded in the shoulder. Though she pleads for Eöl to be spared, she dies that night from the javelin’s poison and Eöl is executed, cast down from the city walls.

Drawn for the Middle Earth POC challenge.

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I LOVE the tattoo idea ! That's so COOL !! Officially canon for me from now on ! 
^^ I love Eöl.... I always imagined him as a shy smith nerd... or a little lazy ("pff I could go help her get here but... mhe why bother go out when I have trees to do all the work =_=") And I don't buy the whole "near rape not wholy unwilling" story. With the elf it's simple : rape = death and no love = no kids ...
As for the javelin episode
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WELL that's a "Game of thrones" level of divorce ... And I thought MY parents were violent when it came to kids custody Oo.... best illustration of "well that escalated quickly".