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What exactly was the Everlasting Darkness?
In The Silmarillion, the Oath of Fëanor called the Everlasting Darkness on any who broke the Oath.
This was clearly something greatly to be feared. What exactly was it?
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Decay and destruction in Tolkien's Silmarillion, vs. reality [closed]
Tolkien's Silmarillion is a wonderful story permeated by a sense of decay and downfall. The ancient world of the elves passes away and many wonders of the world are no longer in existence. Time is ...
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Yavanna's alarm clock
After the fall of the Lamps, Yavanna decreed that most of the living things in Arda should sleep until light returned. She then gathered up the available light and made the Two Trees to illuminate ...
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How could Beren hold a Silmaril without being hurt?
In chapter 7 of The Silmarillion, "Of the Silmarils", it is stated that the jewels could harm men or those with evil intent:
And Varda hallowed the Silmarils, so that thereafter no mortal flesh, ...
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What happened to Thorondor after the First Age?
During the First Age of Middle-earth Manwë sent Thorondor and the Eagles to watch over the inhabitants including the Noldor. Throughout the First Age, Thorondor intervened on behalf of Men and Elves ...
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Did Sauron ever betray Morgoth?
Sauron was given the title "Sauron the Deceiver" because he used charm and deception to gain control over others. He taught ring-craft to the elves and gave Rings of Power to men and dwarves ...
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In what language did Túrin converse with Mîm?
Túrin spoke the Mannish tongue of the House of Hador and also Sindarin (in a noticeably archaic Doriathrim way). On the other hand the petty-dwarves being largely isolationist and hating the Eldar, ...
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Distinguish the explanations of Galadriel's test in LotR
So, I just finished The Silmarillion, and of course The Hobbit and LotR before that. One of the reason I wanted to read The Silmarillion is because I didn't quite understand the part of Galadriel's ...
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Would Gurthang have had any effect on Sauron's Ring?
Could the legendary sword of Beleg Strongbow and Túrin Turambar, forged by Eöl of star iron, have done any damage to the One Ring?
I know the answer is most likely no but I just finished my re-reading ...
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How big is Ancalagon exactly? [duplicate]
I've had this question for a while now and it's: How big is Ancalagon exactly? I mean, I've looked over thousands of explanations but it keeps on changing. So I'm asking now, how big exactly is this ...
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Height of Mountain Ranges in Middle Earth
What are the relative heights of mountain ranges in Middle Earth? And how would they compare to our modern world?
I tend to imagine that after the First Age, the highest ranges were the White ...
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A LoTR/Sillmarillion fanfic where female elf warrior/wanderer goes through the ages
Looking for a fanfic I read a long time ago but can't find.
The basic premise is having an elf live and and experience (and affect) the history of Arda. Begins in Aman, follows the exile of the ...
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Why did the Silmarils hurt Morgoth’s hand?
Could they have been like the Ring and had a “life” of their own?
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Were the Cracks of Doom unique because that's where Maedhros cast the Silmaril?
Everyone knows that the only place in Arda that the One Ring could be unmade was in the fiery pits of the Cracks of Doom but, as has been asked elsewhere, what was so special about the CoD? I've seen ...
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What happened to the Dark Land in Arda?
I'm not talking about Mordor. I'm talking about the continent between Middle-earth and the Lands of the Sun. This continent existed throughout the Ages of Arda, until it seems to have vanished after ...
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