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sparklecryptid:
I like the idea of Varda’s blessing on the silmarils wearing off after the events of the first age because 1) i dont like what she did and 2) it brings me to this lovely idea of feanor being able to chose who the silmarils burn
Which leads me the point of this post which is: pls picture Caladion finding a silmaril and going ‘nope nope NOPE NOPE’ but knowing that he cant leave it there because what if someone else finds it but he doesn’t want to touch it because he knows what happens to those who are unworthy touch them and then feanors presence is bright and warm and burning like a fire in a hearth besides him and he goes ‘they won’t burn you’ and when Caladion doesn’t believe him feanor repeats those words and Caladion picks up the silmaril and it doesn’t burn.
sparklecryptid
Also, well - according to the Tolkien wiki, “Varda hallowed the Silmarils so that no mortal or evil hands were allowed to touch them without being burned and withered.”
Look.
Caladion isn’t evil. And, much to his bitterer regret, he is not mortal.
Admittedly, given that the Silmarils burned Maglor and Maedhros, the use of ‘evil’ in said hallowing is somewhat open to debate. But according to that self-same wiki - “But because of their crimes in order to reclaim the jewels, they were unworthy of them, and the jewels burned their hands, in refusal of their rights of possession.” …essentially, since they did Great Evil in the name of - good? - while shackled to their Oath, the gems judged them as unworthy thereof. Which implies a few interesting things about the gems and their ‘self-awareness’ - well, either that, or the Valar’s perspective of good and evil - apparently, they don’t care for the why, they only care about what actually took place.
Either way? Caladion doesn’t meet the two criteria needed to active The Silmarils of Feanor: Too Hot To Handle mode.
He doesn’t need Feanor’s blessing/permission. He could pick them up anyway, .
(And probably give no few people heart attacks in the process…)
Of course, because it’s Caladion Maglorion who finds a Silmaril, he probably finds it by the simple and expediant method of one of the damn gems literally washing up at his feet during one of his semi-regular trips to the ocean.
Yes, the Silmaril Maglor threw into the ocean literally washes up at his son’s feet.
Caladion: How is this my life.
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sparklecryptid:
I like the idea of Varda’s blessing on the silmarils wearing off after the events of the first age because 1) i dont like what she did and 2) it brings me to this lovely idea of feanor being able to chose who the silmarils burn
Which leads me the point of this post which is: pls picture Caladion finding a silmaril and going ‘nope nope NOPE NOPE’ but knowing that he cant leave it there because what if someone else finds it but he doesn’t want to touch it because he knows what happens to those who are unworthy touch them and then feanors presence is bright and warm and burning like a fire in a hearth besides him and he goes ‘they won’t burn you’ and when Caladion doesn’t believe him feanor repeats those words and Caladion picks up the silmaril and it doesn’t burn.
sparklecryptidAlso, well - according to the Tolkien wiki, “Varda hallowed the Silmarils so that no mortal or evil hands were allowed to touch them without being burned and withered.”
Look.
Caladion isn’t evil. And, much to his bitterer regret, he is not mortal.
Admittedly, given that the Silmarils burned Maglor and Maedhros, the use of ‘evil’ in said hallowing is somewhat open to debate. But according to that self-same wiki - “But because of their crimes in order to reclaim the jewels, they were unworthy of them, and the jewels burned their hands, in refusal of their rights of possession.” …essentially, since they did Great Evil in the name of - good? - while shackled to their Oath, the gems judged them as unworthy thereof. Which implies a few interesting things about the gems and their ‘self-awareness’ - well, either that, or the Valar’s perspective of good and evil - apparently, they don’t care for the why, they only care about what actually took place.
Either way? Caladion doesn’t meet the two criteria needed to active The Silmarils of Feanor: Too Hot To Handle mode.
He doesn’t need Feanor’s blessing/permission. He could pick them up anyway, .
(And probably give no few people heart attacks in the process…)
Of course, because it’s Caladion Maglorion who finds a Silmaril, he probably finds it by the simple and expediant method of one of the damn gems literally washing up at his feet during one of his semi-regular trips to the ocean.
Yes, the Silmaril Maglor threw into the ocean literally washes up at his son’s feet.
Caladion: How is this my life.
(Your picture was not posted)
