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Dates
Made during the Years of the Trees; at least some were preserved in Beleriand during the later First Age1
Origins
Devised and created by Fëanor
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Pronunciation
Fëanorian is pronounced 'feh-ano'rian'
Meaning
Fëanorian denotes the origin of these lamps with Fëanor, whose name means 'Spirit of Fire'

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  • Updated 22 March 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

Fëanorian Lamps

The lanterns of the Noldor

Lamps used by the Noldor that did not use fire for light, but instead contained a fine network of crystals, each of which shone with a brilliant blue light of its own. Our knowledge of their origins is slim, but it seems that they were devised by Fëanor himself, and that their workings were not understood even by the other Noldor who used them.


Notes

1

Our last reference to a Fëanorian Lamp is in the tunnel behind the Gate of the Noldor, where the Elf Gelmir used such a lamp after his meeting with Tuor in I 491. We have no detail about the number of these lamps brought to Middle-earth, nor any description of their fates. They could evidently be used for hundreds of years, and so, in principle, at least some might have survived through the Third Age or even beyond. The Elves of Middle-earth, however, had no capability of making these lamps, so if any were lost or ceased to work, they could never be replaced.

See also...

Fëanor

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Fëanorian Lamps

The lanterns of the Noldor

Dates
Made during the Years of the Trees; at least some were preserved in Beleriand during the later First Age1
Origins
Devised and created by Fëanor
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Pronunciation
Fëanorian is pronounced 'feh-ano'rian'
Meaning
Fëanorian denotes the origin of these lamps with Fëanor, whose name means 'Spirit of Fire'

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 March 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

Fëanorian Lamps

The lanterns of the Noldor

Lamps used by the Noldor that did not use fire for light, but instead contained a fine network of crystals, each of which shone with a brilliant blue light of its own. Our knowledge of their origins is slim, but it seems that they were devised by Fëanor himself, and that their workings were not understood even by the other Noldor who used them.


Notes

1

Our last reference to a Fëanorian Lamp is in the tunnel behind the Gate of the Noldor, where the Elf Gelmir used such a lamp after his meeting with Tuor in I 491. We have no detail about the number of these lamps brought to Middle-earth, nor any description of their fates. They could evidently be used for hundreds of years, and so, in principle, at least some might have survived through the Third Age or even beyond. The Elves of Middle-earth, however, had no capability of making these lamps, so if any were lost or ceased to work, they could never be replaced.

See also...

Fëanor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 March 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus provides free and unlimited tools for managing and understanding relationships, teams and leadership.