Silmaril

Eärendil sailed into the West to beg the Valar for mercy against Morgoth. The Valar accepted his plea. As a sign of his ascension, they placed that Silmaril upon his brow and set his ship Vingilótë into the sky. It remains there, a beacon of hope, untouched by the Oath.

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien is a collection of five mythopoeic works focusing on the creation, history, and major events of Middle-earth, including the Silmarils. It chronicles the creation of the universe, the history of the Valar, the creation of the jewels, and the fall of Númenor. silmaril

. The Valar set it in the sky, where it shines as the Evening Star (the Star of Eärendil), a beacon of hope. The Earth: After the War of Wrath, Fëanor's son Eärendil sailed into the West to beg the

The fates of the three Silmarils are as follows: It remains there, a beacon of hope, untouched by the Oath

remains in the sky, bound to his brow as he sails his ship through the heavens, appearing to the people of Middle-earth as the Morning Star (the star Galadriel references when she gives Frodo the Phial of Galadriel). Symbolism and Legacy