Does anyone think theres any significance in the fact that both Feanor & Galadriel create a 'Silmaril' & a 'Palantir'? But Feanor 'manufactures' (the 'machine'?) the objects, while Galadriel uses water, a natural element? Feanor seeks to make something which will last forever, while Galadriel's 'creations' are transitory & can be lost (poured away). Is Tolkien pointing up a difference between his two greatest (in the sense of most powerful) characters?
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