War of the Great Jewels

War of the Great Jewels
Date	FA 1 - FA 587
Place	Beleriand
Outcome	Pyrrhic Valar Victory Expulsion of Morgoth from Arda Creation of Numenor
Combatants
The Dark Powers of Angband
The Dark Powers of Angband
Sons of Feanor Gondolin Edain Valinor(Late War)
Sons of Feanor Gondolin Edain Valinor(Late War)
Commanders
Morgoth Sauron Ancalagon† Gothmog† Glaurung†
Morgoth Sauron Ancalagon† Gothmog† Glaurung†
Orome Tulkas Feanor† Maedhros† Fingolfin† Fingon† Turgon† Cirdan Finrod† Earendil Finarfin
Orome Tulkas Feanor† Maedhros† Fingolfin† Fingon† Turgon† Cirdan Finrod† Earendil Finarfin
Strength
Millions of Orcs, Balrogs, Trolls, Dragons and other evil creatures
Millions of Orcs, Balrogs, Trolls, Dragons and other evil creatures
Hundreds of Thousands of Elves, Men, Dwarves, Valar, Maiar and Eagles
Hundreds of Thousands of Elves, Men, Dwarves, Valar, Maiar and Eagles
Casualties
Near total, only a few survived
Near total, only a few survived
Very heavy
Very heavy

The War of the Great Jewels was a war that started when Morgoth stole the Silmarils from Fëanor, the elf who created them. Fëanor, subsequently, declared war on Morgoth and vowed that he would not rest until his precious Silmarils were recovered, using even the name of Ilúvatar in his foul and foolish oath. Convincing most of the Noldor to leave Valinor and the "dictatorial" Valar behind and to journey back to Beleriand, Fëanor left Valinor with a great host using the stolen ships of the Teleri obtained from the Kinslaying. From there, the War of the Great Jewels truly began.

Some notable battles of this war include (in order): the First Battle of Beleriand, the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, the Dagor Aglareb, the Dagor Bragollach, the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and the final battle of the war, the War of Wrath.

See also

• The Battles of Beleriand