Elwing bears a Silmaril after the sons of Fëanor sack Menegroth and kill her father Dior. She escapes the Third Kinslaying in the form of a bird and travels to Valinor with her husband Eärendil to petition the Valar for aid. She chooses to remain there as an immortal and learns the speech of birds as he sails the sky with the Silmaril.
Elwing Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Elwing or refer to Elwing. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 24
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‘If it be truly the Silmaril which we saw cast into the sea that rises again by the power of the Valar, then let us be glad; for its glory is seen now by many, and is yet secure from all evil.’ Then the Elves looked up, and despaired no longer; but Morgoth was filled with doubt.
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Elwing Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Elwing or refer to Elwing. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 24
Quotes
‘If it be truly the Silmaril which we saw cast into the sea that rises again by the power of the Valar, then let us be glad; for its glory is seen now by many, and is yet secure from all evil.’ Then the Elves looked up, and despaired no longer; but Morgoth was filled with doubt.
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