Angrod

• 1-3 things I enjoy about them

He is easy to write and works wonderfully for me as a POV.

Arfinwion Exilic Noldor. Most tolerable form of the breed.

See answer below for favorite quote- but short version: he redeems (not completely but at least makes an effort towards re-balancing) the incredibly vile moral debt that the Noldor as a whole have incurred to Sindar. Not at first, and reacting out of defensive brotherly feelings for Finrod and tired of being belittled and undermined and then grouped with people who have murdered or tried to murder members of his family. But he does. He has the most moral high ground and integrity of any of the Exiles.

He never looses sight that his reason for being in Beleriand is to fight Morgoth. Not the gems, not empire building, not attacking non-Morgoth allied groups.

He supports and listens to Fingolfin, is one of the few that are actively supporting FIngolfin’s desires as High King of the Noldor in Beleriand and therefore giving validation and political weight to that title. Because if the fellow princes do not, that leadership title is meaningless – feudal ties are a two-way mutual support and if the lower end of the hierarchy does not buy into the social contract, there is no organized society. Angrod and Aegnor’s loss after the Bragollach is what destroys the High Kingship as anything but lip-service, though it is the loss of Finrod the Diplomat and C&C destroying any trust and moral standing among allies that is the final death knell.  

• Something interesting about them based on tenuous circumstantial evidence

His grandfather was Olwë – he must have had a great deal of familiarity with Alqualondë, with sailing and the ocean and ‘Iron Grip’ conjures images of him holding firmly onto lines for the sails or the steering rudders. 

• A question I have about them

Orodreth is older brother or son? Because I flip-flop on this question constantly. Also, did the name Iron-grip mean Tolkien wanted any Noldor smithing traits assigned to Angrod or was this solely a martial epithet? What was his thoughts on the whole Aegnor/Andreth situation?

• A random relevant line I like

Then Angrod spoke bitterly against the sons of Fëanor, telling of the blood at Alqualondë, and the Doom of Mandos, and the burning of the ships at Losgar. And he cried: ‘Wherefore should we that endured the Grinding Ice bear the name of kinslayers and traitors?’

Truth! Maybe it’s the years of reading Wheel of Time, but look, common decency and telling your allies crutial info.

Look, you want to know the direct comparison to the Noldor coming into Beleriand and lying to Thingol’s face and his people about murdering Thingol’s people and kin, if only by omission? It would be exactly if the Valar, upon paroling Morgoth, had not informed any of the Elves that this is Morgoth and he had been responsible for the capture and torture of elves in Cuiviénen, that because they think he’s repentant now (and without imprisoning Morgoth in Mandos for as long as they did or at all) the Ainur will stay silent about his crimes, his history of rebellion, in fact will lie and imply or say that Morgoth has always obeyed Eru. In fact it would be as if Morgoth showed up to that party after murdering Finwë and losing the Silmarils to Ungoliant and because now he wants to go after that spider in revenge he’s totally on Manwë’s side and no one says anything to Fëanor or Fingolfin or the rest of the Noldor. The lack of fandom outrage on behalf of the Sindar for the Kinslaying is gross.

• My preferred version, if there is more than one version of their story (or part of their story)

Aside from my headcanon version?

Published Silm version. Ignore any version that has them joining the Fëanorians on the ships or a friendship that survives that moment (With the rest of their characterization)

• Favorite relationship(s)

He lived among the Bëorians for several generations, had a working early-feudal style relationship (which are deeply personal bonds), died beside and for them. 

And Aegnor.

And Edhellos. (Question yet again- Eldalotë has a Sindarin name because she went into Exile or is this a Arfinwë=Finarfin thing?)

• How would they react to Tom Bombadil

No clue.

• Optional: Something about them that I think people forget

See moral high-ground. Trumps even Finrod in that respect.