It was, in a way. Life was very different back then and there was a lot of things we didn't fully comprehend. [A lot of the time it's hard to believe he is the same man from his own memories of his youth.]

It is certainly close enough for me. If I'd wanted to be closer to it I wouldn't have thrown it at your fathers head and run for the hills to keep him from getting any ideas about returning it. [He's joking, of course. Fingolfins coronation had been far more dignified than that, but the sentiment behind his jest was not entirely unfounded.] And those little hypocrites would feel the same had they ever have had to wear the thing. I know them well enough to know they'd hate the responsibility and not having the freedom of movement that they do now. They just want to foist it of on me so they can enjoy the perks without suffering any of the drawbacks.