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Fëanor's father is Finwë, the first King of the Noldor; his mother, Míriel, dies, "consumed in spirit and body", shortly after giving birth to him. [1] Fëanor "was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind: in valour, in endurance, in beauty, in understanding, in skill, in strength and subtlety alike: of all the Children of Ilúvatar, and a bright flame was in him."
He develops from a standout among equals into a being so powerful that the other created beings could not utterly defeat him. [T 31] Over time, Tolkien altered both the conception of this character and his name. The name given by Fëanor, Morgoth, was present from the first stories; he was for a long time also called Melko.
Fingolfin smote the gates of Angband and challenged Morgoth to single combat. Though Morgoth feared Fingolfin (of all the Valar, Morgoth was the only one to know fear), he had to accept the challenge—or face shame in the eyes of his servants. Seven times Fingolfin wounded Morgoth and seven times Morgoth cried in pain, and seven times the host ...
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The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths [a] [T 1] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author.
Kings of the Noldor in Valinor High Kings of the Noldor in exile in Middle-earth § These figures do not appear in the published Silmarillion. The family tree as presented follows Tolkien's late note The Shibboleth of Fëanor. ¶ In the published Silmarillion, Orodreth is Finarfin's second son (and still Finduilas' father), and Gil-galad is Fingon's son. References Primary ^ Tolkien 1977, ch ...
Maglor casts a Silmaril into the Sea by Ted Nasmith, 1997. The painting was used on the front cover of HarperCollins's illustrated edition of The Silmarillion in 1999. [1]J. R. R. Tolkien describes the history of the Silmarils in The Silmarillion, published after but in fiction long preceding the events of The Lord of the Rings.
Nightfall in Middle-Earth is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian.It was released on 28 April 1998 through Virgin Records.It is a concept album based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a book of tales from the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the troubled history of Beleriand as the Elves battle with the Dark Lord Morgoth.