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==History== | ==History== | ||
Fëanor and his Sons swore in the name of [[Ilúvatar]] that they would not rest until the three [[Silmarils]] were in their hands, and to make war on any who withheld them. | Fëanor and his Sons swore in the name of [[Ilúvatar]] that they would not rest until the three [[Silmarils]] were in their hands, and to make war on any who withheld them. | ||
At the time the Oath was sworn, [[Morgoth]] held all three of the Silmarils, having stolen them from Fëanor's stronghold at [[Formenos]]. Driven by the unbreakable Oath, Fëanor led the greater part of the [[Noldor]] out of [[Aman]] and back to [[Middle-earth]], in hopeless pursuit of the [[Dark Lord]]. Fëanor himself was mortally wounded by [[Balrogs]] in the Noldor's first assault. From that time on, while Morgoth held the three Silmarils in his [[Iron Crown]], the [[Elves of Beleriand]] were bound by a common enemy. | At the time the Oath was sworn, [[Morgoth]] held all three of the Silmarils, having stolen them from Fëanor's stronghold at [[Formenos]]. Driven by the unbreakable Oath, Fëanor led the greater part of the [[Noldor]] out of [[Aman]] and back to [[Middle-earth]], in hopeless pursuit of the [[Dark Lord]]. Fëanor himself was mortally wounded by [[Balrogs]] in the Noldor's first assault. From that time on, while Morgoth held the three Silmarils in his [[Iron Crown]], the [[Elves of Beleriand]] were bound by a common enemy. | ||
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The above quoted words come from the ''[[Annals of Aman]]''<ref>{{AA|P2m}}, p. 112</ref> but in the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'' there is only a narrative description of the Oath,<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> | The above quoted words come from the ''[[Annals of Aman]]''<ref>{{AA|P2m}}, p. 112</ref> but in the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'' there is only a narrative description of the Oath,<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
Tolkien remarked that it was an oath which should never have been taken, reflecting on the Biblical passage concerning such oaths.{{fact}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Images of the Oath of Fëanor|Images of the Oath of Fëanor]] | * [[:Category:Images of the Oath of Fëanor|Images of the Oath of Fëanor]] | ||