Burning of the Ships

At Losgar  Fëanor and his followers burned the Swanships that they stole from the Teleri of Alqualondë. Fingolfin observed this from Araman in Aman and realized that he had been betrayed thus forcing him and his followers to undergo a long and hard trek across the Helcaraxë to Middle-earth.



History
After The rebel Noldor sailed away in the stolen Teleri Sawnships. They lan

ded in Helcaraxë. Seeking escape from the Grinding Ice there was not enough ships to carry all of the Ñoldor across the sea (as many had been damaged or destroyed), so Fëanor and his sons led the first group. They arrived at Losgar, in the land of Lammoth, in the far west of Beleriand, where Morgoth and Ungoliant had passed not long before. They decided to betray the followers of Fingolfin, Fëanor calling them 'needless baggage on the road.' Fëanor ordered his followers to burn the ships and leave the followers of Fingolfin behind, thinking they would die in the chill of Helcaraxë. The earth, being flat in those days, allowed the remaining Ñoldor to see the

flames, and they perceived that if they were to go to Middle-earth, they had no choice but to cross the Helcaraxë. This they did under the leadership of Fingolfin, and suffered great losses along the way, which greatly added to the opposition they had for Fëanor and his sons.