Talk:Silmaril
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- Done. Eric119 05:28 Feb 16, 2003 (UTC)
In Tolkien's Middle-Earth,
The Holy Jewels made by Feanor, in which dwelt the blended light of the Two Trees before their destruction by Morgoth. The Silmarils were encased in a crystal casket in Feanor's house at Formenos in Valinor. His father, King Finwe of the Noldor, was slain at the doors of the Formenos house for possession of the Silmarils. Once he had them, Morgoth fled to the north of Middle-earth to rebuild his kingdom of darkness.
Feanor, in a fit of rage, swore a terrible oath that he and his sons would stop at nothing to regain the Silmarils. Morgoth, meanwhile, placed the Silmarils in a crown of iron, which stayed upon his head for several centuries. Feanor led most of the Noldor back to Middle-earth where a long and bitter war was waged for the Silmarils. Five terrible battles were fought until Earendil the Mariner and his wife Elwing voyaged to Valinor to seek the aid of the Valar.
At the end of the final battle (the War of Wrath), the two remaining Silmarils (see Thingol, Beren and Lúthien) were returned to the two surviving Sons of Feanor - Maedhros and Maglor.
Now, the First Silmaril sails across the sky as the Star of Earendil.
The Silmaril of Maglor is in the unreachable ocean depths.
The Silmaril of Maedhros lies deep inside the earth, where Maedhros cast both himself and the jewel in shame for his deeds.