Iron Crown
| Iron Crown | |
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| "The Iron Crown" by Audrey Corman | |
| Owner | Morgoth |
| Created | Angband, Y.T. 1495 |
| Notable for | Quest for the Silmaril |
The Iron Crown was the crown forged by Morgoth to hold the three Silmarils.
History[edit | edit source]
First Age[edit | edit source]
The Iron Crown was forged by Morgoth in the year Y.T. 1495 on his return to Middle-earth to hold the three Silmarils. He bore it throughout the First Age, and would not remove it, although it was a great burden to him.[1] In F.A. 466, Lúthien cast a spell of sleep upon Morgoth, and as he fell to the ground, the Iron Crown rolled away. Beren retrieved a Silmaril from it using the knife Angrist. He attempted to take a second, but the knife broke, and Morgoth stirred.[2] After Morgoth's defeat by the Valar in the War of Wrath, the crown was beaten into a collar for his neck.[3]
Third Age[edit | edit source]
Ages later, Samwise Gamgee mentioned the "Iron Crown in Thangorodrim" to Frodo Baggins while mentioning Beren's renowned Quest for the Silmaril.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol", p. 712
