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Tolkien 101: Fëanor
07.14.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

Fëanor is one of the greatest characters of The Silmarillion; although Beren Erchamion, Lúthien Tinúviel and Túrin Turambar are more traditional heroes, it’s Fëanor’s choices for both good and evil that create the conflicts that drive the bulk of the story.

The story of Fëanor (told here as briefly as possible) begins as the story of the earliest Elves…
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Sauron’s Blog #68: It’s Been a Busy Five Centuries
07.01.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Another thing I’ve learned is that Celebrimbor is obsessed with recreating the Silmarils. It took a while for him to open up about this, as Galadriel and Gil-Galad both have come down on him for it. I encouraged him; but secretly, I think it’s a terrible idea. Those stupid rocks just drove people crazy, even Melkor, who stapled them to his head and walked around like a giant track lighting feature, whatever that is.
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The Periodic Table of Middle-earth Elements
01.09.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

The Periodic Table of the Elements, Middle-earth style.
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Sauron’s Blog #56:That’s It, I QUIT!
12.14.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

With post #52, Sauron’s Blog began the story of Beren & Lúthien (told from Sauron’s point of view). Now, the epic tale continues, as Sauron learns that Beren and Lúthien have stolen a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth…
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Sauron’s Blog #45: Why Does Everyone Care So Much About These Idiotic Rocks?
05.14.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This Fëanor guy, who sounds like he might have been pretty cool if he’d been on our side, created these three glowing crystals out of the Light of the Idiotic Trees. Indeed, it seems that the Stinking Valar Traitors might have been able to use the Silmarils to heal the trees, if Fëanor hadn’t refused to give them up. Good for him. But why Melkor chose to steal the Shiny Rocks of Stupidity is beyond me. In fact, if he had just left them for the Valar, they could have resuscitated the trees, and we wouldn’t have to hide from a Sun or a Moon. Good work, Melkor!