#noldor

stoneofthehapless:

The Burning of the Ships; art by Ted Nasmith

But when they were landed, Maedhros the eldest of his sons, and on a time the friend of Fingon ere Morgoth’s lies came between, spoke to Fëanor, saying: ‘Now what ships and rowers will you spare to return, and whom shall they bear hither first? Fingon the valiant?’

Then Fëanor laughed as one fey, and he cried: ‘None and none! What I have left behind I count now no loss; needless baggage on the road it has proved. Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar! Let the ships burn!’ Then Maedhros alone stood aside, but Fëanor caused fire to be set to the white ships of the Teleri. So in that place which was called Losgar at the outlet of the Firth of Drengist ended the fairest vessels that ever sailed the sea, in a great burning, bright and terrible. And Fingolfin and his people saw the light afar off, red beneath the clouds; and they knew that they were betrayed. This was the firstfruits of the Kinslaying and the Doom of the Noldor.

— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Flight of the Noldor”

In the first [account of the Second Age (The Rings of Power)] we see a sort of second fall or at least ‘error’ of the Elves. There was nothing wrong essentially in their lingering against counsel, still sadly with the mortal lands of their old heroic deeds. But they wanted to have their cake without eating it. They wanted peace and bliss and perfect memory of 'The West’, and yet remain on the ordinary earth where their prestige as the highest people, above wild Elves, dwarves, and Men, was greater than at the bottom of the hierarchy of Valinor. They thus became obsessed with 'fading’, the mode in which the changes of time (the law of the world under the sun) was perceived by them. They became sad, and their art (shall we say) antiquarian, and their efforts all really a kind of embalming–even though they also retained the old motive of their kind, the adornment of earth, and the healing of its hurts. … There arose a friendship between the usually hostile folk (of Elves and Dwarves) for the first and only time, and smithcraft reached its highest development. But many of the Elves listened to Sauron. He was still fair in that early time, and his motives and those of the Elves seemed to go partly together: the healing of the desolate lands. Sauron found their weak point in suggesting that, helping one another, they could make Western Middle-earth as beautiful as Valinor. It was really a veiled attack on the gods, an incitement to try and make a separate independent paradise. Gilgalad repulsed all such overtures, as also did Elrond. But at Eregion great work began–and the Elves came their nearest to falling to ’magic’ and machinery. With the aid of Sauron’s lore they made the Rings of Power….

–J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 131 (Art by Angus McBride)

sciencefiction-doublefeature:

Irimë, Princess of the Noldor | as portrayed by Katie McGrath

Irimë is the daughter of Finwë, High King of the Noldor. She may or may not have been Glorfindel’s mother, so, you know, no big deal or anything. (There are actually lots of theories as to who her children might be, including Aranwë, Galdor, or Ecthelion.) It is speculated that she was killed, although some say she may have returned to Valinor.

Man, THIS is AAAAAAWESOME!!!

tolkienianos:

The fall of Gondolin. (Also the cover of one of “The Silmarillion” editions).

-Tengwar&Sarati inscriptions (Q): Már cata ná, i ambar palla. Ar limbi tier vantien nar.  
-Translation: Home is behind, the world wide. And many paths are for walking.

FINGOLFIN

Fingolfin’s father-name was Ñolofinwë (Quenya: “Wise Finwë”, from the Quenyan ‘ngolod’ [“wise”]; pron. Noldorin [ˌŋoloˈfinwe], Vanyarin [ˌŋoloˈɸinwe], 3rd Age Exilic Quenya [ˌnoloˈfinwe]). His mother-name was Aracáno (“High Chieftain”, from ara [“high”] and káno [“chieftain”]; pron. [ˌaraˈkaːno]). Fingolfin is the Sindarin form of his father-name, with the word Finwë added to the beginning (the actual Quenya equivalent would be Finwë Ñolofinwë). The addition was done by Fingolfin himself in pursuance of his rightful claim to be High King of the Noldor after his father’s death.

Fingolfin was the second High King of the Ñoldor in Beleriand, the Ñoldor being one of the three branches of Elves. He was the eldest son of Finwë and Indis, younger brother of Findis, older brother of Irimë and Finarfin, and the younger half-brother of Fëanor. He founded the House of Fingolfin, which ruled the Ñoldor in Middle-earth. His wife was Anairë and his children were Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. Fingolfin was said to be the strongest, most steadfast, and most valiant of Finwë’s sons.

imhuntingdeanwinchester:

I googled Jared Padalecki and was not disappointed

Can the gods of photo editing make his hair black please??? I wanna see Fingolfin. ❤

Úqua anwa ná, ilqua ná lávë.

Some initial Fingolfin exploration. 

I just think he’s a badass 

Aredhel and how I see it.

alef-art:

Feanor hugs his wife. He’s fearless but not here- his fiery heart worries that she can fade away like Miriel. But everything’s fine. Nerdanel laughs, makes her husband and Maitimo smile, by telling how she chose the name for her future son. Warm family order for Myn Donos =)

Maedhros, Son of Fëanor: little watercolor portrait.

“Galadriel”