#feanor and feanor's kin

[tanoraqui]

the Kinslaying at Alqualondë is sooo interesting because it is both the Noldor's original sin (everything before that was just family drama and/or dramatic, if binding, rhetoric) and the LEAST of their great crimes. Eonwë literally does not name it when saying why the House of Fëanor has lost their right to the Silmarils; he highlights the other two Kinslayings - "and most of all because of their slaying of Dior and their assault upon the Havens" - but not Alqualondë. It is a BLATANTLY obvious parallel to Morgoth coming in the Darkness, killing Finwë and stealing the Silmarils, for "these [ships] are to us as are the gems of the Noldor; the work of our hearts, whose like we shall not make again." The Noldor did NOT plan to start killing: "[Fëanor] went to the Haven of the Swans and began to man the ships that were anchored there and to take them away by force. But the Teleri withstood him, and cast many of the Noldor into the sea. Then swords were drawn, and a bitter fight was fought upon the ships..." [emphasis mine] It's not clear who made the first killing blow, but actual weapons were clearly drawn only AFTER the Teleri proved themselves willing and able to fight. Did Fëanor mean to simply intimidate them into giving him the ships? Did he think Olwë only refused because he was cowed by the Valar, and would surely give aid with a nod and a wink if he had an excuse? Every single one of these people had grown up in blessed peace, except those who had Journeyed, who still (so far as we know) had no experience of battle. The only person other than Fëanor named as playing a key part in the whole mess is Fingon, "rush[ing] in before they knew rightly the cause of the quarrel", portrayed in all the rest of the text as the closest the Silmarillion gets to an archetypal hero. It was the greatest loss of peace and collective innocence that Aman ever faced, and it was such a MESS.

#the silmarillion #feanor and feanor's kin #teleri #alqualonde

[the-werewithal]

I kinda want a Smallville-esque take on the Silmarillion. It's set exclusively back in Aman with the implication that Feanor's gonna start shit aaaany second now. He's working on some very impressive jewels in his workshop, Morgoth's looking pretty suspicious, and is that a giant spider I hear scuttling in the south? But its all fake outs, and it's just seven seasons of the messiest family drama imaginable. Noldor scandals and brewing rifts between them and the Valar. Maglor breaks a lute string and suspects sabotage. Aredhel steals a horse and gets lost in the woods. Feanor spends a really moving episode visiting the garden of his Mother's body. Finwe tries to be a good father and accidentally triggers a huge fight at least once a season. The Ambarussa make problems on purpose. Finrod befriends a wild dog. Nerdanel's latest statue of Maedhros gets its arm smashed off at the elbow. Finarfin collects novelty pens. Galadriel pretends she's above it all while being nothing of the sort. Gandalf stirs trouble. The very last shot is Feanor finishing the silmarils.

It wouldn't be good, but it'd be funny

#silmarillion #feanor and feanor's kin #noldor #lotr #tolkien #The build up with no payoff at all would make me laugh forever #It's also not a tragedy #it needs to vary from serious family drama to extremely silly comedy

[eternal-fear]

Sooo... Who is going to talk about the fact that only one kinslaying had happened?

How many Noldor on Noldor murder where was during the first "kinslaying"? Zero. Even Galariel wasn't executed for siding with Teleri. Teleri who aren't Noldor.

How many Noldor on Noldor muder the second "kinslaying"? Let me count... Ah yes, zero. Sindar aren't Noldor, thank you very much.

"Third" kinslaying? Yep. There were refugees from Gondolin. It's such a pity that Noldor were driven to kill their own in the end.

#feanor did nothing wrong #feanor and feanor's kin #kinslaying #noldor #silmarillion #oh this is hilarious #sindar #teleri #doriath #sons of feanor

[legendaryevokercupcake]

Gil Galad: Hey, where are Elrond and Celebrimbor?

Galadriel: I don't know, they said something about Feanorian guilt money

*Meanwhile* Elrond and Celebrimbor: DAD'S GUILT MONEY! DAD'S GUILT MONEY! DAD'S GUILT MONEY!

#Silmarillion #incorrect silmarillion quotes #Silmarils #Feanorians #Maglor #Maedhros #Curufin #Feanor and Feanor's Kin #Elrond #Elrond Peredhel #He also gets Earendil's guilt money #And Gil Galad's guilt money #And Elwing's guilt money #And Elros' guilt money #Look a lot of people have wronged him #Celebrimbor #He gets Annatar's guilt money

[overlord-of-fantasy]

Feanor just wants to kill...

Feanor: You are the love of my life and I would do anything within reason to make you happy. Nerdanel: I would be happy if you ate, stayed hydrated and got a reasonable amount of sleep. Feanor: I said within reason, Nerdanel. How about I murder that guy? *points at Fingolfin* Nerdanel: So murder is in reason but proper self care isn't? Feanor: Well, duh. What kind of question is that?

#silmarillion memes #lotr #silmarillion #incorrect silmarillion quotes #house of feanor #feanor #nerdanel #feanor x nerdanel #why can`t they just murder together #a couple that (kin)slays together stays together #fingolfin

[imfromthemiddlekingdom]

I never understood why Feanor was sentenced to be in the Halls till the breaking of the world whilst Melkor, the originator of all evil and the creator of Adar Marred, was merely sentenced to three ages of imprisonment. Sure what Feanor started lead to evils beyond compare for elves in the first age and shortly before but his biggest crimes were not originated by him. His hubris was only exacerbated by the whispering and manipulation of Melkor yet he is doomed to an eternity either in the void or in the Halls of Mandos. It doesn’t seem like a comparable sentence. It’s like if a Coke dealer was sentenced to a hundred consecutive life sentences whilst King Leopold was only sentenced for thirty years.

Of course Feanor and his sons should be punished for their crimes against their kin but if that punishment exceeds the punishment for the progenitor of evil then it is not a suitable sentence to deal out. If Melkor, who marred the world and tortured elves so horribly they became an entirely different species, whom may I add we don’t know if they would be granted healing in the Halls as they are Marred, only got three ages of the world as a sentence then the Feanorians should’ve gotten an equal or lesser sentence for their crimes of kinslaying. They should be held accountable for the evils they’ve done but not so much that they exceed the punishment dealt to the progenitor of all evil if you get my drift. Sentence them to three ages in the halls, or else in my opinion at least the Valar are no better than the greatest evil that Adar has seen with their blatant hypocrisy and preferential treatment of their kin above those they say they are meant to protect.

#the silmarillion #feanor #house of Feanor #Melkor #the Valar #Feanor and Feanors kin #I really do not like the Valar if that wasn’t apparent enough #the way the sentenced Melkor to only three ages of the world and let him walk among the people he victimized without any protection against #him should he do wrong again is so irresponsible #if I were Eru and I wasn’t the genocidal maniac he is I would’ve done to them what he did to numenor

[aureentuluva70]

How come nobody ever talks about that one draft of the Dagor Dagaroth where instead of Feanor breaking the silmarils, its Maedhros breaking the silmarils.

#like CMON PEOPLE #maedhros breaking the things that brought him and his kin so much pain #like Feanor breaking the silmarils I feel was the way to go on tolkien's part #but you have to admit the idea of Maedhros breaking the silmarils is super interesting #the silmarils basically broke him so he breaks them in return #maedhros #silmarillion #feanor

[eleneressea]

People included in the "Fëanor and Fëanor's kin" clause of the Oath, ranked:

Definitely safe: Fëanor, Fëanor's sons, Finwë, Míriel, Celebrimbor (Curufin has nightmares about this anyway, especially after Celebrimbor disowns him), Nerdanel and the other spouses

The Oath would be satisfied with just knocking them out, right? We don't need to kill them, please: Elrond, Elros (Maglor and Maedhros both have nightmares about this)

Please let's not test it: the rest of Indis's line (Maedhros has nightmares specifically about Fingon)

#aka how easily can you convince feanor that they are his kin #should write a ficlet about these nightmares. that would be fun (and by fun i mean painful)

[edensrose]

I feel Fëanor in my SOUL. And I don't know if that's a good thing

#— ꒰🌺꒱ 𝐝𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐬 ៸៸ tolkien ❜‧₊ #feanor #the silmarillion #lotr #how about we dont kin a murder elf eden

[istaricelebelasse]

…neither law, nor love, nor league of swords, dread nor danger, not Doom itself, shall defend him from Fëanor, and Fëanor's kin

Fate of the Silmarils and Oath of Feanor

Hand embroidery

#hand embroidery #silmarillion #oath of feanor #fate of the silmarils

[g-m-kaye]

"Aredhel the White was younger in the years of the Eldar than her brothers; and when she was grown to full stature and beauty she was tall and strong, and loved to ride and hunt in the forests. There she was often in the company of the sons of Feanor, her kin; but to none was her heart's love given. Ar-Feiniel she was called, the White Lady of the Noldor, for she was pale, though her hair was dark, and she was never arrayed but in silver and white."

—The Silmarillion, Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie

I actually made two palette versions and can’t decide which I like better: above is “sunset” (more dramatic), and below is “twilight” (softer).

After doing a few quite illustrative, stylised paintings recently I think I may move back towards doing some realism for a bit

I’ve never really enjoyed sticking with one style of painting for too long - it’s more fun to switch around between stylised, realism and painterly imho :)

#aredhel #aredhel the white #aredhel ar feiniel #house of fingolfin #Fingolfin #turgon #Fingon #finweans #house of finwe #finwe #noldor #Noldor elves #art #illustration #sketchbook #concept art #the silmarillion #painting #tolkien #jrr tolkien #silmarillion #middle earth #lotr tolkien silmarillion #lotr #the lord of the rings #the hobbit #fantasy landscape #landscape painting #scenery #beautiful scenery

[tanoraqui]

For no particular reason, I would like to state at this time that I do not and have never in hand taken a Silmaril, nor hidden, hoarded, finding keepeth or afar casted one.

#the silmarillion #this fandom #feanor and feanor's kin

[cycas]

I keep seeing a post reblogged about how the Sons of Feanor were doomed by Alqualonde, and their situation was hopeless from the start, and I don't believe it and i won't believe it. There is no certainty, there is no doom without any slight hope of escape. Even dutiful Finrod, knowing that he and all his kin were made from the start to be doomed to be bound to Arda, hopes that one day he may see Andreth again.

The Eagle came for Fingon and for Maedhros, and if that isn't a symbol of unlikely hope against the grim pronouncements of Mandos I don't know what is. 'Such words and ifs are vain' says Denethor in the depths of his despair, and he is wrong. There was always the possibility of a different path, an Arthurian grim and chilly glint of light, a sword at sunset. Sam Gamgee was right that Gollum was a stone-cold killer and an eater of children, and maybe, maybe if he had found a way to be kinder, even so, there would have been a chance for Gollum too. Probably not. It's hard to blame Sam. He was right! He was a hero! And yet...

If there's a chance for Gollum, there must have been a chance for Celegorm too. That's what I think.

[elerondo]

The worst and most inaccurate shade one could throw on Elrond is that degenerate "he didn't even want to be king" and using that to say "Thranduil is better / mightier / Greenwood had it worst". Why is this even a comparison, as though to say Thranduil had any choice in the matter? As though it is a good thing that Thranduil became king?

As though Angmar wasn't a thing in Eriador.

As though all the kings of the Noldor didn't die against Morgoth and Sauron.

If Elrond was king he would also die on the plains of Dagorlad like a Valar forsaken prophecy, and then the last of Feanorian memory, and the valour of Fingolfin's line would have died with him.

As though his own brother - a king - didn't also die and Elros' people later propelled the rise of Sauron, which caused all the mother fucking kings to also die.

Never again would a Feanorian star be bannered in Middle Earth, and Morgoth would have well and truly won against Feanor's kin.

Thus Sauron would have gotten hold of one of the Elven rings, Vilya, the mightiest of the Three.

So no shit, Elrond cannot be king. He chose to serve a king, then the realm, and all the free folks of middle earth.

He played the longest con through all of his PERMANENT LOSSES and you dare trash on that? Why even compare when the elves are all tragic, and Tolkien's main story is the victory of the little people, not the glorfication of war and heroes?

#elrond #the silmarillion #lord of the rings #lotr #tolkien's legendarium #stop riding blonde dick and l2r ty

[legendaryevokercupcake]

Maedhros gave Elrond and Elros the armor that the Ambarussas came to Belariand with.

Elrond doesn't have the heart to tell him that he's the one who killed Amros.

#Headcanon #Silmarillion #Silmarils #Feanor and Feanor's Kin #Elrond #Elrond Peredhel #Maedhros #Lord of the Rings #Amrod #Amrod and Amros #Amros #Ambarussa #Elros #Elros Tar Minyatur #Kidnap Fam #Yes Amros got murked by a six year old

[ceescedasticity]

A question for your spackle tag: why do you think Feanor & Co had so much difficulty finding a reasonably safe exit route from Aman when Feanor had ostensibly spent years planning to... leave Aman? Why would the transportation issue have been overlooked for so long?

Hmmm. It does seem unlikely that he never ever thought about it. Some possibilities:

It never occurred to him the Teleri might not help — they're the ones with close kin back in Middle-earth. (Also never occurred to him that no one knew for sure that the swan-ships were capable of making the trip.)

He had plans to build his own equal or superior ships, but was in more of a hurry than expected.

Or it turned out to be a longer process than he was assuming.

He tried to build his own equal or superior ships, but they turned out not to be equal or superior, and he hadn't come up with a new plan before the situation turned urgent. (I read a crack fic once which had Fëanor designing and building a massive ship but overlooking some things and I think ending up blocking the Calacirya with [Quenya for 'ever given'].)

He knew there was an ice bridge in the north, and without checking it out assumed it was more bridge and less death trap.

He did check out the Ice a while back, decided he'd be able to handle the trip, and failed to consider that other people can't always handle what he can handle.

I think any of these is plausible? I would probably tend towards some combination of 2/3/4.

#reckless application of spackle #a tolkien tag