Anyone he feels trying to pull him down, he leaves behind. Ergo, Míriel must stay dead, and never return to the land of the living, which means that Fëanor will never see his mother again. Say farewell to the weak! Nolo was born in Y.T. The Spirit of Fire and his works are thus a small embodiment of the great Flame Imperishable, a sub-creation that catches and reflects the light of the primary Creation.

While some may quibble with that assessment (Gollum is another plausible candidate), the sheer grandeur of his tragedy cannot be disputed – a character who starts as the most gifted of the Elves, and who ends as the cause of untold suffering when his genius turns to madness. Though he considered their offer, Feanor rejected it because he had become so attached to his creations that their destruction would grieve him to death. Unchecked fury is something that the rest of his faction continue, making them the most feared elves before their final defeat. He was Finwë’s unabashed favorite, super-hot, oldest, full-grown son. "Amrod and Amras, sons of Feanor" by Jenny Dolfen Biographical Information Other names Pityafinwë (Q, fn), Ambarussa or Umbarto/Ambarto (Q, mn) Atyarussa (Q, epessë) Amarthan Location Tirion; East Beleriand Affiliation If so, it even means his initial attraction and marriage to Nerdanel has strangely perverse foundations – he seeks out a rare person who can put limits on him, precisely because he hates it. If there are rumors going around Tirion about Fëanor’s distain for his half-siblings, that’d probably be enough to have major implications on how Ara views himself and his half-brother). 1190, making Fëanor 21 (the human equivalent of roughly seven-and-a-half-years-old). Both Fingolfin’s conversation with his father and Melkor’s meeting with Feanor reveal that disputes had arisen in the past and that Finwe sided with his eldest son, despite having love for his other children. What holds for Man here holds for Elves, and viewed through this lens, Fëanor’s extensive creative endeavours represent a sub-sub-creation, bordering on meta-commentary beyond the Fourth Wall. The Teleri refuse him and things get violent quickly, leading to the first elf-on-elf bloodshed at port city of Alquolonde. It might be inferred that he originally did not want to become driven by his rage.

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This SelectSmart.com Lord of the Rings selector, a free online personality quiz, is a creation of Little she-bear and for amusement purposes only. Fëanor’s role as a scientist has been noted before, by Bushwell. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages. His extended family feels that Feanor wants to control or manipulate them.

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Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Note also that his distrust of Fingolfin persists even after Fingolfin joins his rebellion – though there may be an element of projection going on too – as Gandalf notes with reference to Saruman, the treacherous are ever distrustful. On one hand, he seems to acknowledge that science is a worthwhile route to knowledge (c.f. Some time ago, I wrote a fairly lengthy essay on Tolkien’s Denethor – a complex literary character who I feel has been unfairly treated by cinematic adaptation. The Valar then asked Feanor to relinquish the Silmarils which now was the only way to heal the trees.

Rather, I would suggest that the concept of mastery opens the door to corruption. That would be enough for Feanor to despise them or at the least not trust them. What is amazing about this is that as justified as the divine spirits were in their judgment, Feanor is indeed proven correct when the armies of the Valinor return to Middle-earth to vanquish Morgoth once and for all after all after the renegade Noldor and their allies are eventually crushed. He also believed that his step-brothers now sought to replace him in his father’s heart. This notion that Fëanor is Melkor Writ Small is perhaps overstating the case – Fëanor is not capital e-Evil, and his terrible deeds are more madness than malice, the product of Melkor’s lies and discord. He also wants to reclaim the lands of Middle-earth proper that they had left behind ages ago. However when he is, usually against his desire, he becomes extremely upset and paranoid.

Feanor is the example of individual potential and the power of responsibility in Middle-earth when it’s used or- not used. However, in the Dagor Bragollach in F.A. He resembles Indis, loves the Vanyar and Teleri, and as far as personality goes: “proud, strong, and selfwilled, as were all the descendants of Finwë save Finarfin” - “The History of Galadriel and Celeborn,” Unfinished Tales. DO you like to keep yourself to yourself? One almost imagines Fëanor seeing his mother as a martyr, and that he sees himself (the Son of Þerindë) as the only fit guardian of her legacy among the Noldor.

“High princes were Fëanor and Fingolfin, the elder sons of Finwë, honoured by all in Aman” - “Of the Simarils and the Unrest of the Noldor,” The Silmarillion.

His writings are based on other points of view. (Ironically, however, once Fëanor is dead, the Noldor only make half-hearted attempts to recover the silmarils – largely because they realise it is an impossible endeavour.

16. Fëanor’s obsession with his parents, especially his mother, Míriel, is quite apparent. Once unleashed, there is no stopping it and that’s what leads to his death in Middle-earth. His seven children represent the largest family known to the Eldar – and I think it interesting that his wife, Nerdanel, is not notable for her beauty, but rather her own skill as a creator (she comes from a family of smiths, and has a hobby of sculpting statues). These two undoubtedly lived in the same house for a while and were closer in age to each other than either was to Ara). Calm vs passion, patience vs rashness, humility vs pride. My objection to categorising Fëanor as an Übermensch is that I do not think he is thinking in such elaborate, philosophical terms. Through the Oath, and then later, as he lays dying, he commits his sons to serving his selfish interests – he ties their fate to his to a disturbing degree, making them complicit in his crimes (he also instils in them the political Shibboleth of ‘Þ’ over ‘s’, which sets them apart from other Noldor). The first gems that Feanor made were white and colourless, but being set under starlight they would blaze with blue and silver fires brighter than Helluin; and other crystals he made also, wherein things far away could be seen small but clear, as with the eyes of the eagles of Manwe. If you had/have children, would you want them to be a chip off the old block? His emotional affection for them appears less clear – but he retains his possessiveness, the sense that they are his relatives first, and independent agents second. Tolkien’s use of “masterful” conflates several meanings. his castigation of the unscientific race doctrine in Letter 29, a comment he would not have made if he had considered science worthless).

Lord of the Rings Dwelling Selector Which Member of the Fellowship of the Rin Which Lord of the Rings Character suits y The Lord Of The Rings Cast Selector Which man for lord of the rings do you be Which Tokien Language are you most like? The flipside of Love is Hate, and while Fëanor cares passionately about the things he loves (his mother, his father, and the silmarils), the Spirit of Fire burns with hatred for those that come between him and his loves. He is regarded as the most talented elf to have ever lived for a reason. The creations turned the already deathless land into a paradise on Middle-earth, yet confined only to Valinor. What is Your Funny Halloween Costume? Galadriel (IPA: [ɡaˈladri.ɛl]) is a character created by J.R.R.

And his work on the Noldorian language is used to preserve the memory and actions of the Elder Days during the Second Age after Morgoth’s final defeat.

Both put themselves at the centre of the universe, and are willing to fight the world as a result. The ability of a non-divine being to summon a divine power at will is nothing to laugh at and if Feanor did achieve this, then he may have been right that Eru gifted the elf with an other power. The Noldor, in short, know things – it is their defining feature, just as the Vanyar are pious, and the Teleri like the Sea. Fingolfin represented the bigger threat to Fëanor’s inheritance, as Indis’s oldest son. So it’s probably fortunate that he died early on.