Elfstone - Revision history

Sage at 16:55, 4 April 2013

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	[[File:John Howe - Elessar (Elfstone).jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]		[[File:John Howe - Elessar (Elfstone).jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]
	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''', was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.		The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''', was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
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		+	The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>
	==History==		==History==
−	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say it was his pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]].<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>	+	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say it was his pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]].<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref>

	This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>		This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>

KingAragorn at 19:42, 9 June 2012

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−	[[~~Image~~:John Howe - Elessar.jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]	+	[[File:John Howe - Elessar (Elfstone).jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]
	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''', was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.		The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''', was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
	==History==		==History==

Last Waterbender at 19:39, 3 March 2012

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	[[Image:John Howe - Elessar.jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]		[[Image:John Howe - Elessar.jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]
−	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.	+	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''', was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
	==History==		==History==
	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say it was his pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]].<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>		The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say it was his pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]].<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>

Mith: Re-linked Olorin

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Re-linked Olorin

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	A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with [[Galadriel]], remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original, in the [[Second Age]]. It was made as her behest, pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>		A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with [[Galadriel]], remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original, in the [[Second Age]]. It was made as her behest, pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>

−	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]], [[~~Olorin~~]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as [[Gandalf]], he gave it to Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>	+	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]], [[Gandalf\|Olórin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as [[Gandalf]], he gave it to Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>

	===The Elessar of the Third Age===		===The Elessar of the Third Age===

Mithbot: Bot Message: changing link to Aragorn

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	A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with [[Galadriel]], remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original, in the [[Second Age]]. It was made as her behest, pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>		A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with [[Galadriel]], remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original, in the [[Second Age]]. It was made as her behest, pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>

−	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]], [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as [[Gandalf]], he gave it to Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn II\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>	+	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]], [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as [[Gandalf]], he gave it to Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>

	===The Elessar of the Third Age===		===The Elessar of the Third Age===

Sage: /* The Elessar of the Third Age */

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The Elessar of the Third Age

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	===The Elessar of the Third Age===		===The Elessar of the Third Age===
	Whatever the origins of Galadriel's Elfstone were, she gave it to her daughter [[Celebrían]], who in turn gave it to [[Arwen]]. <ref name="CG"/>		Whatever the origins of Galadriel's Elfstone were, she gave it to her daughter [[Celebrían]], who in turn gave it to [[Arwen]]. <ref name="CG"/>
−		+	[[File:Gift.jpg\|thumb\|Galadriel giving the Elessar to Aragorn]]
	However by the time the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] visited the wood of [[Lothlórien]] it was again under Galadriel's possession. When the Fellowship departed and Galadriel offered them [[gifts of Galadriel\|her gifts]], the Elessar was the gift for [[Aragorn]]<Ref>{{FR\|II8}}</ref>. This giving held the function of a wedding gift from the family of the bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{HM\|MR}}, [[Laws and Customs among the Eldar]]</ref>		However by the time the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] visited the wood of [[Lothlórien]] it was again under Galadriel's possession. When the Fellowship departed and Galadriel offered them [[gifts of Galadriel\|her gifts]], the Elessar was the gift for [[Aragorn]]<Ref>{{FR\|II8}}</ref>. This giving held the function of a wedding gift from the family of the bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{HM\|MR}}, [[Laws and Customs among the Eldar]]</ref>

Sage: /* History */

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History

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	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.		The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
	==History==		==History==
−	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say ~~its~~ pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]]~~, was its creator~~.<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>	+	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say it was his pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]].<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>

	This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>		This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>
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	The Elfstone was worn by Aragorn ever after, and this causes him to also be given the name of '''King Elessar''' by the people of [[Minas Tirith]].		The Elfstone was worn by Aragorn ever after, and this causes him to also be given the name of '''King Elessar''' by the people of [[Minas Tirith]].
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	==In lore==		==In lore==
	[[Bilbo Baggins]], during his stay in [[Rivendell]], was urged by Aragorn to include a green jewel in his [[Song of Eärendil]], possibly anticipating the symbolic importance that the gem would have in his life. Bilbo Baggins, obeying Aragorn but seemingly unaware of the Elfstone's story, included an inaccurate reference to an emerald.<Ref>{{FR\|II1}}</ref>		[[Bilbo Baggins]], during his stay in [[Rivendell]], was urged by Aragorn to include a green jewel in his [[Song of Eärendil]], possibly anticipating the symbolic importance that the gem would have in his life. Bilbo Baggins, obeying Aragorn but seemingly unaware of the Elfstone's story, included an inaccurate reference to an emerald.<Ref>{{FR\|II1}}</ref>

Sage at 01:06, 13 September 2010

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	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.		The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
	==History==		==History==
−	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say its pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]], was its creator.<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing.<ref name="CG"/>	+	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say its pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]], was its creator.<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing to its wearer.<ref name="CG"/>

	This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>		This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>

−	A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with Galadriel, remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original ~~jewel. It was made as her behest~~ in the [[Second Age]], pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>	+	A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with [[Galadriel]], remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original, in the [[Second Age]]. It was made as her behest, pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>

−	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth, [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as Gandalf, he gave it to [[Galadriel]], and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn II\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>	+	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]], [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as [[Gandalf]], he gave it to Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn II\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>

	===The Elessar of the Third Age===		===The Elessar of the Third Age===
−	Whatever the origins of ~~the~~ Elfstone were, it ~~was given by Galadriel~~ to her daughter [[Celebrían]], who in turn gave it to [[Arwen]]. <ref name="CG"/>	+	Whatever the origins of Galadriel's Elfstone were, she gave it to her daughter [[Celebrían]], who in turn gave it to [[Arwen]]. <ref name="CG"/>

−	However by the time the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] visited the wood of [[Lothlórien]] it was again under Galadriel's possession. When the Fellowship ~~parted~~ and offered them [[gifts of Galadriel\|her gifts]], ~~she also offered it to~~ [[Aragorn]]<Ref>{{FR\|II8}}</ref>. This giving held the function of a wedding gift from the family of the bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{HM\|MR}}, [[Laws and Customs among the Eldar]]~~</ref>~~	+	However by the time the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] visited the wood of [[Lothlórien]] it was again under Galadriel's possession. When the Fellowship departed and Galadriel offered them [[gifts of Galadriel\|her gifts]], the Elessar was the gift for [[Aragorn]]<Ref>{{FR\|II8}}</ref>. This giving held the function of a wedding gift from the family of the bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{HM\|MR}}, [[Laws and Customs among the Eldar]]</ref>
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−	Another point of note, is that Aragorn urged [[Bilbo Baggins]] to include a green jewel in his [[Song of Eärendil]], possibly anticipating the symbolic importance that the gem would have in his life. Bilbo Baggins, obeying Aragorn but seemingly unaware of the Elfstone's story, included an inaccurate reference to an emerald.<Ref>{{FR\|II1}}</ref>	+

	The Elfstone was worn by Aragorn ever after, and this causes him to also be given the name of '''King Elessar''' by the people of [[Minas Tirith]].		The Elfstone was worn by Aragorn ever after, and this causes him to also be given the name of '''King Elessar''' by the people of [[Minas Tirith]].
		+	==In lore==
		+	[[Bilbo Baggins]], during his stay in [[Rivendell]], was urged by Aragorn to include a green jewel in his [[Song of Eärendil]], possibly anticipating the symbolic importance that the gem would have in his life. Bilbo Baggins, obeying Aragorn but seemingly unaware of the Elfstone's story, included an inaccurate reference to an emerald.<Ref>{{FR\|II1}}</ref>
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	{{References}}		{{References}}
	{{Giftsofgaladriel}}		{{Giftsofgaladriel}}

Sage at 11:22, 12 September 2010

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	A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with Galadriel, remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original jewel. It was made as her behest in the [[Second Age]], pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>		A legend says that Celebrimbor, who was in love with Galadriel, remade another version of the lost jewel with less power than the original jewel. It was made as her behest in the [[Second Age]], pained at the state of [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="CG"/>

−	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth, [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as Gandalf, he gave it to [[Galadriel]], and remarked prophetically ~~to Galadriel~~ that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn II\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>	+	However another legend says that when the [[Wizards]] were sent from Valinor to Middle-earth, [[Olorin]] brought back Earendil's jewel as a token from [[Yavanna]] that the [[Valar]] had not forsaken them; as Gandalf, he gave it to [[Galadriel]], and remarked prophetically that she would only hold it for a little while, before she passed it to another, who will also [[Aragorn II\|be called Elessar]].<ref name="CG"/>

	===The Elessar of the Third Age===		===The Elessar of the Third Age===

Sage at 11:22, 12 September 2010

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	[[Image:John Howe - Elessar.jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]		[[Image:John Howe - Elessar.jpg\|thumb\|''Elessar'' by [[John Howe]]]]
−	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]'''m was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.	+	The '''Elessar''', translated as '''Elfstone''' in [[Westron]], also known as '''Stone of [[Eärendil]]''' was one, or possibly two, fabulous green gem(s) whose legends of creation are conflicting and complex.
	==History==		==History==
−	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]] as its creator.<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to ~~have~~ some power of healing.<ref name="CG"/>	+	The Elessar, or at least the first of them, was made in [[Gondolin]] during the [[First Age]]. Some name [[Enerdhil]] the jewelsmith as its maker, but others say its pupil, [[Celebrimbor]] son of [[Curufin]], was its creator.<ref name="CG">{{UT\|6}}</ref> The Elessar was green as the leaves but had the light of the [[Sun]] trapped within it; it was marveled by the [[Noldor]], and those who looked through it were said to see the withered or aged as whole and young again. It was even claimed to grant some power of healing.<ref name="CG"/>

	This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>		This Elessar was saved from the [[Fall of Gondolin]] by [[Idril]], who gave it to her son [[Eärendil]], and with Eärendil it was carried across the Sea to the [[Blessed Realm]].<ref name="CG"/>