#fëanor

[ettelenethelien]

Where does this extremely pervasive piece of fanon that Fëanor put pieces of his soul in the Silmarils come from though?

I get why it's so popular -- people want to excuse the Fëanorians somehow, and after all, we do not deal out death penalty in disputes over property, stolen or otherwise, so their actions will always be overkill if the Silmarils are just special treasures. But there is zero things pointing towards it in the books.

In fact I would argue that canon actually provides evidence against it, given how the catholic understanding of the soul holds it to be indivisible, and I'm quite sure a statement to similar effect is available about the fëa somewhere*. So you cannot "put a piece of your soul in something", unless metaphorically.

I feel like Fëanor probably was connected with the Silmarils on some deeper level -- but they can't have been made of his soul. It doesn't work like that.

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*"The fëa is indestructible, a unique identity which cannot be disintegrated or absorbed into any other identity" - HoME X

[felixwhetsel]

Re-reading the Silmarillion and I don't know how I missed the bit about the light of the two trees mingling during Fëanor and Fingolfin's reconciliation. Had to rough this up to get it out of my head

[naarisz]

Fëanor breaking the Silmarils at the End of Times.

[feanors-silmarils]

Commission of Fëanor done for me by the wonderful @lordm-art ! Thank you so very much for this lovely commission!

[ilaneya]

nerdanel visiting the house she once shared with her husband and children after they are gone

[ayaosguqin]

“Companions”

To love and be loved

[camille-lachenille]

My toxic trait is that when I encounter the ‘Fëanorian lisp’ in a fanfiction I’ll go check the root of the word to make sure it was originally written with a Þ and it is not a linguistic abomination. For example: Þauron is correct since the archaic form is Thaurond, but saying Þilmaril would send Fëanor in a fiery fit of anger.

[artesdaterramediabykithkerulin]

🔥 Espírito de Fogo🔥

👉 me sigam

[chechula]

Fëanor and Fingolfin......I just use these poor characters to draw random fancy clothes and jewelry, I am very sorry x_x

[moosalicious]

[prattling-she-elf]

Can we take a moment to talk about that generation that consisted mainly of the grandchildren of Finwë?

I mean, look at this:

Dead, Good as Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Only Alive Because Her Family Had the Presence of Mind to Stop Her, Dead, Dead, Dead, Survived.

Galadriel really was the only one who survived.

And this hits me hard when I think about it.

Because a writer puts a bit of themselves in every character.

The part of Tolkien that I see the most in Galadriel is the part of him that survived the war.

After all, he was part of the Lost Generation. Two of his closest friends—Robert Gilson and Geoffrey Smith—died in the war. Tolkien and Christopher Wiseman were the only two of their fellowship to survive.

Only Galadriel survived.

That was what the Grandchildren of Finwë were. They were the Lost Generation. An entire generation slaughtered.

The regret, the lamentation, the grief. Galadriel knew it well. She lived it because Tolkien lived it.

And I don't know why, but for some reason, this speaks to me louder than any history book ever has.

[cornerful]

Fëanor *dissolves into smoke bc the world couldn't handle him*

Vs

Bilbo Baggins "GOODBYE" *disappears entirely*

Fight!!

[felixwhetsel]

'I hear thee,' said Fëanor. 'So be it.' But they did not know the meaning that their words would bear.

It is told that even as Fëanor and Fingolfin stood before Manwë there came the mingling of the lights, when both Trees were shining, and the silent city of Valmar was filled with a radiance of silver and gold.

[naarisz]

I have a little hc that whenever Fëanor felt distressed or alone he started embroidering a bit just to feel his mother by his side for a short time.

[irithyllians]

unfriends forever

[ilaneya]

somehow every time i want to draw some fancy clothes i end up drawing either fëanor or maedhros