Silmarillion Chapters

Important Plot Elements Death of Feanor – Maedhros captured Setting up of Nargothrond and Gondolin Fingolfin challenges Morgoth Beren and Luthien Turin Turambar Tuor Earendil War of Wrath

Tale of Turin Turambar Turin to be raised by Thingol Banishes himself for killing Saeros As leader of bandits, runs across Mim Beleg fights along side Turin Mim betrays him, Turin betrayed Beleg rescues Turin but is killed Beleg meets Gwindor, escaped from Morgoth

Tale of Turin Turambar Gwindor takes Turin to Nargothrond N invaded, Turin fights Glaurung Held captive by Glaurung’s eyes Doesn’t rescue Finduilas Nienor’s encounter with Glaurung Loses her memory Turin rescues Nienor, renamed Niniel Turin and Niniel are married Turin kills Glaurung, Niniel/Nienor released from spell, kills herself, Anglachel kills Turin

Tale of Tuor Talks to Ulmo Delivers message to King of Gondolin, Fingon Lives in Gondolin, falls in love with Idril Maeglin also in love with Idril Maeglin captured, gives up secret of how to get to Gondolin Glorfindel fights Balrog and dies Idril and Tuor have secret escape route Son Earendil, marries Dior’s daughter, Elwing

Tale of Hurin Captured at 5 th Battle Held for 28 years Released when Turin died Kills Mim Goes to Narthrond Takes the Nauglamir to Thingol

Tale of Earendil Battle in MiddleEarth Sails to Valinor to plead for two kindred Takes Silmaril in Nauglamir With Silmaril on brow, becomes morning star Bilbo writes a poem about him

Important characters Feanor and sons Melian and Thingol Fingon, Maedhros Turgon, Aredhel, Eol, Maeglin Finrod Felagund, Barahir Beren and Luthien Turin, Nienor, Beleg, Gwindor, and Mim Hurin Tuor Earendil

Important animals Thorondor Huan Drauglin

Monsters -- EvilMonsters -- Evil Melkor Sauron Carcharoth Glaurung Balrogs – Gothmog

Important Places (secret or separate) Valinor Doriath (Melian and Thingol) Nargothrond (Finrod, son of Finarfin) Gondolin (Turgon, son of Fingolfin) Thangorodrim Tol-in-Gaurhoth Destruction of Elves’ 3 places through conflict with sons of Feanor or Melkor

Important Things Silmarils Nauglamir Anglachel Angrist, knife and the Iron Crown Ringil, Fingolfin’s sword Beren’s ring and Luthien’s cloak Dragon helm of Dor-Lomin Grond, hammer of underworld

The Silmarils Light of the 2 trees Feanor makes Silmarils Morgoth steals Silmarils, puts them in Iron Crown Beren takes one Silmaril Carcharoth swallows it Huan kills Carcharoth Mablung gives Silmaril to Beren to Thingol

The Silmarils Thingol has it put in Nauglamir Dwarves steal Nauglamir + Silmaril Mablung gets killed, Beren gets N&S Luthien wears N&S Sent to Dior when Beren and Luthien die Elwing gets it, Earendil wears it Earendil takes it across to Tol Eressea Earendil sails the skies with Silmaril Light from Silmaril of Earendil is captured by Galadriel into the Phial

The Silmarils War of Wrath Morgoth defeated, Silmarils taken back Maedhros and Maglor steal Silmarils and split them Maedhros into volcano, Maglor casts his into the sea

Parallels – 2 Brothers Hurin Marries Morwen Father of Turin Father of Nienor Captured by Morgoth Killed Mim and took Nauglamir to Thingol Huor Marries Rian Father to Tuor Killed in 5 th Battle

Parallels – 2 Brothers Turin Could have married Finduilas Marries Niniel/Nienor instead Kills Glaurung Tuor Marries Idril

Fall of the Elves Silmarillion traces the decline and fall of Elven kingdoms Doriath (Melian and Thingol) Nargothrond (Finrod, son of Finarfin) Gondolin (Turgon, son of Fingolfin) In third age only three smaller realms exist Rivendell (Elrond) Lothlorien (Galadriel) Mirkwood (Legolas’ father)