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Dates I 542 or shortly thereafter1 Location Rising into the sky from Aman in the West Origins A Silmaril borne aloft by Eärendil in his vessel Vingilot Race Eärendil was Half-elven, counted among the Elves Divisions Eärendil descended from both the Edain and the Noldor Pronunciation gi'l-e'stel Meaning 'Star of High Hope' Other names Star of High Hope; known more generally as the Evening Star or Star of Eärendil, or simply as the Star Indexes: Alphabetical: G Others About this entry: Updated 11 March 2022 This entry is complete The Star of High Hope Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Some time after Eärendil and Elwing had departed across the Sea, those in Middle-earth witnessed the rising of a new and brilliant star in the West. This was the Silmaril that Eärendil wore on his brow, carried aloft in his ship Vingilot. In Middle-earth, it was taken as a sign that the Valar had not forsaken the Outer Lands, and so it was named Gil-Estel, which means 'Star of High Hope'. That hope was fulfilled soon after, when the armies of the Valar came against Morgoth in Angband, and utterly overthrew him in the War of Wrath. Notes 1 Eärendil arrived in Valinor in I 542, and he piloted Vingilot into the heavens with the shining star on his brow soon afterward. It is not completely clear whether that happened in the same year he arrived, but in any event Gil-Estel rose out of the West before the War of Wrath, which began in I 545. These dates are taken from The Tale of Years in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and it should be noted that they underwent considerable revision. The dates given here seem to be Tolkien's final preference. See also... Eärendil, Evening Star, Foam-flower, Star of High Hope Indexes: Alphabetical: G Others About this entry: Updated 11 March 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.

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Dates I 542 or shortly thereafter1 Location Rising into the sky from Aman in the West Origins A Silmaril borne aloft by Eärendil in his vessel Vingilot Race Eärendil was Half-elven, counted among the Elves Divisions Eärendil descended from both the Edain and the Noldor Pronunciation gi'l-e'stel Meaning 'Star of High Hope' Other names Star of High Hope; known more generally as the Evening Star or Star of Eärendil, or simply as the Star Indexes: Alphabetical: G Others About this entry: Updated 11 March 2022 This entry is complete The Star of High Hope

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Some time after Eärendil and Elwing had departed across the Sea, those in Middle-earth witnessed the rising of a new and brilliant star in the West. This was the Silmaril that Eärendil wore on his brow, carried aloft in his ship Vingilot. In Middle-earth, it was taken as a sign that the Valar had not forsaken the Outer Lands, and so it was named Gil-Estel, which means 'Star of High Hope'. That hope was fulfilled soon after, when the armies of the Valar came against Morgoth in Angband, and utterly overthrew him in the War of Wrath. Notes 1 Eärendil arrived in Valinor in I 542, and he piloted Vingilot into the heavens with the shining star on his brow soon afterward. It is not completely clear whether that happened in the same year he arrived, but in any event Gil-Estel rose out of the West before the War of Wrath, which began in I 545. These dates are taken from The Tale of Years in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and it should be noted that they underwent considerable revision. The dates given here seem to be Tolkien's final preference. See also... Eärendil, Evening Star, Foam-flower, Star of High Hope Indexes: Alphabetical: G Others About this entry: Updated 11 March 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.