The Fëanorians

Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Backstory, or, 101 Ways to Become the Villain - 0:42
The (Unwritten) Lay of the House of Feanor - 7:43
One Big Unhappy Family - 10:20
Daddy Issues - 12:54
Sibling Rivalries - 16:59
Conclusion - 19:46

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[JoeQuake]

Feanor was a fallen King.
Of him the harpers sadly sing.
He lost his Jewels and couldn't let go.
Thus led his children all to woe.

[waltonsmith]

More like the Freakanoreans, am I right? My favorite moment in his story is right after the Doom of Mandos announcement when everyone was trembling but Feanor. He gave a speech that basically boiled down to "yeah yeah, blah blah, doom and gloom, but do you have a pair of balls though? Do you even have a pair?" The more madlad elves we get, the better, in my opinion.

[Nedded]

Feanor and his family needed just a couple of therapy sessions, also said therapist would have needed years of therapy

[catxborsuq]

21:16 "Maedhros is the wise and tempered one... until suddenly he isn't".
I find it interesting that Maedhros worst actions, sacking of Doriath and Havens of Sirion, take place after Fingon's death. Death that happened because of Maedhros's plans and the failure of said plans.

[oldkingspook]

The salt with Celebrimbor (note: not a tired old dad worried about his mortgage) made my entire week.

[blakewinter]

So the Fëanorians being seven in number allows for them to partake of the song 'dumb ways to die, ' basically.

[stnylan]

I always think of Feanor's sons as being the first longest-enduring of all of Feanor's victims. Lives rent out of shape in servitude to their father's fire. Stunted and not fully formed by his presence, as it were. Nerdanel at least had a choice to associate with Feanor, their children had none. I mean, being born of Finwe's line does not mean anything but fleeting happiness, sorrow, grief, and loss (one or two partial exceptions aside) - but being born with Feanor as your father is like winning a share in a terrible lottery jackpot.

[ecthelionofthefountain]

Ah! The Feanorians. The greatest and most tragically complex family in history.

[skatemetrix]

Amazon have done it all wrong... They should have made Keeping up with the Feanorians.
Instant TV hit I tell you.

[HairTiesForGlorfindel]

Snort laughed at @2:11 😅😭🤣🤣🤣

Honestly, the Feanorions remind me of Indian families. Even the first time i read the Silm, when i barely understood anything, their family was giving me war flashbacks to family issues I've seen here, and the way Feanor behaves is so... We've all seen dads behave this way here in extended families, friend circles, neighborhoods... The step family story, and Nerdanel being left in the dust, the unquestionable obedience to the Father while the mother has no power in the household certainly by comparison, the deference to older brothers, Feanor creeping on his niece of all things, his son deciding to abduct a woman to coerce her... All of it is also very 80s Bollywood vibes.

And of course, some of it is still real life.

[TolkienLorePodcast]

It’s actually really fascinating how, as you point out, none of them are major characters in individual stories yet they drive the plot, none are extremely developed but their diversity gives them depth, and so on. Just goes to show how genius Tolkien was.

[dialaskisel]

Something tells me that Christmas at the Feanor household would make Henry II's dysfunctional family in The Lion in Winter look loving and peaceful by comparison.

[RonJohn]

Seven sons, because "7" is a traditionally magic number.

[docopoper]

Now Nerdanel, I know you get bad vibes from this baby, but you don't have to try and name him "doomed".

[annafdd]

“Not wearing a nightgown” was when I broke into a full-throated cackle

[guyr]

Ah, the Corleones of Middle Earth. Great video!

[magicalgirlcoco]

The absolute SHADE with Celebrimbor. It's ok, I'm still not over it either. 😆

We got just enough scattered information regarding the Feanorians, but yet so little that's concrete, it leads the way to a ton of speculation and exploration. Silm meta and fic is just filled to the brim with this family; they are undoubtedly fan favorites!

[ImperatorPenguin]

The Feanorians. A case of why pride and poor communications can cause disaster and tragedy. A staple of negative Elven traits.

[TheMarcHicks]

"The Little Murder Family That my, that is the most HILARIOUS thing I've ever heard :D. Your way with words, coupled with your in-depth analysis, is why I love your videos so much (I think only In Deep Geek goes as deep into the lore as you do).

[ecthelionofthefountain]

"Sir not appearing in this video" nice Monty Python touch 🤣 And nice to see the mighty Celebrimbor as he should be.
On a more serious note the Alexey Rudikov painting of Feanor is exceptionally powerful. I've always loved that painting. Superb visuals!