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The eldest son of Finwë, and half-brother to Fingolfin and Finarfin, Fëanor was accounted the greatest of the Deep Elves. He burned with a fiery spirit, from which he took his name, though he had at first been known as Curufinwë. Such was his strength of spirit that his mother Míriel passed on to the Halls of Awaiting after his birth.

In Valinor his achievements were unparalleled. Learning much craft from Mahtan, the father of his wife Nerdanel, he created gems and jewels with astonishing properties, including lamps that glowed with their own light, and the palantíri that could see over vast distances. He was also a scholar of note, and invented the letters that carried his name. Most famously of all, he captured the light of the Two Trees themselves, within three lustrous jewels made of silima that came to be known as the Silmarils.

In the time the Silmarils were made, Melkor was held chained within Mandos' halls, but at the appointed time Manwë judged that he was reformed, and should be set free. Released, the Dark Lord soon came to lust after the Silmarils for himself, and started to plan his revenge against the Valar and the Eldar. Whispering and plotting, he set a network of lies among Fëanor and his people, awakening enmity and suspicion. It was at this time that the Noldor started the making of weapons, and Melkor was quick to give them guidance and help.

At last Melkor's lies drove Fëanor to confront and threaten his half-brother Fingolfin. In the Ring of Doom Melkor's treachery was uncovered, and he fled from Valinor, but for his part Fëanor was also banished. He travelled away from Valmar with his father and his seven sons to Formenos in the north of Valinor.

Melkor did not remain hidden for long. Allying himself with Ungoliant, he descended on Valinor and destroyed the Two Trees, then disappeared in a web of darkness, making his escape from the stricken land of the Valar. Learning that Melkor had also slain Finwë and stolen the Silmarils, an enraged Fëanor assembled the Noldor and led his sons in a dreadful Oath to seek revenge against the Dark Lord. Naming Melkor Morgoth for the first time, Fëanor led the Noldor out of Valinor on the long road to Middle-earth.

Melkor and Ungoliant destroying the Trees

The journey out of the Valinor was a hard and dangerous one, fraught with betrayal and bloodshed, and many of the Deep Elves turned back, led by Fëanor's half-brother Finarfin. Fëanor himself drove onward into the cold north, denying even the Valar's warning to return, and passed across the narrow icy seas into Middle-earth.

Almost immediately, battle was joined. Morgoth's armies flooded through the mountains and descended on the host of the Noldor in Mithrim, but Fëanor and his sons were utterly victorious. That battle was fought for ten days in the darkness before the Moon's first rising, and is therefore called the Battle-under-Stars, Dagor-nuin-Giliath.

After the rout of his enemies, Fëanor's spirit burned hot, and he set out to assault Morgoth himself. With a tiny force, he charged forward, but before he could come to Angband, he encountered Balrogs. Gothmog their lord gave him a mortal wound, but was driven off by Fëanor's sons, who carried their father's body from the field. With his last breath, Fëanor cursed Morgoth, and called on his sons to fulfil their Oath and avenge him. When he died, the fire of his spirit burned away his body, leaving nothing but ash.

So the spirit of Fëanor passed back over the Sea to the Halls of Awaiting, where it still remains. His legacy was to leave his people in Beleriand, sworn to the impossible task of overcoming the Dark Lord and recovering the Silmarils. From that legacy of Fëanor grew the legends of the First Age of Middle-earth.

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The Encyclopedia of Arda

The cursed descendants and followers of Fëanor, the eldest son of Finwë, and his spouse Nerdanel. Fëanor was one of the greatest, and certainly the most skilled, of the Noldor, but his burning anger at the loss of his Silmarils led him to commit acts that would greatly diminish the influence of his house among his people. As the heir of Finwë, Fëanor and his descendants should have inherited the High Kingship of the Noldor, but because of Fëanor's rash acts, the lordship of the Noldor passed to his brothers: Finarfin in Aman, and Fingolfin in Middle-earth. For this reason, the members of the House of Fëanor are referred to as the Dispossessed.

The history of the House was a woeful one, and most of its members met an early end. Fëanor and six of his seven sons perished before the end of the First Age. His second son Maglor survived beyond the War of Wrath, wandering the shores of Middle-earth, but his fate is unknown. The last of the House was Fëanor's grandson Celebrimbor, the son of Curufin, who had a great part in the making of the Rings of Power, and was tortured to death by Sauron during the Second Age.

Maedhros
Soon after coming to Beleriand, Maedhros was captured by Morgoth, and lost his right hand on Thangorodrim. After his rescue by Fingon, he built a stronghold on the Hill of Himring, from which he guarded the eastern marches of Beleriand. In the later First Age, he attempted to reconcile the Elves in the Union of Maedhros, but his attempts to overcome Morgoth ended in the disaster of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Nonetheless, Maedhros survived to see Morgoth's destruction in the War of Wrath, and finally fulfilled his father's Oath to recover a Silmaril. His evil acts in pursuit of that Oath, though, caused the hallowed Jewel to reject him, burning his hand when he held it. In despair, he threw himself into a fissure in the Earth.
Maglor
Famed as a great poet and singer, Maglor also settled the lands to the northeast of Beleriand, in the region that became known as Maglor's Gap. After being routed in the Dagor Bragollach, he sheltered with Maedhros on Himring. He continued to fight to uphold his father's Oath, and after the War of Wrath he also took a Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown, but like Maedhros he was rejected by the Jewel, and he cast it into the Sea. He was said to wander the shores of Middle-earth, mourning the lost Silmaril in despair, and was the only one of Fëanor's sons to survive into the Second Age.
Celegorm
He spent the years after the Dagor-nuin-Giliath with his brother Curufin in the land of Himlad to the southwest of Himring. The two brothers held that land until the Dagor Bragollach, when they were forced to flee into the south. Coming eventually to Nargothrond, they usurped its throne and imprisoned Lúthien for a time, but were eventually ousted by the Elves of Nargothrond. Celegorm died in the assault on Menegroth, in which the brothers tried in vain to recover a Silmaril from Dior Eluchíl.
Caranthir
The most tempestuous of Fëanor's sons, Caranthir occupied a tract of land between Gelion and the Blue Mountains, and gave it the name Dor Caranthir, 'Land of Caranthir'. He made his capital beside Lake Helevorn in the north of those mountains, and was the first of the Noldor to discover the Dwarves. He was driven out of his land in the Dagor Bragollach, and later slain in the attack on Doriath with his brothers Celegorm and Curufin.
Curufin
The constant companion of his elder brother Celegorm, Curufin also dwelt in Himlad throughout most of his time in Beleriand, and later came to Nargothrond. When Curufin was eventually cast out of Nargothrond, his son Celebrimbor elected to remain behind, and so escaped his father's fate in the attack on Menegroth.
Amrod
With his twin brother and companion Amras, Amrod was a hunter in the plains of East Beleriand. Like the other sons of Fëanor, he was driven by his father's Oath, though neither he nor Amras played as great a part in history as their five elder brothers. They survived the attack on Menegroth in which Celegorm, Caranthir and Curufin fell, but when the four remaining brothers attacked the settlement at the Mouths of Sirion, Amrod and Amras were both slain.
Amras
The twin and comrade of Amrod, who hunted the lands of East Beleriand. The twins sheltered Caranthir after he fled his land to the east, and later took part in their brothers' ill-fated assault on Menegroth. Both survived that attack, but were later killed in the attempt to recover a Silmaril from the refugees at the Mouths of Sirion.

Fëanor's only grandson, Celebrimbor (son of Curufin), played a role in creating the Rings of Power. He refused to collaborate with Sauron, Morgoth's servant, in making the Three Rings, which were the greatest Rings except for Sauron's One and which Celebrimbor forged alone in secret. But the Three were nonetheless subject to the authority of the One, which Sauron in his turn had forged alone in secret.

Source:
The Encyclopedia of Arda

Sons of Fëanor's regions in Beleriand

The seven Noldorin Elves who took the Oath of Fëanor with their father, and pursued it after his death in the Dagor-nuin-Giliath. Shortly after the Battle, Maedhros was captured by Morgoth and hung by the wrist of his right hand upon the face of a precipice of Thangorodrim. In a daring rescue, his cousin Fingon, helped by Thorondor the King of Eagles, saved him from torment but he had to cut off Maedhros's hand to release him from the shackle. In gratitude for this, and in atonement for Fëanor's desertion of Fingon's house, Maedhros relinquished all claim as the heir of Finwë and made his uncle Fingolfin, Fingon's father, High King of the Noldor, something his brothers did not like.

Maedhros being rescued by Fingon

Seeing that his brothers were likely to cause feuds with their kinsmen, Maedhros moved them out of Hithlum, and later ruled the lands around the Hill of Himring, which became known as the March of Maedhros. Allied with Fingolfin, he won the battle of Dagor Aglareb, and, thanks to his daring deeds during the Dagor Bragollach, Himring stood while many other elven realms fell.

Maglor's ward was the opening in the hills between the two arms of the Gelion River which acquired the name of Maglor's Gap. Due to the lack of hills the Gap was a natural route for attacks from the north and the Noldor kept a strength of cavalry in that region. Celegorm dwelt with his brother Curufin in Himlad, a pass that led into Kingdom of Doriath, which the two brothers fortified and held until the Dagor Bragollach.
Caranthir's realm was in Thargelion, and was sometimes called Dor Caranthir ("Caranthir's Land"). His abode was on the shores of Lake Helevorn. In the year 420 after  The Return of the Noldor, Caranthir rescued Haleth and her people, the Haladin, as they were besieged by Orcs. When he saw the valor of Men, he offered the Haladin a fiefdom in his lands to the North. However Haleth, wanting her people to serve no lord, thanked him but removed to the Forest of Brethil.
Amrod dwelt in the wide plains of East Beleriand with his twin brother Amras, and was known as a great hunter.

So, After the Dagor-nuin-Giliath the Noldor of Beleriand (including the Sons of Fëanor) had wasted their chance to destroy Morgoth's forces quickly, and instead had been building their numerous realms and establishing contacts with the Sindar. As the Ered Engrin spewed forth fire, Morgoth sent forth numerous small bands of Orcs, which passed through the Pass of Sirion in the west and Maglor's Gap in the east. Fighting small battles along the way, they penetrated deep in West and East Beleriand, where they were destroyed by southern forces of the Noldor and Elves under Círdan of the Falas. In the east, Maedhros, Maglor and their brothers hunted down other roving bands of Orcs as they penetrated Maglor's Gap and operated in Ossiriand.

Thingol refused to march besides the sons of Fëanor, and thus no help came from Doriath. The Laiquendi of Ossiriand fought no more battles after their leader had been killed in the First Battle of Beleriand, and they also played no part in the current struggle.

Meanwhile, the main force of the Orcs spewed forth from Angband across the plains to the highlands of Dorthonion, where the brothers Angrod and Aegnor held them off. Soon armies under Fingolfin and Maedhros counter-attacked on the plains of Lothlann and Ard-galen, from both east and west. The Orc armies were caught between the hammer and anvil of the two elven forces, with most of the Orcs being destroyed, and the remnant retreating towards Angband. The Noldor pursued them, and utterly destroyed what remained of their enemies within sight of the peaks of Thangorodrim. Thus the Dagor Aglareb, the Third Battle of Beleriand, was won.

400 years later, Morgoth broke the Siege of Angband. On a winter's night, Morgoth sent out rivers of flame, consuming Ard-galen, which was renamed Anfauglith. Many elves perished as they fled from these flames, from the fire and the smoke. His armies of Balrogs and Orcs, led by Glaurung first of the Urulóki, overran the highlands of Dorthonion, and slew Angrod and Aegnor. Maglor's horsemen were burnt alive on the plain of Lothlann, and Maglor's Gap was taken, giving Morgoth an entry into Beleriand itself. Maglor retreated with heavy losses to Himring, where he helped defend the city of Maedhros.

The Pass of Aglon was also breached, and Celegorm and Curufin fled south of Doriath to Nargothrond. Morgoth's Orcs took the mountain forests of Mount Rerir, and defiled Lake Helevorn, scattering south through Thargelion into East Beleriand. Caranthir fled to Amon Ereb, where he and Amrod built defenses. From there they slowly freed East Beleriand of the Orcs, while Maglor and Maedhros held the northern border.

Minas Tirith in the Pass of Sirion in the West under Orodreth held, and Orodreth's brother and Lord Finrod Felagund came north from Nargothrond with a large army. However, they were ambushed by a large army of Morgoth's forces at the Fen of Serech. The Noldor now found themselves trapped, and Finrod would have been killed but for a sortie by Barahir, who descended from Dorthonion and rescued the Elven lord. It was this deed which later earned Barahir the ring of Finrod which would become known as the Ring of Barahir.

Finrod and his folk fled south to Nargothrond, while Barahir continued defending Dorthonion. The mountain forts of the Ered Wethrin around Hithlum also held, although barely.

Thus the Siege was broken, the Sons of Fëanor scattered, and the forces of Morgoth roamed at will throughout the north.

When Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, learned of the losses of so many Noldor, he rode in anger across the dust of Anfauglith and challenged Morgoth to single combat. At the doors of Angband itself, they fought a great duel. Fingolfin's sword, Ringil, wounded Morgoth seven times. Yet, he was felled by Morgoth's hammer, Grond, and slain by Morgoth's mighty foot. That was Dagor Bragollach, the Fourth Battle of Beleriand.

Almost two decades after Dagor Bragollach, Maedhros heard words of deeds of Beren and Lúthien. He took hope and gathered his brothers and united with other Elven Houses to create the Union of Maedhros, an alliance to lay siege to Morgoth's fortress of Angband. He did succeed in uniting the three kindreds in war against Morgoth. All the Elves of Beleriand, as well as the Edain, Dwarves, and the newly arrived Easterlings were invited to combine in arms and fight Morgoth. The Union first cleared Beleriand and Dorthonion of Orcs, and then gathered to assault Thangorodrim.

The plan was for Maedhros's host in the east to assault and draw out the army of Angband, after which Fingon's host would attack from the Ered Wethrin, taking the offensive in the west, crushing Morgoth's forces between them. Under Maedhros in the east were gathered the remainder of the sons of Fëanor, the Elves and Men of Himring under Maedhros and Bór, and the men of Amon Ereb under Caranthir and Ulfang. Under Fingon in the west were gathered the Elves and Men of Hithlum, the Elves of the Falas, the Haladin of Brethil and the companies sent from Nargothrond and the two elves of Doriath, Beleg and Mablung.

Because of the evil deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, two of Maedhros's brothers, Nargothrond would send only a small company of Elves under Gwindor. From Doriath, where Thingol had sworn never to fight beside any son of Fëanor, came only Mablung and Beleg, who did not wish to remain behind. However, Turgon unexpectedly came forth with over ten thousand Elves from Gondolin, doubling the force of the west.

But Morgoth through his spies had learned of the battle plan, and his spy Ulfang, who betrayed the Noldor, delayed Maedhros' attack. Meanwhile a small force of Orcs sallied forth from Angband, provoking the western host. Within sight of the Ered Wethrin, Gwindor's brother Gelmir, captured during the Dagor Bragollach, was brought forth, and brutally slain. Enraged, Gwindor broke ranks, and with him most of Fingon's troops. Their rage was so great that they nearly destroyed the western Orc host and foiled Morgoth's plans.

It is said that Morgoth trembled as Gwindor's company pounded at his gates. They burst through, and slew the guards on the steps of Angband. But alas, they were surrounded by hidden forces, and all were slain or taken. From hidden gates around Angband thousands of Orcs erupted, driving back the host of Fingon from the walls. The Elven army was driven back with great slaughter, and many Haladin fell fighting in the rearguard.

Turgon, who had withheld his host from the reckless charge, now came upon the Orc host. The phalanx of Turgon broke through the Angband lines, and met with the guard of Fingon.

Finally Maedhros arrived, but before he could make junction with Fingon and Turgon, Glaurung the dragon and Gothmog lord of Balrogs intercepted him. Union forces could yet have prevailed, but Uldor, son of Ulfang and a traitor, turned ranks and attacked Maedhros in the rear, while more of his kin came down from the mountains and attacked from the east. Maglor himself slew Uldor, but under assault from three sides, the eastern host was scattered, and only the valour of the Dwarves of Belegost helped them escape, as their lord Azaghâl and his forces held off Glaurung, allowing the sons of Fëanor to escape into Ossiriand.

Azaghâl and his army fought with fierce iron masks on, and they were able to resist the fire far better than any Elf or Man. Then Glaurung trampled Azaghâl beneath his feet, but Azaghâl ran a dagger through Glaurung's stomach, and the dragon fled in pain. With him fled many of the host of Morgoth. In a solemn ceremony the Dwarves picked up their fallen leader, abandoning the battle, and marched him home in a great procession. Their wrath was so great that none troubled them.

All this had not helped the western host, who were attacked by many Orcs under Gothmog. Fingon fell under his might, and Húrin begged Turgon to retreat back to Gondolin. Huor and Húrin and the remaining Men of Dor-lómin formed a living wall across the Fen of Serech, buying time for Turgon to escape with most of the surviving Elves of the north. Acting as a rearguard, these Men were almost all slain – Huor fell when his eye was pierced by a poisoned arrow, but his brother Húrin was captured alive by Gothmog after he was pinned under a mountain of slain Orcs and Trolls.

Morgoth's victory was near complete, as he had destroyed all the people of Hithlum and had scattered the sons of Fëanor away from Himring. Morgoth's Orcs razed all of Beleriand except for Doriath, which was still protected by the Girdle of Melian, and sacked the havens of the Falas.

Morgoth betrayed his servants the Easterlings, shutting them in Hithlum under penalty of death, and denied to them the fertile lands of Beleriand. Still Morgoth knew fear, for Turgon, now High King of the Ñoldor after the death of Fingon, had survived, and his city Gondolin was still unknown to Morgoth. To be sure, the Union's attack inflicted grievous losses on Morgoth's forces, and it would take some time for him to rebuild his armies back to their former strength. But this was largely irrelevant, compared to how utterly Morgoth had broken the power of so many of his enemies in the battle.

Maedhros had learned that Elwing of Doriath, granddaughter of Lúthien and Beren, had inherited the Silmaril that they had recovered from Morgoth. Still driven by the Oath, he allowed his brother Celegorm to convince him to attack Doriath. Celegorm, Caranthir, and Curufin were slain by Beren's son, Dior Eluchíl, the King of Doriath, who was in-turn slain by them. Dior's sons, Eluréd and Elurín, were captured and abandoned by Celegorm's servants in the forest, leading Maedhros to search for the innocent youths. After learning that Elwing had survived, he and his surviving brothers descended with an army upon the remnants of the people of Doriath living in the Havens of Sirion. The Noldorin princes killed many Elves and captured Elwing's sons Elrond and Elros in the sack, but she and her husband Eärendil escaped to the West with the jewel.

Maglor taking pity upon Elros and Elrond

Eärendil, wearing the Silmaril on his brow, came to Valinor, the first with mortal blood to set foot there, and begged the Valar to help the enslaved Elves and Men of Middle-earth.

The Valar were moved by Eärendil's plea, and along with the Vanyar and Noldor that were in Valinor, riding in the ships of the Falmari, came to Middle-earth in a mighty host. Still bitter about the First Kinslaying, the Teleri did not participate in the war. The Host marched across Beleriand, and met the forces of Morgoth in the plains of Anfauglith.

Eärendil's arrival at Tirion

The Valar and the Elves destroyed the Balrogs, all save a few who fled and hid themselves, and the armies of the Orcs perished like straw in a great fire. While the Three Houses of the Edain fought with the Valar, many other Men fought against them and perished. Facing defeat, Morgoth released his ultimate weapon, the winged Dragons, which had never been seen before, and drove the Valar back. The leader of these dragons was the powerful Ancalagon the Black.

Then Eärendil came with his sky-ship Vingilot, along with the Eagles, and they fought the dragons. In the end Eärendil slew Ancalagon, the mightiest of the dragon horde, who broke the towers of Thangorodrim in his fall.

Morgoth was captured hiding in the deepest dungeon of Angband and bound with his old chain Angainor; the two Silmarils still in his possession were taken by the Maia Eönwë and guarded. In the end the Valar thrust him "through the Door of Night, beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void", where he remains until the Last Battle and the Day of Doom. Only then shall he be utterly destroyed.

But Maedhros and Maglor stole the last two Silmarils from the camp of Eönwë, but their evil deeds in recovering them meant that the hallowed Jewels rejected their claimants. Maedhros in anguish threw himself into a fiery fissure, and Maglor in despair cast his Jewel into the Great Sea. Legend says that he still wanders the shores of the World, singing laments for his despair and regret.

Maedhros Casts Himself into a Chasm


Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea

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The dreadful irrevocable oath taken by Fëanor and his seven sons in the city of Tirion. They swore in the name of Ilúvatar that they would not rest until the three Silmarils were in their hands, and to make war on any who withheld them. Tolkien remarked that it was an oath which should never have been taken, reflecting on the Biblical passage concerning such oaths.
At the time the Oath was sworn, Morgoth held all three of the Silmarils, having stolen them from Fëanor's stronghold at Formenos. Driven by the unbreakable Oath, Fëanor led the greater part of the Noldor out of Aman and back to Middle-earth, in hopeless pursuit of the Dark Lord. Fëanor himself was mortally wounded by Balrogs in the Noldor's first assault. From that time on, while Morgoth held the three Silmarils in his Iron Crown, the Elves of Beleriand were bound by a common enemy.

The true danger of the Oath was revealed after Beren and Lúthien recovered one of the three Silmarils from the depths of Angband. Thereupon, the Sons of Fëanor made war upon the other Elves of Beleriand for the recovery of the Jewel. They attacked and destroyed the kingdom of Doriath, killing Thingol's Heir Dior. When the Silmaril escaped them there, they discovered that it was held at the Mouths of Sirion by Dior's daughter Elwing; again they attacked, and again the Silmaril escaped them. Carried out to sea by the power of Ulmo, Elwing brought it to her husband Eärendil, and they sailed with it back into the West.

That Silmaril was lost to Fëanor's sons, but two more remained on Morgoth's Crown. After the War of Wrath and Morgoth's defeat at the end of the First Age, just two of the original oath-takers survived, Fëanor's eldest sons Maedhros and Maglor. The former put forth a plan that the latter reluctantly accepted. They stole the Silmarils from the camp of the victorious host, but because of the evils they had committed in recovering them, they found that they could no longer touch the holy Jewels without enduring searing pain. In despair, Maedhros threw himself and his Silmaril into the depths of the Earth, while Maglor cast his into the deep ocean. Maglor was the last of the oath-takers, and was said to wander the shores of the world lamenting his pain and loss.

The Oath itself, as given in The Lays of Beleriand, is as follows:

Source:
The Encyclopedia of Arda

First Kinslaying
When Fëanor intended to leave Valinor, he needed ships to get to Middle-earth without great loss, but the Ñoldor possessed no ships, and Fëanor feared that any delay in their departure would cause the Ñoldor to reconsider. The Ñoldor, led by Fëanor and his sons, tried to persuade their friends, the Teleri of Alqualondë, to give him their ships. However, the Teleri would not help in any way against the will of the Valar, and in fact attempted to persuade their friends to reconsider and stay in Aman. Unwilling to take "no" for an answer, the Ñoldor started taking the ships and sailing them away. This angered the Teleri, and they threatened the Ñoldor with rocks and arrows, and they threw many of Fëanor's followers out of the ships and into the harbor. They also began to attempt to block the harbour, it is only slightly possible that the Teleri drew first blood.

Then the Ñoldor drew swords, and the Teleri their bows, and there was a bitter fight that seemed evenly matched, if not even in favor of the Teleri, until the second Host of the Ñoldor, led by Fingon, arrived together with some of Fingolfin's people. Misunderstanding the situation, they assumed the Teleri had attacked the Ñoldor under orders of the Valar, and they joined the fight.

In the end many Teleri were slain and the ships taken and many of the stolen ships were wrecked in the waves. All that continued towards Middle-earth were therefore cursed by Mandos. The act also had repercussions in Middle-earth, when the Sindar, especially those of Doriath, found out about it, costing the Ñoldor the support of the Sindar in their war against Morgoth; the Sindar King Thingol barred those of the House of Fëanor, or any others that took place in the Kinslaying, from entering his kingdom. He also forbade the use of Quenya in his domain.

Second Kinslaying
When it became known that Dior inherited the Silmaril from his father Beren, Sons of Fëanor demanded the return of the precious and priceless holy jewel. When their demands went unanswered, the brothers assembled an army to attack Doriath and take the Silmaril by force.
The Sons of Fëanor came upon the realm in the middle of winter of FA 506 and fought with the Elves of Doriath in the Thousand Caves. For the Elves of Doriath, the battle was lost but before Dior of Doriath fell he slew Celegorm himself, the other Fëanor brothers Caranthir and Curufin were also killed. Dior's wife Nimloth was also killed and her and husband's twin sons Eluréd and Elurín were taken out into the local woods by Celegorm's cruel servants, and left to die in the atrocity. This disturbed Maedhros greatly and he went back out to search for them but they could not be found.

The realm of the fair Elven kingdom of Doriath fell, never to rise again. Even with their victory, the remaining Sons of Fëanor did not recover the Silmaril for Dior and Nimloth's daughter Elwing escaped with the Silmaril to the havens at the Mouths of Sirion.

Third Kinslaying
When Maedhros and Maglor heard that Elwing had survived the fall of Doriath and was keeping the Silmaril at the Havens of Sirion, they prepared an army to attack the Havens and take the Silmaril by force.

When the sons of Fëanor attacked there was great confusion and treachery. Amrod and Amras died in the battle, but the Havens were destroyed and practically all those who had survived the ruined Elven realm of Doriath were slain. The only survivors of the battle among the defenders were Elwing and her two sons, Elros and Elrond. With the help of Ulmo, Elwing was able to escape and reach her husband Eärendil, who was out at sea on his ship, the Vingilotë. The brothers spared the lives of the two boys, Elros and Elrond, and Maglor grew fond of them and treated them almost as if they were his own.

With the deaths of Amrod and Amras, Maedhros and Maglor were the only remaining sons of Fëanor left alive in Middle-earth, nor did they seem to have many followers left. Eönwë, the herald of Manwë, declared that because of their evil deeds the remaining Sons of Fëanor had lost all right to the Silmarils.

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Lotr.wikia

Nobles of the House of Fëanor (reworked)


Guards of Cuiviénen (Avari Elves)

Nobles of the House of Fëanor
Here are the Fëanorian Nobles, impatient to unleash the wrath of the House of Fëanor upon the thiefs of the Silmarils.

King Turgon's Phalanx (Gondolin)

[Faction leader and family tree:]

Faction leader and family tree: Círdan
Special characters: Arminas and Gelmir
Starting settlements: 4 (Barad Nimras, Brithombar, Eglarest and Haven of Balar)
Allies: Doriath and Elves of Ossiriand
Enemies: Morgoth and his allies
Campaign difficulty: Medium/Hard
Objectives: Control of Beleriand coast lines
Style of fighting: Good in melee and long distance, a mixture of heavy and light infantry, very poor in cavalry units (only light cavalry in low numbers)

The Elves of the Falas are members of the Third clan, the Teleri, who dwelt along the coasts of West Beleriand under their lord, Círdan the Shipwright, kinsman of Elwë and Olwë. They are people distinct in many ways from the other Sindar, speaking an archaic dialect, and continued to refer to themselves as Teleri though in later Sindarin form Telir, Telerrim. They became most commonly known by the name the other Sindar gave them: Falathrim, 'People of the Foaming Shore'.

After the loss of Elwë, many of the Teleri dwelt for long years on the coasts of the Western Sea, holding Olwë as their lord. There, they were befriended by the Maiar Ossë and Uinen, and Ossë taught them all manner of sea-lore and sea-music.

Heeding to the pleas of the Noldor, and Finwë their king, who would be reunited with their long sundered friends, Ulmo, Lord of Waters, returned to the coasts of Beleriand to bring to Aman all those of the Teleri who would go with him.

Most were willing, but Ossë, whose grief was great, persuaded some to remain. These were the Falathrim, and they took Círdan the Shipwright as their lord, and had their chief dwellings at the havens Brithombar and Eglarest. They were the first ship builders and mariners in Middle-earth.
When Morgoth returned to Middle-earth, after his theft of the Silmarils, he loosed his armies in two hosts upon Beleriand. In the east, Thingol had victory, though dearly bought. In the west, however, the Orcs had success, Cirdan was driven back to the edge of the Sea, and his people sought refuge in Eglarest and Brithombar.
Fëanor, pursuing Morgoth, landed at Drengist and passed into Hithlum, then Morgoth sent forth his host to take the Noldor at unawares and assail them. Though Fëanor was out numbered and his defences not fullwrought the Noldor were swiftly victorious in the Dagor-Nuin-Giliath, and drove the Orcs from Mithrim and into Ardgalen. Then the armies that had beleagured Círdan came north to succor them and were destroyed by the Noldor.
Círdan and the Falathrim maintained close friendship with the retuning Noldor, particularly Finrod and his following. With the aid of the Noldor, Brithombar and Eglarest were expanded with great walls, and fair towns and piers and quays of stone were built therein. When, seven years after Dagor Bragollach, Morgoth assailed Fingon, High King of the Noldor, on the very plains of Hithlum, Círdan sent a great force of ships into the Firth of Drengist, and landed an army that took the Enemy in the flank, and routed them, so the Eldar had victory. In the Year of Lamentation the Falathrim came to fight alongside the Noldor in the Fifth Battle, the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Here Morgoth had a great victory, and Fingon was slain and his realm was no more, and Morgoth ravaged much of Beleriand.
But Círdan was safe, for a time, in the Havens, and many fled there, taking refuge behind the walls. From there the mariners sailed along the coasts and harried the Enemy with swift landings. Thus Morgoth turned his might upon Círdan, and ravaged the Falas, besieged the Havens and laid them to ruin. Most of Círdan's folk were slain or enslaved, save only a remnant that with Cirdan escaped by ship to the Isle of Balar where a refuge was made for all that could come thither, and with them went Gil-galad, prince of the Noldor, who had been sent in his youth, to the Havens for his safety. A foothold was kept as well, at the Mouths of Sirion, and there Turgon, now High King of the Noldor sent messengers to Cirdan and besought his aid. Thus Círdan built seven swift ships that sailed into the West, but all were lost save the last. Voronwë was the captain of that ship, and he alone survived.

When after the fall of Gondolin and the ruin of Doriath the survivors came to the Mouths of Sirion and sought refuge there, Círdan's mariners came amongst them and taught them of the sea and the building of ships. Cirdan took Eärendil, son of Tuor and Idril, as apprentice and after, and ever with Círdan's advice and help, Eärendil built Vingilot. The sons of Fëanor, learning the presence of a Silmaril in Arvernien, held by Elwing, daughter of Dior and wife of Eärendil, came with force to seize it, But Eärendil was at sea, and Elwing escaped with the help of Ulmo came to him with the Silmaril. Círdan and Gil-galad, sailing too late from Balar, rescued the few survivors they found, though the sons of Eärendil and Elwing were taken by Maedhros and Maglor.
After the War of Wrath, in which the Falathrim had little part, and the sinking of Beleriand, Círdan and Gil-galad, High King of the Noldor, established the Elven realm of Lindon and founded Mithlond, the Grey Havens. There, they dwelt in peace for long years.

Círdan, born Nowë, was kin of both Elwë and Olwë, a lord in the host of the former. During the push westward, seeking to go to Valinor, Nowë and his followers kept going where most of his kin fell away throughout the journey. Despite Nowë's great eagerness to see the light of Valinor (his "greatest desire"), he loyally searched for Elwë upon his disappearance. Because of this the Teleri missed the first trip on Tol Eressëa to Valinor, on which went their close friends the Noldor and the Vanyar. They took for their king Olwë, and while waiting for Ulmo to return for them, Nowë headed the art of making and sailing ships, growing impatient. From this profession he took the name Círdan which means "shipwright" in Sindarin. The Teleri also developed a great friendship with Ossë. At the same time, although most of the Teleri had given up, Círdan sought Elwë longer and harder than most of his kin, partly because of his love for him and his allegiance.

Because of this, Círdan came to the shores too late during the second embarking of Eressëa. He came to the sands to find them departed, and as he stood forlorn he saw far-off a glimmer of light upon Eressëa as it vanished into the West over Belegaer. Then he cried aloud:

"I will follow that light, alone if none will come with me, for the ship that I have been building is now almost ready."
― Círdan, Last Writings

But into his heart came a message from the Valar which warned him that his ship could not endure the voyage, nor would any ship for many years: "Abide now that time, for when it comes then will your work be of utmost worth, and it will be remembered in song for many ages after." Círdan answered "I obey", and saw a vision of a ship.

Foundation and Return of the Noldor
Círdan therefore remained with those Teleri who had chosen to stay east of the Sea for love of Ossë, and became their lord. The folk became known as the Falathrim, "people of the foaming shore", and dwelt in the Falas by the sea. There they built many ships, and the cities Eglarest and Brithombar, and found pearls which they sent to their overlord, King Thingol of Doriath, who was once Elwë.

When Belegurth broke forth in the First Battle of Beleriand in Y.T. 1497, Círdan was cut off and unable to come to Thingol's aid. Further, although Thingol conquered with the help of the Laiquendi, the Falathrim were driven to the very edge of the sea, where they were besieged for some months, until the Return of the Noldor, when Fëanor struck Morgoth from the north. The siege of the Falas was abandoned as the Orcs were ordered northward to help their master, where they were all destroyed by Celegorm. The Falas were saved.

Círdan attended the Mereth Aderthad with many of his people, where he swore oaths of friendship with the Noldor, and quite possibly met and befriended his later neighbors and friends Turgon and Finrod. Although Turgon eventually moved from Vinyamar to faraway Gondolin, Círdan's friendship with Finrod was lasting, and Círdan became a close advisor to the Noldo. Círdan was, after all, a relative of his, being related (probably quite closely) to Olwë, Finrod's grandfather.

When the tales began spreading (sown by Belegurth) of the Kinslaying of Alqualondë, Círdan, being very wise even at that time, was greatly troubled, feeling that these rumors sprouted from great malice. Knowing the jealousy and dissention among the Noldor, he guessed that the malice was that of the kinslayers. Therefore he dutifully sent messages to his overlord Thingol, telling him all that he had heard. This resulted in the banishment of Quenya, and greater strife between the Sindar and the Noldor.

Círdan may have assisted in the Dagor Aglareb, but this is unknown. Nevertheless he did not take part in the Dagor Bragollach, as he was far away and not directly attacked, if even he had time to come to the aid of his allies. Nevertheless Círdan made up for his lack of participation in the Second Assault on Hithlum, coming to the timely aid of Fingon when he was most needed. They sailed up the Firth of Drengist, then struck the unsuspecting orcs from the west, giving victory to the elves.

After the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, many fugitives came for shelter in the Falas. The Falathrim mariners harassed the orcs in guerilla attacks from the sea. But it was only a matter of time before Morgoth attacked. Then came the disastrous Fall of the Falas. Though both Brithombar and Eglarest were strong, with mighty walls, both fell one at a time due to the impressive array of siege-masters Morgoth had in his train. The elves fought valiantly, but the walls were broken and most of the Falathrim killed or enslaved. Barad Nimras was cast down, and the Falas laid to waste. But Círdan and some of his followers escaped by sea, and he took with him Gil-galad, one of the last of the princes of the Noldor. They came to the Isle of Balar and founded a new kingdom, but kept a foothold at the Mouths of Sirion, keeping ships hidden in the reeds there, making a refuge for all who fled there.

Lord of Balar
Turgon, receiving the dreadful news, requested that Círdan send mariners to seek Valinor and the aid of the Valar. Círdan built seven swift ships, and sent them westward. None returned, save for only one mariner of the Gondolindrim. The way to the West was closed.

Eventually Círdan served as messenger, when Ulmo delivered him a message for Orodreth, warning of the doom of Nargothrond, and ordering him to shut his gates and cast down the bridge. The warning went unheeded, resulting of the Fall of Nargothrond.

After news came to Balar of the Fall of Gondolin, Gil-galad was proclaimed High King of the Noldor. Círdan soon after became a fast friend of the young half-elf Eärendil son of Tuor and Idril, who had grown up essentially under his shadow, and was apprenticed to him. Círdan aided Eärendil in building the ship Vingilot, giving him advice and help. Círdan doubtless remembered his vision, and this ship was indeed a fulfillment of it.

Círdan and Gil-galad came with their armies from the Isle of Balar too late to prevent the disastrous Third Kinslaying, when the Havens of Sirion were ambushed and many fell. But Eärendil was not there, rather on a voyage, and the Silmaril of Beren and Lúthien had been spirited away by Elwing his wife. Thus, wielding the Silmaril, Eärendil came to Valinor and found the forgiveness of the Valar. From that time on, Círdan was given foresight surpassing that of any of the elves, perhaps some special grace of the Valar for his deeds in this world-changing episode (like the return of Glorfindel, who also contributed significantly). After the War of Wrath, Círdan, heeding the bidding of the Valar long ago, once more obediently abstained from finding his heart's desire and going West, but with a small following remained in Middle-earth.

Second & Third Age
So, after the destruction of Beleriand at the end of the First Age, Círdan and Gil-Galad moved their people to the last remaining area of Beleriand called Lindon. There three havens were built and Círdan became the chief lord of one at the end of the Gulf of Lhûn called Mithlond. Initially, he lived in the southern haven of Harlond, but it is not known when he moved permanently to Mithlond.

When the elven smith, Celebrimbor, produced the Three Elven Rings of Power, the ring Narya (Ring of Fire) was given to Círdan by Gil-Galad, as he was one of the wisest elf lords of that time. He possed Narya up until the Istari (wizards) arrived in Middle-earth around TA 1000. Upon meeting Gandalf, Círdan gave the ring to the wizard, perceiving that he was the wisest of the Istari and would be in need of the ring in his work in Middle-earth.

Círdan remained active during the Second and Third Ages. He fought alongside High-elven King Gil-Galad in the battle of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age, along with Elrond, and sadly watched his king fall to Sauron. During TA 1974, Círdan led the elves of Lindon in the Battle of Fornost, with the Dúnedain, against the Witch-king of Angmar in the north. He also was a member of the White Council at the end of the Third Age.

Throughout his stay in Middle-earth, Círdan made sure ships were available in Mithlond for those elves that wished to leave Middle-earth. After the War of the Ring at the end of the Third Age, he saw Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and the Ringbearers, Bilbo and Frodo, off on their journey into the West. Círdan stayed until sometime during the Fourth Age when he sailed the last white ship from Mithlond into the West.

Sources:
Tolkien Gateway
Elvenesse.net

The Falas was the realm of Círdan the Shipwright and his people, the Falathrim. The two primary havens, girded with great walls, were Eglarest, built at the mouth of the Nenning, and Brithombar, to the north of Eglarest, built at the mouth of the Brithon.

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Lotr.wikia

Eglarest was the easternmost and southernmost of the two ports that were built by the Falathrim, the people of Círdan the Shipwright , in the region of the Falas. It was located at the mouth of Nenning River near the Great Sea. Círdan ordered its construction well before the beginning of the First Age, as for Brithombar, and in this place was made ​​the first ships ever known in Arda, even before those of Alqualondë.

After Dagor Aglareb, the Haven of Eglarest was fortified by the Noldor in 65 FA, and its inhabitants had long peaceful life. However, following the defeat of Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morgoth sent troops of Orcs to destroy the port, and although it was valiantly defended, he could not withstand the onslaught of the enemy who had sent fire, incendiary and siege engines in large numbers. The Harbour was in ruins and ashes, as Brithombar which also had been besieged. The majority of the population perished or was taken prisoner in the attack, while the survivors fled to the Isle of Balar where their Lord Círdan had, in his foresight, built a refuge in case of disaster.

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Tolkiendil

Brithombar was the westernmost and northernmost of the two ports were built by the Falathrim, the people of Círdan the Shipwright , in the region of the Falas. It was located on the mouth of the river Brithon, from which it gots its name, near the Great Sea. Círdan ordered its construction well before the beginning of the First Age, as for Eglarest, and in this place was made ​​the first ships ever known in Arda, even before those of Alqualondë.

After Dagor Aglareb, the Haven of Brithombar was fortified by the Noldor in 65 FA, and its inhabitants had long peaceful life. However, following the defeat of Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morgoth sent troops of Orcs to destroy the port, and although it was valiantly defended, he could not withstand the onslaught of the enemy who had sent fire, incendiary and siege engines in large numbers. The Harbour was in ruins and ashes, as Eglarest which also had been besieged. The majority of the population perished or was taken prisoner in the attack, while the survivors fled to the Isle of Balar where their Lord Círdan had, in his foresight, built a refuge in case of disaster.

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Tolkiendil

The sandy reed-beds of the Mouths of Sirion had been home to settlements of the Sindar from their earliest days in Beleriand, and though Círdan ruled his seafaring Falathrim from the Havens of the Falas further north along the coasts, he long maintained a secret outpost and fleet of small vessels among the tall reeds of Sirion's delta. These were the first beginnings of the Havens of Sirion.

It was after the Dagor Bragollach that Círdan's hidden outpost began to gain in importance. Turgon sent envoys from Gondolin there to sail into the West in search of Valinor, though none succeeded. Soon after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Círdan's Havens to the north were overrun and destroyed. His ships fled south with many of his people aboard, and they settled at the Havens of Sirion and on the Isle of Balar to the southwest. Turgon again sent mariners from the Havens of Sirion to seek the aid of the Valar, but again they failed.

Ultimately even Turgon's kingdom fell to the forces of Morgoth, but because of the friendship between Gondolin and Círdan, the survivors of that fallen realm travelled southwards under the leadership of Tuor, and founded a settlement1 of their own at the Mouths of Sirion. As disaster after disaster befell the Elves and Edain of Beleriand, more refugees came southwards to join Tuor and his people, including the survivors of the Ruin of Doriath, and other Elves and Men from far and wide.

For a time, the Havens at the Mouths of Sirion remained peaceful, and after Tuor departed, his son Eärendil became the lord of that people. It was at that time that the poet Dírhavel, who lived among the settlers, wrote the epic lay known as the Narn i Chîn Húrin. As the years passed, Eärendil himself travelled far and wide on the Great Sea, seeking a way into the West as the mariners of his grandfather Turgon had done.

The peace of the Havens was broken at last by the four remaining Sons of Fëanor. Eärendil's wife Elwing was the bearer of a Silmaril that her ancestors Beren and Lúthien had recovered from Morgoth's Crown. Fëanor's sons laid claim to this, and launched a fierce attack on the Havens of Sirion. Elwing herself escaped, and was carried out to sea by the power of Ulmo. So she brought the Silmaril to Eärendil, and through the power of the Jewel they found their way to the land of the Valar.

Of the Havens that they left behind, little more is known for sure. It is clear that the fighting there was fierce, and of the Sons of Fëanor both Amrod and Amras were slain in the battle. The settlement itself presumably survived for a time, but soon afterwards, in answer to Eärendil's prayer, the host of the Valar came against Morgoth in the far north. Their assault broke the lands of Beleriand: the River Sirion and its Mouths were drowned beneath the Sea, and with that the last of the Havens of the First Age to an end.

Source:
Glyphweb - Encyclopedia of Arda

A large island (indeed, the largest known island off the shores of Middle-earth) located in the Bay of Balar, some seventy miles south of the coastlands of Arvernien.

According to legend, the Isle was the eastern horn of the much greater island of Tol Eressëa, which broke off when Ulmo towed away the main island to Aman carrying the Vanyar and the Noldor. It is said that the Maia Ossë often came to the Isle of Balar.

The island was noted for its pearls, which were found in great abundance in the shallow waters around it. These were collected by the people of Círdan, who gave them freely to the other Elf-lords.

While we are not told of the nature or location of settlements on the island, it is clear that it was populated at least early in the First Age, and possibly before that. As well as the Elves of the Havens, Balar was explored by the people of Nargothrond, and Turgon built refuges there for the Gondolindrim after the Dagor Bragollach in 455 (First Age). From these, he sent out ships seeking Aman and the aid of the Valar, but none succeeded.

The Isle of Balar became an important centre after the destruction of the Havens in 472 (First Age), when Círdan and Gil-galad fled to the island and settled there. While it is not stated certainly, it is likely that Eärendil's ship Vingilot was built here, and that the Mariner set out for the West from Círdan's havens on the Island.

In The Etymologies, Tolkien speculates that the name might derive from báláre ('powerful lord'), a reference to the Maia Ossë who was said to often come to the Bay of Balar. (The History of Middle-earth Volume 5, The Lost Road and Other Writings III The Etymologies).

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Glyphweb - Encyclopedia of Arda

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The War of Wrath, or the Great Battle, was the final battle against  Morgoth at the end of the First Age, and the greatest battle ever fought in all of Middle-earth.

500 years after the Return of the Noldor, Morgoth had become mighty in Middle-earth, not least because of the strife among the Noldor. The mariner Eärendil,  wearing the Silmaril on his brow, came to Valinor, the first with  mortal blood to set foot there, and begged the Valar to help the enslaved Elves and Men of Middle-earth.

The Valar were moved by Eärendil's plea, and along with the Vanyar and  Noldor that were in Valinor, riding in the ships of the Falmari, came to Middle-earth in a mighty host. Still bitter about the First Kinslaying, the Teleri did not participate in the war. The Host marched across  Beleriand, and met the forces of Morgoth in the plains of Anfauglith

The Valar and the Elves destroyed the Balrogs, all save a few who fled  and hid themselves, and the armies of the Orcs perished like straw in a  great fire. While the Three Houses of the Edain fought with the Valar,  many other Men fought against them and perished. Facing defeat, Morgoth  released his ultimate weapon, the winged Dragons, which had never been seen before, and drove the Valar back. The leader of these dragons was the powerful Ancalagon the Black.

Then Eärendil came with his sky-ship Vingilot, along with the Eagles, and they fought the dragons. In the end Eärendil slew Ancalagon, the mightiest of the dragon horde, who broke the towers of Thangorodrim in his fall.

Morgoth was captured hiding in the deepest dungeon of Angband and bound with his old chain Angainor; the two Silmarils still in his possession were taken by the Maia Eönwë and guarded (whence they were later stolen  by Maedhros and Maglor). In the end the Valar thrust him "through the  Door of Night, beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void",  where he remains until the Last Battle and the Day of Doom. Only then shall he be utterly destroyed.

The wreckage of the war was immense; most of the land west of the Ered  Luin, as well as a large part of the central part of the mountains, was laid waste and soon after sank beneath the waves. The two great Dwarf cities of Nogrod and Belegost were also ruined, forcing their populaces to flee. Most of the Elves went to the West, while others went East. The  Valar raised up the island of Númenor in the Western Sea as a new home  for the Edain. Morgoth's defeat here was not total, however; his chief  lieutenant Sauron, survived, and surrendered to the Valar in fear of them. When ordered to return to Valinor, Sauron instead fled and hid deep in Middle-earth, where he would later rise once more to carry on  the will of his master. The terrible destruction of the War of Wrath  convinced the Valar to avoid direct intervention in Middle-earth for the  sake of Men and Elves. As a result, Sauron would rise to great power  and prove a devastating opponent for the Free Peoples there for the next two Ages.

Sources:
The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
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Another widespread misinterpretation of the story is that the War of  Wrath was composed of a single battle. The war itself lasted for many years, from First Age (year of the Sun) 545 to 587. That is a period of  42 years. The war began with the arrival of the Host of Valinor in the  ships of the Teleri. Although we have relatively few details about what  happened we know that all the major strongholds held by Morgoth's forces  were taken or destroyed. There is a text which says that the cities of  Brithombar and Eglarest were seized (they had been inhabited by Orcs  since just after the Nirnaeth in FA year of the Sun 473).

Presumably part or all of the Host invaded Hithlum, where many Edain had  been enslaved. We know that the Edain joined the Host of Valinor. Elrond and Elros also joined the Host of Valinor. Since they were living with the surviving Fëanorians led by Maedhros and Maglor — and since those Elves did not join the war — there would have to be some point in  the history of the war when the sons of Eärendil and Elwing left their  Noldorin community and joined the Host of Valinor, or at least followed  it (because Elrond compared the splendor of Gil-galad and Elendil's  forces to those assembled for the Breaking of Thangorodrim).

It's hard to imagine even the most powerful Elves being capable of  "drowning" Beleriand, including its mountains. This war, after all,  occurred over a thousand years before the Elves of Eregion made the  Rings of Power so they had no great artifacts that might have enhanced  their power (of which we know). Had Fëanor and his sons been capable of  leveling mountains, though, the battles between the Eldar and Morgoth's  forces should have been much more fierce and destructive.

Hence, it was not the power of Elves and Men that destroyed much of  Beleriand. That leaves only the greater power of other forces Tolkien mentioned. For example, Morgoth was still served by some Balrogs — who  were fallen Maiar — and he unleashed the winged dragons at the very end.  Could the dragons, led by Ancalagon the Black, have been powerful  enough to destroy mountains? Possibly. The only detailed flying dragon attack we have a record of is Smaug's assault on Erebor, as told in the  Dwarves' song. Smaug may have not intended to destroy the Lonely  Mountain but he certainly wrecked havoc on the lands around the  mountain.

So presumably Morgoth had some forces under his command that were  capable of churning up the landscape. In fact, we know that when Eärendil slew Ancalagon in mid-air combat the dead dragon's fall/ruin destroyed Angband (or at least one of the peaks). So Ancalagon was most  likely much larger and more powerful than Smaug. Gandalf's conversation  with Frodo about how to destroy the One Ring implies that Ancalagon was  the mightiest of all the dragons.

On the side of Valinor there were at least some Maiar since Eönwë commanded the army. It would be reasonable to infer that some of the  Valar also accompanied the Host — presumably Tulkas and Oromë would have  wanted to be included in that conflict. Tulkas may not have had any followers but Oromë did have a following among the Maiar. Aulë is  another possibility and he, too, had a following among the Maiar.

So with these very powerful beings to lead the way, the Host of Valinor should have been able to quickly destroy or drive away Morgoth's Orcs and Trolls. Should it have required 42 years to do that? And should the  landscape have been torn up in the process? The reader is left to infer what happened but a reasonable inference is that there were some very  powerful combatants on both sides who would have engaged in extended  exchanges of power. These exchanges of power could have included ripping  up hills and mountains, opening great rifts in the earth as is  suggested by the various texts.

We don't know how many Umaiar remained to Morgoth in Beleriand but if he had a large number of them they may have been quite capable of facing off with the Host of Valinor for many years. Supported by the (wingless) dragons and perhaps other monsters Morgoth had bred, these Umaiar would  have had some power to resist even the Valar — and because Morgoth had  diffused much of his own power throughout Arda, especially in Beleriand,  he would have been able to assist his servants. Morgoth himself might therefore have made it possible for even his lesser servants to uproot vast tracts of land.

I suggest, therefore, that the War of Wrath was fought on at least two, perhaps three levels. The first level would be that of which Elves and Men (and Dwarves) were capable of waging war. Their armies would have moved across the landscape and fought with the armies of Orcs and Trolls.

The second level would involve Morgoth's great monsters, led by the (wingless) dragons (but maybe also including great were-wolves and vampires, wargs, and other evil creatures). These monsters might have faced both the most powerful Elves and the lesser Maiar.

The third level would involve Morgoth's greatest servants — those of the Umaiar capable of sustained battle with Maiar and even Valar. Strengthened by Morgoth's own power they would have been formidable  opponents. The Valar might have had to make strategic moves against  these foes, who in turn might have used the land against them (and to  impede the movement of the Host of Valinor and its allies).

Progress in the war must have been slow because the Valar would not have  wanted to trample innocent lives. They may have held back just enough  to ensure that the Elves, Men, and Dwarves who followed them were not  inadvertently harmed by the great exchanges of power. And perhaps the Valar and Maiar also performed some temporary engineering feats to offset Morgoth's defensive tactics. Thus, in the aftermath of earthquakes, landsides, and fissure eruptions the Valar and Maiar may  have had to calm things down to ensure that their lesser companions  could survive and advance.

And that supposition offers an explanation for why some parts of Beleriand survived. If the great struggles between the most powerful  beings resulted in lands being uplifted, riven apart, and thrust  downward the Valar may have set up safe refuges and used them as bases  from which to strike out against Morgoth's forces.

The greater destruction of Beleriand itself may have been more a post-battle consequence of the unleashing of great forces, too. That is,  after any given combat was decided — in which the earth itself was used  as either a barrier or a weapon — the land may have continued to reel  from aftershocks and other natural disasters. Imagine the Host of  Valinor being pressed forward toward Angband by the inrushing of the sea  as each parcel of land was liberated from Morgoth's control, both  physically and militarily. It would be like fighting in a mine field  with no way out.

The strategy of waging such a war would have to allow for the creation of refuges, the strengthening of such refuges, and for contingency  actions such as withdrawing endangered forces (and non-combatants such as women and children) to safer regions. Morgoth's forces might in turn  have fallen back upon harassing tactics, especially if they could attack  or threaten columns of refugees. The best weapon the Valar might have  had to resist Morgoth's power would be the sea itself, controlled by  Ulmo and his servants. Morgoth's forces never once took to the sea and  they feared it. Hence, Ulmo may have been forced to carve up Beleriand  to create barriers against Morgoth's upheavals, and he could have plowed channels through the area by which the ships of the Teleri could ferry  combatants and refugees.

In fact, the idea of the Teleri just sitting around their ships for 40 years has always bothered me. Wouldn't they get bored? Wouldn't they  want to do something to help the Sindar (their kin)? Refusing to set foot ashore doesn't mean they had to be completely uninvolved. They  could certainly have helped move refugees from Hithlum to either Balar or Ossiriand.

Of course, this is all speculation. Tolkien probably felt that the War of Wrath was too great an event to be described in detail. The legendary character of the conflict would have been diminished by mere mortal  words. There would have been moments of great horror, times of  widespread suffering and distress. And there would have been great deeds  worthy of songs for the ages. But none of the details were remembered by the Elves of Middle-earth because they did not participate in the war  — and the Numenoreans fell into rebellion, so that most of their  records and heirlooms were eventually lost. Hence, the War of Wrath remains too distant and remote to be properly documented. And that is probably just as well for those who wish to write fan fiction or gaming  adventures set in that timeframe. You have to accommodate fewer "hard facts". You're free to imagine the war proceeding as you think best.

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Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

The Vanyar are one of the three groups of High Elves, along with the Noldor, and some of the Teleri. They comprise most of those who did not leave Aman.

The Vanyar are the highest of the High Elves. According to legend, the clan was founded by Imin, the first Elf to awake in Cuiviénen, his wife Iminyë, and their twelve companions. At this time, they were called  the Minyar. However, it was Ingwë, the first Vanya to travel with Oromë to Valinor, who became their king. They were the first to reach Beleriand after the Great Journey.

All of the Vanyar journeyed to Valinor before the beginning of the Years of the Sun, and remained there. They are said to have the greatest skill in poetry of all the Elves, and Manwë and Varda love them for this.
At first the Vanyar dwelt in Tirion with the Noldor but they loved the  light of the Two Trees and settled in the plains and woods Valinor or the slopes of Taniquetil. Ingwë is called High King of the Elves. He lives on Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manwë.
Another notable Vanya was Indis, the second wife of Finwë and grandmother of Galadriel. It is from her Vanyarin blood that Galadriel gained the golden part of her famous silver-gold hair.
The Vanyar were the first and smallest clan of the Elves. They typically had blonde hair. Few of them were ever seen in Middle-earth,  as they only returned for the War of Wrath. They are also known as the  "Spear-elves" for their love of spears, as opposed to the sword and shield of the Noldor and the bow and arrow of the Teleri.
The Vanyar called themselves Minyar, "the Firsts", their ancient name.  Another name was Ingar or Ingwer which means "Chieftains"  (etymologically related to the name Ingwë).
In Sindarin they were called Minil.

The Vanyar also known under the name "Fair-elves", from the fair colour of their hair.

In the earliest versions of Tolkien's legendarium (see: The Book of Lost Tales Part One), they were called Teleri, while the Elves known as  Teleri in the published version of The Silmarillion were called Solosimpi.

In the late manuscript The Shibboleth of Fëanor (ca.  1968), the Vanyar  are also called Ingwi. Christopher Tolkien notes that  this might be the  only use of the term since the Lhammas (1930s), when Ingwi was a name  for an early conception of the Lindar (that is, being the first clan of Elves, the house and people of Ingwë).

High King of the Elves was the title of Ingwë of the Vanyar, who dwelt on Mount Taniquetil beneath Manwë's halls, and was considered the most  noble of all the Elves.

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Tolkien Gateway

The Noldor were those of the second clan of the Elves who came to Aman.  They were highly skilled in crafts and gained much knowledge, which they  passed on to Men after their Exile. Their King was originally Finwë,  but he was slain by Morgoth, leading his son Fëanor to avenge him and  the theft of his jewels by making war upon Morgoth in Middle-earth. The war of the Noldor against Morgoth comprises many of the tales of the First Age.

According to legend, the clan was founded by Tata, the second Elf to awake at Cuiviénen, his spouse Tatië and their 54 companions, but it was Finwë, the first Noldor to come to Valinor with Oromë, who became their King, and led most of them to Valinor.

The Noldor were accounted the greatest of the Elves and all the peoples  in Middle-earth in lore, warfare and crafts. In Valinor "great became  their knowledge and their skill; yet even greater was their thirst for  more knowledge, and in many things they soon surpassed their teachers. The Noldor were changeful in speech, for they had great love of words, and sought ever to find names more fit for all things they knew or  imagined". They were beloved of Aulë the Smith, and were the first to  discover and carve gems. Their chief dwelling-place was the city of Tirion upon Túna. Among the wisest of the Noldor were Rúmil, creator of the first writing system and author of many books of lore. Fëanor, son of Finwë and Míriel, was the greatest of their craftsmen, "mightiest in skill of word and of hand", and creator of the Silmarils.

The Noldor earned the greatest hatred of Melkor, who envied their prosperity and, most of all, the Silmarils. So he went often among them, offering counsel, and the Noldor hearkened, being eager for lore. But  amid his seemingly good advice, Melkor sowed lies to turn one House of  the Noldor against another, and in the end the peace in Tirion was  poisoned. After threatening his half-brother Fingolfin, Fëanor was  banished from Tirion by the Valar, and with him went Finwë his father. Fingolfin remained as the ruler of the Noldor of Tirion.

But Melkor had yet other design to accomplish. Soon after with the aid of Ungoliant he destroyed the Two Trees, and coming to Formenos he killed Finwë, stole the Silmarils, and departed from Aman. Fëanor, driven by grief and desiring vengeance, rebelled against the Valar by coming back into Tirion and making a speech before the Noldor, in which he persuaded them to leave Valinor, follow Melkor to Middle-earth, and wage war against him for the recovery of the Silmarils. He swore a terrible oath, as did his sons, to pursue Melkor and reclaim the Silmarils at all costs. Fëanor then claimed the title of the High King since his father was dead, but though the greater part of the Noldor still held Fingolfin as King, they followed Fëanor into Exile due to their valor.

Of the three clans of the Eldar they are also the people who most favors sword and shield as their weapons.

The singular form of the Quenya noun is Noldo and the adjective is Noldorin.
The Noldor were called Golodhrim or Gódhellim by Sindarin-speakers and Goldoi by Falmari of Tol Eressëa, they are also known as Deep Elves ("deep" as in "wise, learned").
Other names used for the Noldor included the Wise, the Golden, the Valiant, the Sword-elves, the Elves of the Earth, the Foes of Melkor, the Skilled of Hand, the Jewel-wrights, the Companions of Men, and the  Followers of Finwë.

In the early versions of Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium (see: The  History of Middle-earth), the Noldor were most often called Noldoli or Gnomes. They were still called Gnomes in early editions of The Hobbit.  They were also the ones who spoke the language that later became  Sindarin (then called Gnomish or Noldorin).

The spelling Ñoldor rather than Noldor was used by Tolkien in his later  writings (the character ñ signifying the velar nasal, the sound found in  the English word "sing"), but even in earlier versions the name Ñoldo  came from a Primitive Quendian stem ñgolodo, which led to Ñoldo in Quenya and Golodh in Sindarin.

The Falmari or Teleri of Aman, were those of the Teleri who followed the Great Journey into Beleriand and reached Valinor. Once in Beleriand, one of their lords, Elwë, became lost, and many of his people refused to carry on to Aman until he had been found. Elwë's brother Olwë led the rest across the Great Sea to the Blessed Realm.

Later when Ulmo returned with the island ferry, the Teleri had grown to love the sea. Ossë convinced Ulmo to anchor the island in the bay of  Eldamar, off the shores of Aman, and persuaded many of the Teleri to remain in Middle-earth. The Teleri long remained on this Lonely Isle, and their language changed in different ways from that of the Vanyar and  Ñoldor. Much later the Teleri learned to build ships, and finally made it to Aman.

The Teleri refused to join the Noldor in leaving Valinor, and many of  them were cruelly slain in the Kinslaying at their chief city of  Alqualondë, or Swan Harbour. For this reason few or none of the Teleri  joined the host of the Valar which set out to capture Morgoth for good.  It is recounted that the Teleri eventually forgave the Noldor for the  Kinslaying, and the two kindreds were at peace again.

Their tongue, known as Telerin or Lindalambë (tongue of the Lindar), was considered by some to be a dialect of Quenya, but the Teleri themselves considered it to be an independent language. It was much more conservative than Quenya, and was the closest to Common Telerin (from which Sindarin and Nandorin were also derived), and even to Common Eldarin of the later Elvish languages.

The name is Quenya and related to the word falma "wave". The singular term may have been Falmar or Falmaro meaning "wave-er".

In The Silmarillion the Teleri of Aman are simply known as 'the Teleri', from the Vanyar and Noldor point of view; in fact the Teleri of Aman were properly just the branch of that people.

In the early versions of Tolkien's mythology (see: The History of  Middle-earth), they were known as Solosimpi ("Pipers of the Shores"), while the name Teleri was given to the clan of Elves known in the published version of The Silmarillion as Vanyar.

Sea-elves was another name of the Teleri, and especially those of that  kin who came to Aman and dwelt at Alqualondë, for their love of the sea  and reverence of Ulmo its lord.

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Tolkien Gateway

The Noldor led by Fëanor demanded that the Teleri let them use their ships. When the Teleri refused, they took the ships by force, committing the first kinslaying. A messenger from the Valar came later and delivered the Doom of Mandos, pronouncing judgment on the Noldor for the Kinslaying and rebellion and warning that if they proceeded they would  not recover the Silmarils and moreover would be slain or tormented by grief. At this, some of the Noldor who had no hand in the Kinslaying, including Finarfin son of Finwë and Indis, returned to Valinor, and the Valar forgave them. Other Noldor led by Fingolfin (some of whom were  blameless in the Kinslaying) remained determined to leave Valinor for Middle-earth. Prominent among these others was Finarfin's son, Finrod.

Finarfin was the youngest child and son of Finwë and Indis. After the  Flight of the Noldor he remained in Tirion and became the King of the Noldor (or at least the remnant remaining in Aman).
Finarfin was born in Valinor in Y.T. 1230. He was the youngest of the five children of Finwë, the High King of the Noldor. Finarfin's mother was Indis, Finwë's second wife. Finarfin's full siblings were Findis, Fingolfin, and Írimë while his half-brother was the great Elf Lord Fëanor. Fëanor disapproved of his father's second marriage and had small love for Indis and her children.

In Y.T. 1280 Finarfin married Eärwen, daughter of Olwë, King of the Teleri in Valinor. They had four children: Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel.
Finarfin's mother was of the Vanyar, and he inherited her fair hair, which he passed on to his children. Almost all Noldor had dark hair. Thus the Elves of the House of Finarfin were rather unique among their kin.

In Y.T. 1495. Melkor destroyed the Two Trees, slaughtered Finarfin's  father Finwë, and stole the Silmarils of Fëanor. Enraged, Fëanor came to  the city of Tirion upon Túna and convinced many of his kinsmen to leave Valinor for Middle-earth, to recover the Silmarils and defeat Morgoth. Fëanor was a charismatic speaker, but Fingolfin and Finarfin were  unmoved. However they too followed their half-brother, more for their  children who eagerly accepted his cause.

The Noldor followed Fëanor in groups, and Fingolfin and Finarfin led the last host. As such they did not participate in the First Kinslaying or know its true cause at the time. While they were travelling up the coast  of Araman, the Vala Mandos appeared and pronounced the Doom of the  Noldor. Finarfin, dismayed by the prophecy and already contemplating  return because of the tragedy of the Kinslaying of his wife's people at  Alqualondë, returned to Valinor with a small group of his people(his  sons, though, would not forsake the sons of Fingolfin and went on). He  presumably still rules the few remaining Noldor in Valinor from Tirion  upon Túna.

Finarfin was called Finrod in earlier versions of the legendarium, and his son was named Inglor Felagund. As such he appears in the 1st edition of The Lord of the Rings as Finrod. This was changed in later editions,  but not all references to Inglor were removed, since in the later  version, it is probably the Sindarin version of Ingalaurë.

It is not known exactly how Finwë became King: he may have been a descendant of the Noldorin primogenitor "Tata", or simply have been accepted as leader based on his status as ambassador to the Valar. The Noldor had many princely houses besides that of Finwë: Glorfindel of Gondolin and Gwindor of Nargothrond, while not related  to Finwë, were princes in their own right. These lesser houses held no realms, however: all the Noldorin realms of Beleriand and later Eriador were ruled by a descendant of Finwë. The title High King (of the Noldor) only developed in Middle-Earth with the division of the Exiles into separate Kingships.

It is perhaps notable that Galadriel, the last of the House of Finwë in Middle-earth (other than the Half-elven) after the fall of Gil-galad, likewise never claimed a title, let alone that of High Queen. Indeed the  only known Elven "kingdom" in Middle-earth after the Second Age was the Silvan realm of Mirkwood, ruled by the Sinda Thranduil.

The leaders of the Noldor were all members of the House of Finwë. The descendants of this house were also many of the major historical figures of the Second and Third Ages, culminating in Aragorn II and his wife Arwen.

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Tolkien Gateway

1 - How and when the script works?
To work this script is needed that you play the mod untill the year 545 (turn number 2192), in that point a few armies spawn along the Coast of Beleriand (in some different points and along the years of this War of Wrath), you also need to play with the factions that had some relationships with Valinor, noldor factions (except Feanor's House), sindar/teleri or the 3 Edain Houses...if not you'll never be helped by these armies.
You can retrain these armies in the elves' port cities of the Falas, Isle of Balar and Mouths of Sirion...in any other sites.

Some factions can be helped by special characters, for example the House of Finrod/Finarfin will be helped by Finarfin himself...

2 - When the script finish?T]
The script works since year 545 (turn number 2192) untill the end of the War of Wrath, year 587 (turn number 2360)...and as i said, along these years many armies spawn, first in Beleriand's Coast and later in Beleriand itself (that's a surprise to the players).

3 - Questions?
We'll give reply to any question about this script, sadly we still have not screens to show you the script itself and how it looks.

Vanyar

• Vanyar Lords
  
• Vanyar Pikes
  
• Vanyar Sentinels
  
• Vanyar Infantry (Spearmen)
  
• Vanyar Cavalry
  
• Officer and standard bearer

Noldor

• Finarfin's Guard (only available to House of Finarfin)
  
• Noldor Sentinels
  
• Noldor Infantry (Swordmen)
  
• Noldor Cavalry
  
• Officer, standard bearer and Finarfin himself
  
• Artillery of Valinor
  

Falmari

• Falmari Sailors
  
• Officer

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• Milner - Mod Leader, 3D, 2D, Skinning, Coding, Scripting, Mapping
  
• Bercor - UI's maker, backgrounds maker, 2D Art
  
• Algaman - Modeller, skinner, 2D Art
  
• Nelduin - Co-Leader, Publicy, Communication, Forum Management, Screenshots, Researches
  
• Infidel144 - Lore-adviser, Researches
  
• Peredhel - Lore-adviser, Researches

• J.R.R Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien
  
• LotRTW (Bardo, Wlesmana, Seth Krn3ll)
  
• Tolkien Gateway
  
• Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez
  
• Hehet.dreamwidth.org (Symbols & Heraldy)
  
• Ted Nasmith
  
• John Howe
  
• Creative Assembly for Rome: Total War
  

That's all folks! enjoy the preview!

Bercor and Nelduin: could one of you write me some words for a frontpage post and PM them to me or CG? It would be good to have a front page announcement for Silmarillion TW coming to Exilian.   

Yes, I just posted our Valinor's Host Preview at TWC and ModDB. I will post it here as well tomorrow and send you something that suit for a frontpage news. Thanks for your interest and your help, Jubal!

Hello!

In this thread I will post screenshots of new units. I usually take screens at least two time in a week, so stay tuned! In addition to this little sneak-peeks, the team will obviously post full Faction Previews, and the first of them will be the Preview of the Host of Valinor, which will appear late in the campaign, via a scripted quest and event.

So, here is yesterday's screenshot, featuring some Falathrim units: