The Silmarils | Tolkien Explained

I believe it is a testament to Galadriel valuing a good heart over outstanding greatness that she would deny Feanor the gift that she would give to Gimli

Fëanor's story is so sad that I always liked the version that contains the Dagor Dagorath where he gets some redemption by willing breaking the silmarils to help in the recreation of the world. It is such a beautiful ending to his story.

Ah the Silmarils, the three gems that make the rings of power and one ring look like cereal box toys.

"Not the first." Always gives me chills.

I’ve often wondered if the reason Sauron made the ring look so generic was in part because he remembered what happened with the silmarils being the most beautiful jewels ever that everyone recognized the second they saw them and so the Ring of Power is a simple band of gold most people wouldn’t recognize

The people that make fan art of stories like this are the real heroes. We all hear amazing tales, but people that take them and bring them to life putting their own unique imaginative flair into the imagery giving us unique and original interpretations... I have so much envy and inspiration from that skill Also obligatory these videos are wonderful and you are doing Eru's work etc <3

Reading the History of Middle-earth, it's interesting to watch the significance of the Silmarils grow larger as the legendarium evolves over the years.

Can't imagine how terrifying the giant spider Ungoliant is that made even Melkor tremble in fear

Now I understand the significance of Gimli's request, and the number of hairs she willingly gave to the pure-hearted dwarf. Honestly, I was so confused, but now I know, and it's one of the sweetest gestures she could make.

One of your best commentaries. Best closing line ever: “so the Light shall go out over all the World.”

'For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only' Here I think we see something fundamental to Tolkiens universe. The thought of a Magnum Opus. A life's work. Whether it's the great trees themselves or the silmarils, The One Ring or the Red Book of Westmarch. Each life has one crowning achievement. Seen in this light 'The Gift of Men' starts to make sense. After we finish our purpose we die to leave space for the next generation, who will have their own magnum opus to create. This is, I think, the message of LOTR. A way to cope with death, to see ourselves as another stepping stone for humanity's ongoing journey towards greatness. You could argue that the time afforded to us is too short, and I think Tolkien would agree. Hence the Numenorians, long lived and wise, able to achieve wonders beyond ordinary humans.

Probably also worth mentioning that Feanor asking Galadriel for her hair wasn't a case of some random dude asking some random chick for something random. No, Feanor was her uncle. They were family! Her father, Finarfin, was the younger brother of both Feanor and Fingolfin (both of whom would later die in middle earth, but Finarfin, having forsook the march of the Eldar, never left Valinor and so, would have been waiting gladly to receive Galadriel when she comes home, at the end of the 3rd age/ beginning of the 4th age). But I digress... The point is, she gave to Gimli, a complete stranger AND a Dwarf (as well being a traditional enemy of the Elves) 3 strands of her hair. Whereas to her own uncle, she gave nothing, having refused him every time he asked. Maybe the subtext is Blood doesn't have to be thicker than water. Not if you decide that it isn't...

Ever since finding this channel back in January i have read the Lotr books , hobbit and just made it to chapter 13 of the Silmarillion so far i love this book series. Edit: Finished the Silmarillion two weeks after writing this Quite a good book

Gimli, the only person on Middle Earth who had enough rizz to get a trace of Galadriels hair 😅

So much blood spilled for three jewels. I know they are unworldly beautiful, but they are still not worth all the lost lives.

The One Ring. The Silmarils. The Arkenstone. Precious objects all around

I'd still like to think that Feanor, having spent enough time to reflect on his wrongdoing, eventually would learn of how a simple Dwarf's humility and true love for beauty for the sake of sharing with others earned him the radiant gift he had been denied thrice over, on top of being the only one of his kind to reach the everlasting shores. And while bitter of Gimli at first, Feanor would finally understand that he had to be of the same mindset, to share beauty and radiance rather than covet it.

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Ive always loved Middle-Earth but never read the books past The Hobbit and LOTR. But thanks to this channel which is the best source of Middle-Earth knowledge, I am almost done with The Children of Hurin and want to read The Silmarillion next. Thanks ya big nerd!

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