Why did fingolfin go to Middle-earth?

Fingolfin’s host’s only route to Middle-earth was now to cross the phenomenally dangerous ices of the Helcaraxë or to return to Tirion in disgrace and suffer the punishment of the Valar for their role in the Kinslaying.

How long did it take to cross the Helcaraxe?

Since these were all Valian years, though, they translate to about 9 solar years each, meaning that the entire trip took approximately 27 years (!) So, essentially, the elves are traveling across an arctic ice-bridge for 27 years (and remember, there’s no sun yet, so this was 27 years of arctic winter.)

Why did Fëanor leave Valinor?

The Noldor then began forging weapons, which at that point no other Eldar possessed in Valinor. Fëanor’s hostility grew to the point where, in 1490, he threatened Fingolfin’s life. For this, the Valar exiled him to Formenos.

Did finarfin go to Middle Earth?

After the death of Finwë, Finarfin was there when Fëanor gave his wrathful speech before the Ñoldor of Tirion; listening to the hasty words, he tried in vain to persuade the Ñoldor to pause and not be rash. Nevertheless he departed with his brothers for Middle-earth.

What happened to the Helcaraxe?

After being abandoned by the House of Fëanor in Araman, Fingolfin and his people braved this dangerous, frozen wasteland on their journey to Middle-earth. They endured great hardships and lost many including Elenwë, wife of Turgon, who perished in the crossing.

What is the doom of Mandos?

The Doom of Mandos, also called the Doom of the Noldor, the Curse of Mandos, and the Prophecy of the North, was the judgement of the Valar (believed to have been spoken personally by Mandos) pronounced on the Noldorin Elves who carried out the Kinslaying at Alqualondë in Eldamar.

Why did the noldor leave Valinor?

After the Darkening of Valinor and the murder of Finwë by Melkor, Fëanor rebelled against the Valar, and set out from Aman with most of his fellow Noldor. Thus the Noldor were indeed exiled and cut off from Aman.

How did the Noldor return to Middle-earth?

The majority of the Noldor returned to Middle-earth following the murder of their first leader Finwë by the Dark Lord Morgoth, on the instigation of Finwë’s eldest son Fëanor. They were the second clan of the Elves in both order and size, the other clans being the Vanyar and the Teleri.

What happened to the Noldor after the Battle of Valinor?

Most of the Noldor sailed back to Valinor after this, although some remained in Middle-Earth for various reasons. Galadriel and Celebrimbor refused the Valar’s pardon and remained. Gil-galad founded his kingdom in Middle-Earth and reigned during the Second Age.

What language did the Noldor speak in Middle-earth?

The Noldor spoke Quenya in Valinor. Later the Exiled Noldor who returned to Middle-earth used Sindarin, the language of the Sindar – Elves who undertook the journey to Valinor but remained in Middle-earth. The Noldor earned the greatest anger of Melkor, who envied their prosperity and, most of all, the Silmarils.

Where did the Noldor make alliance with the Sindar?

In the north-west of Middle-earth the Noldor made alliance with the Sindar, the Elves of Beleriand, and later with Men of the Three Houses of the Edain. Fingolfin reigned long in the land of Hithlum, and his younger son Turgon built the Hidden City of Gondolin.