Work
Maeglin
J. R. R. Tolkien · 1994short story
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- Themefamily secrets
The fullest account of Maeglin's story: born to the exiled Elf-lord Eöl and Aredhel of Gondolin, he grows up in secrecy, comes to love his cousin Idril, and is ultimately consumed by a jealousy that leads him to betray Gondolin to Morgoth.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Placement
- contained in The War of the Jewelscollection