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What ever happened to the last of the sons of Fëanor?
In The Silmarillion we learn that all of Fëanor's sons, like himself and his father Finwë, were killed because of the Silmarils.
All, except one: Maglor, who threw "his" Silmaril into the ...
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Why did Fëanor refuse to give even one of the Silmarils to Yavanna to revive the trees?
Right near the beginning Of the Flight of the Noldor:
Yavanna spoke before the Valar, saying: "The Light of the Trees has passed away, and lives now only in the Silmarils of Fëanor. Foresighted was ...
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What does Morgoth look like?
Is Morgoth, the original enemy in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth ever visually described? I envisage him as a bigger, meaner version of the physical Sauron, but I cannot find any reference in The ...
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Have the inhabitants of Middle-earth ever used siege engines?
When Fingolfin faced the Thangorodrim, apparently he didn't really know what to do, other than noticing that it would not fall from the voices of trumpets.
Did anyone (other than Morgoth, Sauron, ...
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Learning Quenya and/or Sindarin
If someone wanted to learn to speak Tolkien's Elvish languages (Quenya and Sindarin) is there a guide to how to go about doing so?
Are there any authoritative sources regarding which language should ...
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How could Orcs survive in subterranean settings?
In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring the Fellowship encounters many Orcs (or goblins) living in the Mines of Moria. In The Hobbit our heroes encounter a tribe of goblins inhabiting caves ...
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Why did Manwë not understand the concept of Evil?
Manwë and Morgoth were brothers from their very creation. Morgoth whom created evil and wrote into the Music of the Ainur, chords of discord that would affect the events of Arda to come, had corrupted ...
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What Are Middle-earth Giants?
I was playing LOTR War in the North the other day. Despite its inaccuracy, there was one part where I had to fight a stone giant. I don't recall this from any of the books I've read, which are ...
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How are beings distinguished with respect to 'power' in Middle Earth?
Many characters are referred to, both in canon, and by the community, as being 'powerful'.
Gandalf is a powerful wizard; Sauron is very powerful; Morgoth is one of the most powerful beings to have ...
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Did any other Balrogs survive into the Third Age?
Besides the obvious one in Moria, are there any others unaccounted for maybe hiding in the Blue Mountains? Iron Hills? Wastelands of Angmar? Or did the rest of them diminish out of existence?
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Is there any meaning to the ages of the Years of the Tree?
It is said in The Silmarillion that Melkor was a prisoner for "three ages" before he had another trial and was released. It is estimated that this was about 2,900 years; see, e.g., this ...
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How did Luthien defeat Sauron with such ease?
I haven't read the entire Silmarillion yet (I know that I should!), but I've read bits of it, and one thing that strikes me is how Luthien, a half-Maia, defeats a full Maia of great power like Sauron?...
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About The Lighting In Arda After The Destruction Of The Two Lamps
It is Known that Melkor (Morgoth) destroyed the Two Lamps, Ormal And Illuin. Meanwhile Valinor was lit by the Two Trees, and in Middle-earth the first light that Elves-Quendi beheld was that of the ...
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Are some Ainur described as brothers or sisters?
I heared a rumour that some of the Ainur (Valar and Maiar) are described as brothers or sisters. Where in Tolkien's writings or letters does it happen? What is its meaning?
See also Were all Ainur ...
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Túor, Beren and Lúthien - the gifts of Mortality and Immortality from Eru vs the Valar
According to the legendarium
It was a tradition under the Eldar and Edain that they [Idril and Túor] arrived in Valinor, and that Túor alone of Men was counted among the Eldar, immortal as other ...
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