Maglor was the second of the seven sons
of Fëanor, who inherited more of his mother Nerdanel's gentle
spirit than any of his brothers. He was renowned as a poet and a
bard.
In Tirion, after the rape of the Silmarils, he took the Oath of
Fëanor
and of all the brothers he regretted this the most.
During the first age Maglor guarded against
the
forces of Morgoth at Maglor’s Gap, the largest break in the
mountain-fences
of Beleriand, between Himring and the Blue Mountains and was the first
line
of defense in east Beleriand.
At the time of the War of Wrath only Maglor
and
Maedhros remained of the sons of Fëanor. They sent a message to
Eönwë,
the herald of the Elder King, bidding him to give them the Silmarils
that
the host of the Valar had recovered from Morgoth’s Crown.
Eönwë
refused and decided that the light of the jewels belonged in Valinor as
did
Maglor and Maedhros so the Valar could pass judgement on their lives.
Maglor, who was weary of the oath said to Maedhros:
“The
oath says not that we may not bide our time, and it may be that in
Valinor
all shall be forgiven and forgot, and we shall come into our own in
peace.”
Maedhros would not submit and to him Maglor yielded. They
disguised
themselves and crept into the camp of Eönwë at night and slew
the
guards who guarded the Silmarils. Eönwë would not allow the
slaying
of the sons of Fëanor and let them go, each with a Silmaril.
But the Silmarils would not permit themselves to be
held
by the brothers and Maedhros cast himself, along with his Silmaril,
into
a chasm in the earth. Maglor cast his into the Great Sea and
never
again walked among the elves; forever after he wandered the shore
singing
in pain and regret.
Reference: Silmarillion
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Maglor in Quenya is Kanafinwe. "Strong voiced-finwe". Mother
name of Makalaure; the name is uncertain in meaning, thought to be a
poetic reference to his harping skills, "forging gold".
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Image:
"And Maglor took pity upon them." Artist: Catherine Karina Chmiel.
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"and they prepared to die". Maedhros and Maglor expect to die for
stealing the Silmarils from the Maia, Eonwe. Artist: Catherine Karina
Chmiel. Rolozo Tolkien page
Image
: Maglor pitches the last silmaril into the ocean. Artist Elizabeth
Wyeth.
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