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=== Silmaril ===
=== Silmaril ===
The '''Silmarils''' ([[Quenya]] plural '''Silmarilli''') were three jewels shining with the light of the Two Trees. They were forged by the [[Noldor|Noldorin Elf]] Fëanor in Valinor in the [[First Age (Middle-earth)|First Age]]. The Silmarils were stolen by [[Morgoth]], promting a large group of Noldor to return to Middle-earth, to retake them and take revenge for Morgoth's crimes. The wars lasted for the First Age of the Sun, their story told in the ''[[The Silmarillion|Quenta Silmarillion]]''. At the end of the Age, two of the Silmarils were lost, one thrown into the fires of the earth and another into the Sea. The third Silmaril was taken to the Valar, who set it as a star in the sky, on a ship steered by [[Elrond]]'s father Eärendil; the star became known as ''Eärendil'' or as ''Gil-Estel'', the Star of High Hope.
The '''Silmarils''' ([[Quenya]] plural '''Silmarilli''') were three jewels shining with the light of the Two Trees. They were forged by the [[Noldor|Noldorin Elf]] Fëanor in Valinor in the [[First Age (Middle-earth)|First Age]]. The Silmarils were stolen by [[Morgoth]], promting a large group of Noldor to return to Middle-earth, to retake them and take revenge for Morgoth's crimes. The wars lasted for the First Age of the Sun, their story told in the ''[[The Silmarillion|Quenta Silmarillion]]''. At the end of the Age, two of the Silmarils were lost, one thrown into the fires of the earth and another into the Sea. The third Silmaril was taken to the Valar, who set it as a star in the sky, on a ship steered by [[Elrond]]'s father Eärendil; the star became known as ''Eärendil'' or as ''Gil-Estel'', the Star of High Hope.
==The [[Allegory|Allegorical]] Meaning of Middle-Earth Objects==
The One Ring can be said to represent the danger of corruption. Similarly, the Silmarils are often understood as exploring the problem of [[addiction]].
== References ==
== References ==