The Encyclopedia of Arda - Return of the Noldor (original) (raw)

Dates The time immediately before the first rising of the Moon and Sun Location The coastlands to the north and west of Beleriand Race Division Other names Indexes: Alphabetical: N Alphabetical: R Events About this entry: Updated 3 August 2003 This entry is complete The return of Fëanor and his followers out of the West "I believe not that the Noldor came forth as messengers of the Valar, as was said at first: not though they came in the very hour of our need." The doubts of Melianfrom Quenta Silmarillion 15_Of the Noldor in Beleriand_ In the darkness before the Sun and Moon, the Elves who dwelt under the starlit skies of Beleriand suffered a great calamity: Melkor, who had been taken as prisoner into the West thousands of years before, returned suddenly to the northern lands, and settled again in his fortress of Angband. After his return, Orcs stalked the lands of Middle-earth, and though Doriath was protected by the power of its Queen, there was war elsewhere in Beleriand. In that time, without warning, Fëanor and the Noldor returned out of the West and fought a great battle, called the Dagor-nuin-Giliath ('Battle-under-Stars') in which the creatures of Morgoth were utterly defeated. Soon after, Fingolfin and his followers, also of the Noldor, crossed into Middle-earth, and their arrival was heralded by the first rising of the Moon, followed soon afterward by the appearance of the Sun. To the Elves dwelling in Beleriand at the time, the coming of these princes must have seemed little short of miraculous, and indeed they were generally held to be emissaries of the Valar, sent to aid the Sindar and their allies against Morgoth's power. It was afterwards discovered that this was not the truth: far from being messengers out of Valinor, they were exiles, cursed by Mandos, many with the blood of their kin on their hands. Fëanor had led them back to Middle-earth in pursuit of Morgoth and the Silmarils he had stolen, and their wars with the Dark Lord would destroy all the kingdoms of Beleriand and even, in the end, the land itself. Notes See also... Aman, Amrod, Ancient Tongue, Angband, Angrod, Aranwë, Caverns of Narog, Celeborn, Dagor Aglareb, Dark Lord, East Vale, Elf-kings, Elu Thingol, Elves of the Falas, Elves of the West, [See the full list...]First Age, First Battle, Gate of the Noldor, Glorious Battle, High Speech, Hill of Himring, Hísilómë, House of Fingolfin, King of the North, Lake Helevorn, Lake Mithrim, Land of the Girdle, Maglor’s Gap, Pools of Ivrin, Rochallor, Runes of Doriath, Siege of Angband, Sindar, Singollo, Thargelion, Three Houses of the Edain Indexes: Alphabetical: R Events Alphabetical: N About this entry: Updated 3 August 2003 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001-2003. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.