Silmarils

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The Silmarils are three legendary, radiant jewels in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose beauty and theft ignite the central conflicts of *The Silmarillion*.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Silmarils canonical 5
Silmaril of the earth 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional magical objects
legendary jewels
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
associatedWith Two Trees of Valinor
associatedWithCharacter Eärendil
Maedhros
Maglor
authorOfWorkAppearedIn J. R. R. Tolkien
causeOf Flight of the Noldor
Kinslaying at Alqualondë
Oath of Fëanor
Wars of Beleriand
linked to: War of Wrath
covetedBy Beren
Fëanor
Lúthien
linked to: Lúthien Tinúviel

Morgoth
Sons of Fëanor
linked to: the Noldor

Thingol
creator Fëanor
enchantedBy Varda
finalLocationOfOne bowels of the earth
depths of the sea
sky as a star borne by Eärendil
guardedBy Finwë
Fëanor
hasMember Silmaril of the earth
linked to: Silmarils

Silmaril of the sea
linked to: Silmaril

Silmaril of the sky
involvedInEvent Beren and Lúthien’s quest
Fall of Doriath
Quest of the Silmaril
Third Kinslaying
War of Wrath
languageOfName Quenya
materialContains light of the Two Trees
meaningOfName radiance of pure light
numberOfItems 3
partOf Tolkien legendarium
primaryLocationBeforeTheft Formenos
property cannot be touched by evil without burning
emit their own light
indestructible by ordinary means
stolenBy Morgoth
symbolism lost perfection of the Two Trees
pride and possessiveness
tragic consequences of oath and desire

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle-earth hasArtifact Silmarils
The Silmarillion centralObject Silmarils
First Age featuresArtifact Silmarils
Morgoth stole Silmarils
Silmarils hasMember Silmaril of the earth
linked to: Silmarils