The History of the Silmarils - Artifacts of Arda
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- The Silmarils were the three jewels that caused many of the conflicts during the Years of the Trees and the First Age within The Silmarillion. The history of the Silmarils is long and tragic, with tales of hope and courage as well. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts about the Silmarils in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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Samwise pointed out the fact in the two towers that the story of the silmarils lived on in them, as they carried in the phial of Galadriel the light of Earendil, which was the light of one of the silmarils, in which was contained the light of the two trees. I find it fitting, that that light which Ungoliant devoured from the two trees, was so effective a weapon (in the form of the silmaril's light) against Shelob, one of the last of the spawn of Ungoliant.
Earindil is one of my favorite characters. He becomes a star to protect and battle ancalagon, running into him like a falling meteor... I am geeked out
Earendil
Me too. Earendil and Undomiel are my favorite Tolkien characters... because stars.
The light of Eärendil was captured by lady Galadriel in a glass vial and gifted to Frodo on his quest to Mt Doom “light in dark places when all other lights go out.”
Ya know, it is (to me at least) such a bitter irony that The Silmarilli, gems that give off and represent so much light, were the cause of so much greed, lust, betrayal, and darkness in Arda. I honestly quite hope that The Prophecy of Mandos is indeed true so that they will be used for good (as they were gonna be initially, until Fëanor's pride and own greed got the better of him) and bring back the unfathomable and beautiful light of The Two Trees. But anyway, Yoystan, I was watching your second part on the sorrowful and tragic tale of The Children of Húrin when I got notified for this equally as amazing video, so I am gonna go back to that now, and I cannot wait to see more!!! :)
Pretty much every artifact in Tolkien's work is supposed to have supreme powers, but they never do anything and only cause havok/chaos, look at the one ring, the crown jewel i think ita called in the hobbit, the rings of power etc etc
@@stumpe9662 The jewel I beilieve you were saying that was from the Hobbit was called the Arkenstone
Muh Silmarils!
Honestly, I love how there is a trend in Middle Earth of jewelry causing so much trouble! The Silmarils, the Arkenstone, the Rings...
Ashla Icebreaker true but the arkenstone only influenced the battle of the five armies and the attempt to remove Smaug. The only ring that really caused trouble was the one ring. I’d say that it was the silmarils that caused the most conflict since they basically caused all of the wars in the first age and all of the kinslayings
Funny part is ( besides the Arkenstone ) the rings and silmarils and other famous jewels that waged war on other families were firstly created by the same damn bloodline lol . Feanor of the silmarils then later his grandson Celebrimbor made the rings of power . Too bad Curufin ( one of Feanors sons and Celebrimbors father ) didn't have any jewel stories .
If only the tales could have continued... sometime in the 4th Age. Feanor's great great grandson says, "I think I am going to make a beautiful..."
All others around him, "NOOO!"
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I really hope they will make a series of movies or tv show based on the events of the silmarilion and possibly explain more about the arkenstone
I hope so too and most of all I hope they are true to the spirit of the books
Amazon are making a series that go through the silmarilion it’s set to come out in 2021 and they spent 250,000,000 To by all the rights for Tolkien’s work
SubGamer Taaj I thought that show was mainly about young Aragorn
Same here. It would be amazing to see
Nothing is really known for certain about the arkenstone, or at least whether or not it was a silmaril.
The sentiment at the end of the video is truly beautiful. And so very relevant!
The Silmarils, the Arkenstone, the One Ring....it is strange that all should suffer so much fear and doubt over such little things...such little things.
Well as I know only arkenstone is 'little thing', however one of silmaris killed anclagon the black and the ring is dangerous on its own
I think thats the point... humans tend to war over nothing
As a lifelong lover of everything Tolkien.... This page is AMAZING!!
The Silmarils are soo much like the One Ring...In soo many different ways!!!
Thanks Mellon for the video Until the Ride of the Rohirrim...Marion Baggins Out!!!
When I think about Feanor, he was a very cool guy some times. For expample (2:18) when Melkor (the mightiest of Valar) came to his house, and demanded the Silmarils and threatened Feanor. What would you say to the mightiest god if he came to your door like that? Most beings would be afraid of Melkor, of course, as he was originally designed by Eru to become the lord of the universe (Ea). But Feanor said something like "Get the hell out of my doors and dont you dare returning". This was such a great embarrassment for Melkor that it lowered his might permanently. Melkor knew that he would became a great laugh-at material for everyone in the lands of Valar, so he decided to dare to return, but only when Feanor was not home, because he was too afraid of facing him again.
Pavel Slama it’s too bad that feanor was also an arrogant asshole
"Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail crow of Mandos!" Or something similar, if I recall correctly. Only person (except for perhaps his father, in the end) to have the gall to tell the mightiest dweller in Arda to fuck all the way off. Brilliant.
@@curiouscatalyst Huron talked alot of shit boldly to morgoths face when he was chained
@@ultrainstinctgrey9184 he did! In fact I don't know that we can even count it as shit talking so much as pointing out the obvious and Melkor having a tantrum about it. Hurin didn't tell him to do one as being bound to that bloody chair was forced to entertain him, but did pull a "you have no power here no matter what you do to me, and while we're here let me detail the ways in which you specifically are a thrall and a moron" which I think is a power move above the "fuck you and fuck off here's a door slammed in your face" that Feanor did. Hurin was ruthless in that exchange 😂
What I find amazing is how you endlessly review the marvelously intertwined narratives of Tolkien's histories (for me, they are real events which actually occured in the deeps of another realm of the universe) from so many specific perspectives without sounding repetitious. It is truly wonderful how you constantly bring new light to these tales which I have known for most of my life (since 1974 when I first read tLotR).
I'm just finishing reading The Silmarillion, enjoyed and suffered with the Eldar through their history, although the reading is a little heavy sometimes. I loved the way you tell the story!
You should make a video on what if Sam wise didn’t eavesdrop or what if merry and pippen were not in farmer maggots fields.
Merry and Pippin weren't in farmer maggot's field, didn't you read the books?
everything of value is defenseless.
Nice clip, as always. I learned again.
the saying this is why we cant have nice things comes to mind
*The Simarils* - I hope Amazon is smart enough to debut their new show with an original title like this, and not just anothet LOTR spin-off. They could even start it with "J.R.R. Tolkiens:" just to give it some class. ✌ 🧝♂️🧝♀️👍
It's only gonna be around the second age . Not the First Age and the Year of the Trees . Although if they get enough money from it and respect they might be able too if they get the rights for it no doubt .
Agreed
The trees are literally in the new teaser ahah
It is a joy to think, whenever I see Venus in a dark sky, that I am gazing upon not a planet reflecting the sun's light, but a silmaril. For it is a lovely light...
I reply three years late, but…I love this image is wonderfully poetic. I am envious I had not thought of it myself.
the most beautiful jewels ever crafted and the most atrocious deeds...
You have the nost soothing, calm voice ever. I love to fall asleep to your videos. Don't misundestand, i really find the content awsome and i have to listen again the day after 🙂 Keep up the good work. Would love to hear your thoughts on the upcoming Lord of the Rings series that Amazon is about to make
This story would make a great trilogy. Or even a TV series...
Great video! So interesting I loved the silmarillon it honestly showed the true trials and tribulations that the elves faced and shows how much of a detailed race they were!
As always, well done in video and presentation and information. Thank you for your passion!
I'm just really happy that the cover artwork of Blind Guardian's "Nightfall in Middle Earth" album wound up in this video.
I hoped you would touch on the subject of why arkenstone cant be a silmaril, if you have already i dont know. also that design 6:13 is beautiful tbh
Just wanted to say "Thank You" for making these videos.
YES! Finally, I've been waiting for this!
Watched a few vids now; they have all been great. You have a new subscriber!
So dense, so much info.
4:25 Blind Guardian intensifies
Love the channel man. It helps with comprehension of the huge world of Tolkien
I just bought the Silmarillion so this was very helpful
I'm amazed The valor didn't make him hand over the silmarills
The Valar actually have great respect for the free will of the Children of Iluvatar. They aren't in Arda to force Elves and Men into their rule, they're in it to nurture, teach and guide. Only Melkor, Sauron and Saruman seek to use their power against Elves and Men.
And yet in the end, they still took them for themselves and Feanor's sons had to steal them back, just as melkor predicted.
Annatar, Lord of Gifts that is not true.
Another great video Yoystan. Always enjoy your work and look forward to each new one you put out.
Yay, mentioned Júan! I guess my favourite creature in all of middle-earth..
The Silmarils are a good metaphor for many religions. At their core they speak of goodness and light but cause so much pain and violence. It’s a constant balance. Good can cause evil and evil can cause good. Also, people gay down on Morgoth, but without him we wouldn’t have these stories we love so much. Ever think of thaaaaaaaaaaat?????
Indeed
I agree
Such a complicated journey of a handful of gems. Tolkien's mind was unlike any before or since. There has never been a fantasy world as deep and interesting either.
I love ur videos!
make a video about Arda marred.
Simply beautiful story.
another great night at the Green Dragon 🍻
Amazing storytelling
I'd like to hear your opinion on Tolkien's repeated use of artifacts that cause desire and envy. The simarils, the arkenstone, and the one ring. They have different origins and range from innocent to neutral to malevolent intentions. What was Tolkien trying to convey with these artifacts that only bring out the worse in people?
Cool. Cool. Cool. 💎💎💎
Fëanor Rocks, Fëanor's Rocks Rocks, Give Fëanor his Rocks back!
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Oaths of vengeance are sometimes necessary. What, were they supposed to forgive Melkor?
Mae Govannen, Mellon nin! Just found this channel and I am glassui in my time here!
Hay love this video I am very excited for the next video please make it a great one
I enjoy these historical narratives of MiddleEarth. Thank you.
Love the video! Great job! ❤
Could it be possible that the arkenstone is the silmaril that Mithros had when he jumped into the burning chasm?
My thoughts aswell!
_'Morgoth!' I cried._
_All hope is gone but i swear revenge_
_Hear my oath!_
_I will take part, in your damned fate!_
Just a thought... can you make a video on the recent Amazon Prime LOTR series? I know there is not much info but still would like to know what you (and other fellow Tolkien Lore fans )think of it :)
Also want to know waht you think should the show really be about (Silmarillion, War of the Ring, First Age etc.)
Thanks!
You should do a "what if smaug never appeared" or "what if Durin's Bane never appeared"
thank you for this video you have answered so many of my question s.
Please Can you do the Theory between grimma wormtongue and alfrid licksittle
Btw thank you for such amazing videos
Nothing that you can touch is sacred. Flesh will rot and decay. Great monuments of stone will crumble. Precious jewels will yield no true joy. Life cannot be seen. Love cannot be seen. Freedom cannot be seen, yet these things are real. These things are sacred, and they need not be taken from others to be held.
Amazing video, super interesting, wish there was more movies about middle earth
AWESOME VIDEO!
THE COVER OF MY SILMARILLION EDITION IS @9:31
😍😍😍 That image!! And I've always imaged that if they made a THE SILMARILLION movie or series first thing you'd SEE is Meglor (S/) throwing his Silmaril lighting/uncovering the title...
(Que the theme music)
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technically the line of Fëanor didn't end with Celebrimbor, especially if his uncle is still roaming the shores of middle Earth by the time of the war of the ring
Hasan Wilson it’s actually unconfirmed if maglor is still alive or not
I love how you ask how we are in midle earth ♥️
As it came to Feanor as a thought or some warning that he should entrap the Light and Life of the two Trees of Valinor, to preserve their beauty untainted. That as the Trees withered, if the Silmarils were not taken by Melkor then the Sun and Moon would never have been made. But as it is with real life history there is more too the War of Jewels than what we know. Can't wait for next week!
Amazing video, awesome channel. Thanks for sharing
I wonder how realiatic making a silmarilian/war of the jewels movie/series would be
Although unrelated, the fate of Silmarils kind of remind me of the gems from The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time; Kokiri Emerald, Goron Ruby, and Zora Sapphire. Each, in my opinion, represent the three elements of Wind, Earth, and Water respectively and since each Silmaril were lost to the Sky, Earth, and Sea I just found it fun to compare them.
What would Morgoth have thought of the One Ring? Would he have wanted it, or would it have been inconsequential to him?
American_Swordsman probably inconsequential but he probably would’ve used a similar tactic
Damn, these guys are really into shiny things
Your videos are fantastic.
Yoystan! Are you going to review the trailer for "Tolkien" at all? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it and eventually a movie review too!
You said, "It was thus given to his wife to wear, and Lúthien became the fairest sight east of the sea. ..." Where did you find this? I would like to read it.
It seems almost cnntradictory to a passage in Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter 19 Of Beren and Luthien, Part 1 "It is told in the Lay of Leithian that Beren came stumbling into Doriath grey and bowed as with many years of woe, so great had been the torment of the road. But wandering in the summer in the woods of Neldoreth he came upon Lúthien, daughter of Thingol and Melian, at a time of evening under moonrise, as she danced upon the unfading grass in the glades beside Esgalduin. Then all memory of his pain departed from him, and he fell into an enchantment; for Lúthien was the most beautiful of all the Children of Iluvatar. Blue was her raiment as the unclouded heaven, but her eyes were grey as the starlit evening; her mantle was sewn with golden flowers, but her hair was dark as the shadows of twilight. As the light upon the leaves of trees, as the voice of clear waters, as the stars above the mists of the world, such was her glory and her loveliness; and in her face was a shining light."
I never held that Lúthien's beauty needed the Silmarillion to achieve full blossom; I hold that Illuvitar created her as "the most beautiful of all the Children of Iluvatar."
Another excellent video 👍🏽
This would make a great Movie :3
Took me a long time to find the inspiration behind Feanor. I believe irs Fearon, a norman term for a smith who works with Iron. Silmarils were inspired by the sawel rune.
Thanks a marillion for this!
Are you thinking of doing a video about (my favourite character) Ingwë, lord of the Vanyar and high king of the elven kind?
Is it at all possible that the Arken stone was actually one of the lost Silmarils?
Many have brought it up, but I think the consensus is no.
Hey yoystan, quick question for a lotr noob, is the an above and below earth?
For the sons of fëanor they only prove that they're as black-hearted as morgoth himself
I'm here because of Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind guardian. 4:26 were their cover album
I love your videos! ❤
I would have just thrown those 3 jewels in hot lava to destroy them!
One was indeed thrown into magma, and it yet still lives, awaiting the Dagor Dagorath and the remaking of the world.
@@DISTurbedwaffle918 are these things like the one ring ? Like it cant be detsroyed unless somebody just as powerful as feanor destroys them,even if in the end they got used to restore the trees of light edit: oh apparently they just contained the pure remaining light of the trees that wasnt destroyed by ungoliant,i guess they just went to the sea,land and air for all eternity since dagor dagorath didn't happen.
@@MorgothBauglire It's still prophesised to happen
i would love to see a film of this
Ish... they're lost-ish
great video!
Luke skywalker I see your point we never really deserved those because of our greed and hatred!
If Valinar or whatever is such a heaven why were all the elves armed to the teeth and always killing one another?
Valinor is more like Asgard.
The silmaril shortened their lives? I thought they died of old age.
At least Feanor's grandson, Celebrimbor, learned from his family's mistakes... *cough.
I must admit, there's been a little bit of a headscratcher regarding the Silmarils (it's even pointed out on some TVTropes pages about the legendarium).
Compare the One Ring: it has a power in the world that acts upon beings, compelling them to claim it and wear it, to effectively assume the power of Sauron in equal measure to their own potential, and its ability to reshape the world drives a lot of the conflict of LotR. The Silmarils, OTOH, while possessing great beauty, self-luminance, and the potential to reignite the Two Trees of Valinor, does not appear to have the same soul-warping effect that the One Ring does. Which ends up leading to the question: does possession of the Silmarils convey any real power in Arda, or were the wars for their sake mostly waged primarily for reasons having nothing to do with them, Oath of the Sons of Fëanor notwithstanding?
I don't think it diminishes the lore at all, and might even open up some interesting questions.
The silmarils hold the light of the two trees. An ancient artifact if u will. The last of it. Its precious to the elves. And only the elves want them.
@@cranklescaraab4583 This is true. And even then, you have to imagine the decision-making process of the Exiles who *didn't* swear an oath before the One to get them back, and what brought them along for the ride.
Am I the only one who doesn't like the idea of the Arkenstone being a Silmaril?
i was under the impression that the silmarils were literally seeds from the trees of valinor and had they not been used in morgoths crown they could have been used to plant new ones.
Peter Jackson, another trilogy please
Just don't Hobbit this one up
@@ahandsomefridge Awww, the Hobbit extended edition wasn't that bad
After the Hobbit? Please don't...
No thanks. The hobbit movies were absolutely horrible and i dont need another cgi fest without soul
@@RemusKingOfRome To me they felt thin.. stretched out. Like butter spread over too much bread.
1 person expected a video about Silmarien... o.O
I wonder what 2019 looks like in Middle Earth
It looks like 2019 Earth, Middle Earth is Earth in a very distant path.
This still gives me 0% idea of what they do. What was their power? What use does the light give them?
I wish someday they would turn the war of wrath into a movie. I think a group of writers and Tolkien lore masters, and most likely peter jakson would be the best bet for this chance ever happening.
Can you post a video about the stone Giants
source for pic at 5:04?
Silmarils are shiny rocks, men want lots of these rocks, they will kill for these rocks.
What are your thoughts on the theory that the Silmaril cast into the earth is the Arkenstone?
Has anybody ever wondered, if Maglor lived beyond the first age? It seems entirely possible, due to the fact that unlike Maedros, he didn't jump with the Silmaril, but just cast it away
Maybe, or more likely he drowned with Beleriand. 😞
Yoystan can you be honest with me would you destroy those because of all the trouble they cause than good!
Could the silmaril thrown into the sea be found?
Hey, to be fair, the dwarves didn't kill the elves until after they were told no, and also to go away because dwarves suck, while wearing the necklace the dwarves made.