Quest of the Silmaril

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fictional event legendary quest narrative motif

Quest of the Silmaril is a legendary pursuit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth mythology centered on reclaiming one of the sacred jewels crafted by Fëanor.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Quest for the Silmaril with Beren 1
Quest of the Silmaril of Beren and Lúthien 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional event ⓘ
legendary quest ⓘ
narrative motif ⓘ
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ
Unfinished Tales ⓘ
centralTo mythic history of the Elves in Middle-earth ⓘ
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ
jewels crafted by Fëanor ⓘ
genre high fantasy ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later fantasy literature ⓘ
hasMainObjective reclaim a Silmaril ⓘ
recover one of the sacred jewels of Fëanor ⓘ
hasSetting First Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme fate and doom ⓘ
oath and its consequences ⓘ
pride and downfall ⓘ
sacrificial love ⓘ
involvesArtifact Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesCharacter Beren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elwing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eärendil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lúthien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maedhros NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maglor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thingol NERFINISHED ⓘ
sons of Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesLocation Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thangorodrim NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
opposedBy Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ
forces of Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythology of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Flight of the Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oath of Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ
War of Wrath NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wars of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInFictionalUniverse Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nargothrond → associatedWithEvent → Quest of the Silmaril ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quest for the Silmaril with Beren
Doriath → event → Quest of the Silmaril ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quest of the Silmaril of Beren and Lúthien
Silmarils → involvedInEvent → Quest of the Silmaril ⓘ