Fingolfin leads his people through the Grinding Ice, by Ted Nasmith
Events[]
- The Valar create the Sun and the Moon guided by Arien and Tilion, and erect towers and put sentinels in the Calacirya; Valinor is hidden with the Enchanted Isles around Tol Eressëa.[1][2]
- The Moon rises above Middle-earth before the coming of the Sun; Tilion crosses the heavens seven times.[1][2]
- At the first moonrise, Fingolfin's host set foot upon Middle-earth after traversing the Helcaraxë with the grievous loss.[3][2]
- Elenwë, the wife of Turgon and the mother of Idril, perishes in the deep water.[3][2]
- Battle of the Lammoth takes place; although the Noldor are victorious, Argon, the third son of Fingolfin, is slain.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Ñoldor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Shibboleth of Fëanor