Favorite Elf-King?

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by Melko Belcha
I like Turgon best. He made a mistake for not fleeing the city, but he loved and respected his people. Most Elves in the city probably would not be willing to leave, and Turgon did not want to force them. He found the valley and brought his people there to keep them safe from the evil outside, to let them live in peace. I have always seen Turgon as the type of king that would know the name of every person in the city, or sit down in the middle of the road and play a game with a group of kids. Someone who truely knew his peoples hearts, and minds.

Yes, maybe if Idril Celebrindal had loved Maeglin and not Tuor perhaps he wouldn't have been caught so far from the city by Orcs and tortured. Maeglin should have died rather than given up Gondolin to Melkor *grrrrr* (atypical Elf who became evil). But Tuor and Celebrindal got many of the people out through the secret way. And Maeglin got what he deserved.