LOTR: What Is The War Of The Jewels?

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There is perhaps no story more central to Tolkien's lore that has yet to appear in the films adapted from his work than The Silmarillion. The story predates The Hobbit in the timeline and discusses a lot of the events before and during the First Age of Middle-earth. While The Silmarillion is often associated with the epic love story of Beren and Luthien, the span of the book (and of the subsequent information that both Tolkien and his son released about this period of time) is much wider and covers a whole slew of events.

One of those (that actually encapsulates a lot of the others within it) is The War of the Jewels, sometimes referred to as the Battles of Beleriand. These were conflicts that were fought over the Silmarils in the beginnings of Middle-earth. As there is a chance that some of the First Age events covered in The Silmarillion including The War of the Jewels could be shown — or at the very least mentioned — in Amazon's upcoming series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it might be good to have a quick crash course on what all some of these ancient events are, starting with the Battles of Beleriand.

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These conflicts took place during the Elder Days, which is a term that refers to the time before the First Age. These battles specifically consisted of the Noldor (the second clan of Elves who came to the world) attempting to reclaim the Silmarils from the clutches of Morgoth, the embodiment of evil in the world. The Silmarils were three gems created by Fëanor, who was a renowned Noldor craftsman. These jewels were immensely beautiful, and within them was held some of the Light of Valinor from the Two Trees of Valinor. They were hallowed so that no mortal