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[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Noldolante.jpg|thumb|right|''Noldolante'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]The '''Noldolantë''' was a song or lament written by [[Maglor]], the second son of [[Fëanor]] and a great minstrelIts name means "The Fall of the Noldor", and in it Maglor tells the story of his father's rebellion against the [[Valar]], in which Maglor himself took part, and the exile of the Noldor from [[Aman]]. It is particularly associated with the [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë|Kinslaying]] at [[Alqualondë]], which saw Fëanor lead the first slaying of [[Elves]] by Elves in the history of that people.
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Noldolante.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jenny Dolfen]] - ''Noldolante'']]
The '''Noldolantë''', meaning "The Fall of the [[Noldor]]", was a lament composed by [[Maglor]], a famed minstrel and the second son of [[Fëanor]].  The song told of events Maglor himself took part: Fëanor's rebellion against the [[Valar]], the [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë|Kinslaying]] at [[Alqualondë]], in which Fëanor led the first ever slaying of [[Elves]] by Elves, and the [[Exile of the Noldor]] in [[Middle-earth]].<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Fall of the Noldor]] (event)
*[[Fall of the Noldor]] (event)


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Jenny Dolfen - Noldolante

The Noldolantë, meaning "The Fall of the Noldor", was a lament composed by Maglor, a famed minstrel and the second son of Fëanor. The song told of events Maglor himself took part: Fëanor's rebellion against the Valar, the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, in which Fëanor led the first ever slaying of Elves by Elves, and the Exile of the Noldor in Middle-earth.[1]

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