Third Kinslaying

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The Third Kinslaying is a tragic late conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the remaining sons of Fëanor attack the Havens of Sirion to seize a Silmaril, resulting in devastating loss of life among the Elves.

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Label Occurrences
Third Kinslaying canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
fictional event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInKinslayings third ⓘ
conflictType Elvish civil war ⓘ
describedIn The Peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ
follows Second Kinslaying ⓘ
hasCause Oath of Fëanor ⓘ
desire to recover a Silmaril ⓘ
hasTheme consequences of oath-breaking ⓘ
doom of the Noldor ⓘ
linked to: Doom of Mandos

fratricidal conflict among Elves ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
involvesCharacter Amras ⓘ
Amrod ⓘ
Elrond ⓘ
Elros ⓘ
Elwing ⓘ
Eärendil ⓘ
Maedhros ⓘ
Maglor ⓘ
location Havens of Sirion ⓘ
Mouths of Sirion ⓘ
linked to: Havens of Sirion
mainObjective seizure of the Silmaril at the Havens of Sirion ⓘ
moralCharacterization evil deed of the House of Fëanor ⓘ
notableOutcomeForCharacter Elwing escapes with the Silmaril into the sea ⓘ
Eärendil later sails to Valinor with the Silmaril ⓘ
opposes defenders of the Havens of Sirion ⓘ
participants Elves of the Havens of Sirion ⓘ
linked to: Elves of the Havens

followers of the House of Fëanor ⓘ
refugees of Doriath ⓘ
refugees of Gondolin ⓘ
remaining sons of Fëanor ⓘ
partOf Wars of Beleriand ⓘ
linked to: WarsOfBeleriand

history of Middle-earth ⓘ
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
precedes War of Wrath ⓘ
relatedWork The Silmarillion ⓘ
result Elrond and Elros taken into the care of Maglor ⓘ
capture of the Silmaril from Elwing ⓘ
death of Amras ⓘ
death of Amrod ⓘ
near-destruction of the Havens of Sirion ⓘ
orphaning of Elrond and Elros ⓘ
slaughter of many Elves ⓘ
takesPlaceIn Beleriand ⓘ
takesPlaceInAge First Age ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Silmarils → involvedInEvent → Third Kinslaying ⓘ
Elwing → event → Third Kinslaying ⓘ
Havens of Sirion → event → Third Kinslaying ⓘ
Havens of Sirion → destroyedIn → Third Kinslaying ⓘ