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Dates Made in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; two were cast away in I 587; the last of the three still survives in the West Other names The Great Jewels, Silmarils, The Three Jewels Indexes: Alphabetical: J Items About this entry: Updated 1 May 2004 This entry is complete Greatest of the works of the Elves Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...globes of crystal by gleam undyingillumined, lit by living splendourand all hues' essence, their eager flame -" The History of Middle-earth volume III_The Lays of Beleriand_ The Flight of the Noldoli from Valinor 105-107 Three Great Jewels made by Fëanor, greatest of the craftsmen of the Noldor. Long before the making of the Sun and Moon, he trapped the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor within three brilliant jewels. The jewels, which were said to be spherical in shape, were created from a substance Fëanor had devised himself, silima, and from this they took their more common name, the Silmarils. After the Two Trees were destroyed by Morgoth and Ungoliant, Fëanor's jewels held the last of their Light. It was within the power of the Valar to use this to rekindle the Trees, but Fëanor's jewels would have been destroyed, and in his pride he refused to give them up. Nonetheless, they were lost to him: Morgoth stole them from the fortress of Formenos, and carried them back to Middle-earth. Fëanor led his people in a desperate and deadly pursuit of Morgoth, and with his sons he took an unbreakable Oath to regain the jewels from any who withheld them from their rightful owners. Through a course of bloodshed and betrayal, Fëanor and his seven sons returned to Middle-earth, and began a war against the Dark Lord - a war that is sometimes known, and with good reason, as the War of the Jewels. See also... Aman, Anfauglir, Angrist, Camlost, Carcharoth, Darkening of Valinor, Deep Elves, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Eldar of Valinor, Elu Thingol, Elves beyond the Sea, Erellont, Evening Star, Everlasting Darkness, [See the full list...]Finwë, Foam-flower, Gate of Angband, Great Echo, Great Enemy, Great Jewels, Green Mound, Havens of Sirion, Hound of Valinor, Iron Crown, Jaws of Thirst, King of the World, Light in the West, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maedhros, Maglor, Máhanaxar, Night of Naught, Oath of Fëanor, One-hand, Over-heaven, Red Maw, Ruin of Doriath, Silmarils, Song of Parting, Sons of Fëanor, Star of Eärendil, The Empty-handed, The Light, The White, The Wolf, Three Jewels, Unrest of the Noldor, Voyage of Eärendil, War of the Great Jewels, War of the Jewels, Wolf of Angband Indexes: Alphabetical: J Items About this entry: Updated 1 May 2004 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2004. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Made in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; two were cast away in I 587; the last of the three still survives in the West Other names The Great Jewels, Silmarils, The Three Jewels Indexes: Alphabetical: J Items About this entry: Updated 1 May 2004 This entry is complete Greatest of the works of the Elves

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...globes of crystal by gleam undyingillumined, lit by living splendourand all hues' essence, their eager flame -" The History of Middle-earth volume III_The Lays of Beleriand_ The Flight of the Noldoli from Valinor 105-107 Three Great Jewels made by Fëanor, greatest of the craftsmen of the Noldor. Long before the making of the Sun and Moon, he trapped the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor within three brilliant jewels. The jewels, which were said to be spherical in shape, were created from a substance Fëanor had devised himself, silima, and from this they took their more common name, the Silmarils. After the Two Trees were destroyed by Morgoth and Ungoliant, Fëanor's jewels held the last of their Light. It was within the power of the Valar to use this to rekindle the Trees, but Fëanor's jewels would have been destroyed, and in his pride he refused to give them up. Nonetheless, they were lost to him: Morgoth stole them from the fortress of Formenos, and carried them back to Middle-earth. Fëanor led his people in a desperate and deadly pursuit of Morgoth, and with his sons he took an unbreakable Oath to regain the jewels from any who withheld them from their rightful owners. Through a course of bloodshed and betrayal, Fëanor and his seven sons returned to Middle-earth, and began a war against the Dark Lord - a war that is sometimes known, and with good reason, as the War of the Jewels. See also... Aman, Anfauglir, Angrist, Camlost, Carcharoth, Darkening of Valinor, Deep Elves, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Eldar of Valinor, Elu Thingol, Elves beyond the Sea, Erellont, Evening Star, Everlasting Darkness, [See the full list...]Finwë, Foam-flower, Gate of Angband, Great Echo, Great Enemy, Great Jewels, Green Mound, Havens of Sirion, Hound of Valinor, Iron Crown, Jaws of Thirst, King of the World, Light in the West, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maedhros, Maglor, Máhanaxar, Night of Naught, Oath of Fëanor, One-hand, Over-heaven, Red Maw, Ruin of Doriath, Silmarils, Song of Parting, Sons of Fëanor, Star of Eärendil, The Empty-handed, The Light, The White, The Wolf, Three Jewels, Unrest of the Noldor, Voyage of Eärendil, War of the Great Jewels, War of the Jewels, Wolf of Angband Indexes: Alphabetical: J Items About this entry: Updated 1 May 2004 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2004. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.