The Door of Night, by John Howe
Events[]
- After the War of Wrath, Morgoth is condemned and executed in Valinor and banished forever into the Void through the Door of Night,[1][2] which is guarded by Eärendil the Mariner, to remain there until the Last Battle.[3]
- The Host of the West finally leaves sunken Beleriand and summons the Elves to remove to Aman and settle on Tol Eressëa. However, Círdan, Galadriel, Celeborn, Celebrimbor, Gil-galad, and many Sindar elect to remain in Middle-earth.[3]
- As a gift to the Edain who had helped to defeat Morgoth, the Valar raise the island of Elenna in the Great Sea. Guided by the Star of Eärendil, most of them starts migrating there to establish a new kindom away the dangers of Middle-earth.[4][5]
- The choice of the Half-elven: Elrond chooses to be of Elven-kind to remain in Middle-earth beside Gil-galad, while Elros chooses to be a mortal Man to remain with the Edain.[3][4][5]
- The First Age ends.[2][3][6]
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Myths Transformed
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, The Tale of Years
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B