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Dates
Created during the Years of the Trees; apparently lost with the Silmarils at the end of the First Age1
Origins
Devised by Fëanor
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Pronunciation
si'lima
Meaning
'Shining white'

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Silima

The substance from which the Silmarils were made

A mysterious shining substance, apparently invented by Fëanor himself, that he used to construct the Silmarils and trap the light of the Two Trees. The name silima derives from a root word meaning 'shine', especially with a white or silver light, and the word Silmaril comes in turn from the silima of which they were made. (The -ril element indicates 'brilliance', so in full the word Silmaril means 'brilliance of silima'.)


Notes

1

We know that the Silmarils were made of silima, and assuming that they were the only items constructed from the material (which seems likely, though cannot be established with certainty) then its secret was lost, at least to those in Middle-earth, after the end of the First Age.

See also...

Fëanor, Jewels of Fëanor

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Silima

The substance from which the Silmarils were made

Dates
Created during the Years of the Trees; apparently lost with the Silmarils at the end of the First Age1
Origins
Devised by Fëanor
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Pronunciation
si'lima
Meaning
'Shining white'

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 9 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

Silima

The substance from which the Silmarils were made

A mysterious shining substance, apparently invented by Fëanor himself, that he used to construct the Silmarils and trap the light of the Two Trees. The name silima derives from a root word meaning 'shine', especially with a white or silver light, and the word Silmaril comes in turn from the silima of which they were made. (The -ril element indicates 'brilliance', so in full the word Silmaril means 'brilliance of silima'.)


Notes

1

We know that the Silmarils were made of silima, and assuming that they were the only items constructed from the material (which seems likely, though cannot be established with certainty) then its secret was lost, at least to those in Middle-earth, after the end of the First Age.

See also...

Fëanor, Jewels of Fëanor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 9 December 2011
  • This entry is complete

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

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.