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Silmarillion

Silmarillion. Chapters 13 - 24. Important Plot Elements. Death of Feanor – Maedhros captured Setting up of Nargothrond and Gondolin Fingolfin challenges Morgoth Beren and Luthien Turin Turambar Tuor Earendil War of Wrath. Tale of Turin Turambar. Turin to be raised by Thingol

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Silmarillion

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  1. Silmarillion Chapters 13 - 24

  2. Important Plot Elements • Death of Feanor – Maedhros captured • Setting up of Nargothrond and Gondolin • Fingolfin challenges Morgoth • Beren and Luthien • Turin Turambar • Tuor • Earendil • War of Wrath

  3. Tale of Turin Turambar • Turin to be raised by Thingol • Banishes himself for killing Saeros • As leader of bandits, runs across Mim • Beleg fights along side Turin • Mim betrays him, Turin betrayed • Beleg rescues Turin but is killed • Beleg meets Gwindor, escaped from Morgoth

  4. Tale of Turin Turambar • Gwindor takes Turin to Nargothrond • N invaded, Turin fights Glaurung • Held captive by Glaurung’s eyes • Doesn’t rescue Finduilas • Nienor’s encounter with Glaurung • Loses her memory • Turin rescues Nienor, renamed Niniel • Turin and Niniel are married • Turin kills Glaurung, Niniel/Nienor released from spell, kills herself, Anglachel kills Turin

  5. Tale of Tuor • Talks to Ulmo • Delivers message to King of Gondolin, Fingon • Lives in Gondolin, falls in love with Idril • Maeglin also in love with Idril • Maeglin captured, gives up secret of how to get to Gondolin • Glorfindel fights Balrog and dies • Idril and Tuor have secret escape route • Son Earendil, marries Dior’s daughter, Elwing

  6. Tale of Hurin • Captured at 5th Battle • Held for 28 years • Released when Turin died • Kills Mim • Goes to Narthrond • Takes the Nauglamir to Thingol

  7. Tale of Earendil • Battle in MiddleEarth • Sails to Valinor to plead for two kindred • Takes Silmaril in Nauglamir • With Silmaril on brow, becomes morning star • Bilbo writes a poem about him

  8. Important characters • Feanor and sons • Melian and Thingol • Fingon, Maedhros • Turgon, Aredhel, Eol, Maeglin • Finrod Felagund, Barahir • Beren and Luthien • Turin, Nienor, Beleg, Gwindor, and Mim • Hurin • Tuor • Earendil

  9. Important animals • Thorondor • Huan • Drauglin

  10. Monsters -- Evil • Melkor • Sauron • Carcharoth • Glaurung • Balrogs – Gothmog

  11. Important Places (secret or separate) • Valinor • Doriath (Melian and Thingol) • Nargothrond (Finrod, son of Finarfin) • Gondolin (Turgon, son of Fingolfin) • Thangorodrim • Tol-in-Gaurhoth Destruction of Elves’ 3 places through conflict with sons of Feanor or Melkor

  12. Important Things • Silmarils • Nauglamir • Anglachel • Angrist, knife and the Iron Crown • Ringil, Fingolfin’s sword • Beren’s ring and Luthien’s cloak • Dragon helm of Dor-Lomin • Grond, hammer of underworld

  13. The Silmarils • Light of the 2 trees • Feanor makes Silmarils • Morgoth steals Silmarils, puts them in Iron Crown • Beren takes one Silmaril • Carcharoth swallows it • Huan kills Carcharoth • Mablung gives Silmaril to Beren to Thingol

  14. The Silmarils • Thingol has it put in Nauglamir • Dwarves steal Nauglamir + Silmaril • Mablung gets killed, Beren gets N&S • Luthien wears N&S • Sent to Dior when Beren and Luthien die • Elwing gets it, Earendil wears it • Earendil takes it across to Tol Eressea • Earendil sails the skies with Silmaril • Light from Silmaril of Earendil is captured by Galadriel into the Phial

  15. The Silmarils • War of Wrath • Morgoth defeated, Silmarils taken back • Maedhros and Maglor steal Silmarils and split them • Maedhros into volcano, Maglor casts his into the sea

  16. Hurin Marries Morwen Father of Turin Father of Nienor Captured by Morgoth Killed Mim and took Nauglamir to Thingol Huor Marries Rian Father to Tuor Killed in 5th Battle Parallels – 2 Brothers

  17. Turin Could have married Finduilas Marries Niniel/Nienor instead Kills Glaurung Tuor Marries Idril Parallels – 2 Brothers

  18. Fall of the Elves • Silmarillion traces the decline and fall of Elven kingdoms • Doriath (Melian and Thingol) • Nargothrond (Finrod, son of Finarfin) • Gondolin (Turgon, son of Fingolfin) • In third age only three smaller realms exist • Rivendell (Elrond) • Lothlorien (Galadriel) • Mirkwood (Legolas’ father)

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