Silmarils - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Stoatly Grimes · 02-11-2008, 09:49 PM

It's a cop-out I know, but I reckon any attempt to describe the silmarils is pointless, as I imagine them to be beautiful beyond our comprehension. I am inclined towards the idea that their shape is almost irrelevant; it was the light they contained (the light of the Trees) that characterized and defined the silmarils, a light so boundlessly captivating that the Noldor destroyed themselves trying to get the silmarils back.

Just my opinion; on the other hand they could look like large rubies

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02-11-2008, 09:49 PM	#2
Stoatly Grimes Newly Deceased Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Harbour's edge Posts: 7	It's a cop-out I know, but I reckon any attempt to describe the silmarils is pointless, as I imagine them to be beautiful beyond our comprehension. I am inclined towards the idea that their shape is almost irrelevant; it was the light they contained (the light of the Trees) that characterized and defined the silmarils, a light so boundlessly captivating that the Noldor destroyed themselves trying to get the silmarils back. Just my opinion; on the other hand they could look like large rubies