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Dates
Made in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; recovered from Morgoth's Iron Crown I 466; carried into the West I 5421
Location
Captured from the vaults of Formenos by Morgoth, and held by him in Angband until late in the First Age; later carried across the Sea and borne into the sky from Valinor
Origins
Created by Fëanor
Race
Ultimately held by Eärendil, a Half-elven counted among Elves
Other names
The light of the Jewel created the Star of Eärendil

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  • Updated 14 January 2017
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Great Jewel

One of the three Silmarils

A name for the Silmaril recovered by Beren from Morgoth's Iron Crown, and afterwards borne by Lúthien in Dor Firn-i-Guinar.


Notes

1

The timeline for this entry shows the period during which the Great Jewel was held in Middle-earth. It was brought out of Aman by Morgoth about fifty years before the first rising of the Sun, and returned there by Eärendil in the late First Age. It still survives as the Star of Eärendil in the West.

See also...

The Heavy Hand

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  • Updated 14 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

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Great Jewel

One of the three Silmarils

Dates
Made in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; recovered from Morgoth's Iron Crown I 466; carried into the West I 5421
Location
Captured from the vaults of Formenos by Morgoth, and held by him in Angband until late in the First Age; later carried across the Sea and borne into the sky from Valinor
Origins
Created by Fëanor
Race
Ultimately held by Eärendil, a Half-elven counted among Elves
Other names
The light of the Jewel created the Star of Eärendil

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

Great Jewel

One of the three Silmarils

A name for the Silmaril recovered by Beren from Morgoth's Iron Crown, and afterwards borne by Lúthien in Dor Firn-i-Guinar.


Notes

1

The timeline for this entry shows the period during which the Great Jewel was held in Middle-earth. It was brought out of Aman by Morgoth about fifty years before the first rising of the Sun, and returned there by Eärendil in the late First Age. It still survives as the Star of Eärendil in the West.

See also...

The Heavy Hand

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus is a powerful, flexible DISC profile solution - find out much more in our free guide.