Fëanor - Maker of Silmarils | Was he a hero? An anti-hero? Or a straight up villain?

Tolkien's most complex elf! He created the Silmarils, he led his people to Middle-earth, and he did unspeakably evil things in the process... Learn more about the life of Fëanor in this Silmarillion Explained playlist: 1) Fëanor & the Silmarils - https://youtu.be/NV0v_2_ot3A 2) The Unrest of the Noldor - https://youtu.be/MW93GyuijFI 3) Ungoliant - https://youtu.be/C9BDw5i10rY 4) The Oath of Fëanor - https://youtu.be/d2n3Vt7SAyQ 5) The First Kinslaying - https://youtu.be/sq2ki2pXHNk 6) The Fall of Fëanor - https://youtu.be/MaPIN1SMXTo MASSIVE THANKS to Brian from BADsitVFX for creating the new channel intro! Check out Brian's Instagram at brian_vfx #Lordoftherings #Silmarillion #Lore #Tolkien #Middleearth All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, parody, or use a copyrighted work for educational purposes. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. Thumbnail art by Bella Bergolts - https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergolts/art/Feanor-and-the-Silmarils-792052036 Art credits: Insant - https://www.deviantart.com/insant Bella Bergolts - https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergolts/art/Feanor-and-the-Silmarils-792052036 Venlian - http://venlian.deviantart.com/ Anna Lee - http://ilxwing.deviantart.com/ Kimberly80 - http://kimberly80.deviantart.com/ Tolrone - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/tolrone Steamey - http://steamey.deviantart.com/ Jenny Dolfen - https://goldseven.wordpress.com/ Dakkun39 – https://dakkun39.tumblr.com/ Ktrew - https://www.deviantart.com/ktrew/art/Feanor-637993662 Owen William Weber - http://www.oweber.com Anna Kulisz - http://alasseaearello.deviantart.com/ Lída Holubová - http://aegeri.deviantart.com/ Elena Kukanova http://ww1.elenakukanova.com Soni Alcorn-Hender - http://www.bohemianweasel.com/ Choistar - https://weibo.com/stari1013i1310isj?is_all=1 Tuuliky - http://tuuliky.deviantart.com/ Kaprriss - https://www.deviantart.com/kaprriss/art/ Rami Fon Verg https://www.artstation.com/rami_fon_verg Jay Carpenter - https://www.deviantart.com/jay-carpenter/art/ Toherrys - https://www.deviantart.com/toherrys/art/Melkor-Chained-in-the-Halls-of-Mandos-515585681 Jacek Kopalski - http://www.jacekkopalski.com/ Sara M Morello - http://ladyoftheflower.deviantart.com/ Elfinfen - https://www.artofit.org/image-gallery/741968107336356531/elfinfen/ Dymond Starr https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bD5LG Edarlein - https://www.deviantart.com/edarlein/art/ Pajalie - https://www.deviantart.com/pajalie/art/Melkor-and-Feanor-349408155 John Howe - www.john-howe.com Kamehame - https://twitter.com/katsuobushield?lang=en Ruben de Vela - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/160eZ Catherine Karina Chmiel - http://kasiopea.art.pl/en/home Kuliszu Art - https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/KuliszuArt Ted Nasmith - http://www.tednasmith.com/ Anton Tokarev - https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/rDeJ/lights-of-alqualonde Marya Filatova - http://filat.deviantart.com/ Katya-h - https://www.deviantart.com/katya-h/art/noldolante-5429100 Evolvana - https://www.deviantart.com/evolvana/art/Feanor-against-the-Lord-of-Balrogs-570027875 Kenneth Sofia - https://kensofia42.artstation.com/projects/Xx45Y Gwenniel - https://www.deviantart.com/gwenniel/art/The-death-of-Curufinwe-Feanaro-520103957 Ivan Cavini - https://www.artstation.com/ivancavini/profile Much love and many thanks to the music makers! Traveler by Alexander Nakarada @ SerpentSound Studios https://soundcloud.com/serpentsoundst... . "Neutrin05 - Timeless" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-timeless ‘Phoenix' - Scott Buckley. https://www.youtube.com/user/musicbys... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/4HhM66X978U "Scott Buckley - Freedom" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada @ SerpentSound Studios https://soundcloud.com/serpentsoundst... "Scott Buckley - Sanctum [Epic]" is licensed under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/G_LeTJhjMR8 Legend of The King, Whitesand (Martynas Lau), DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxn55vg75bv... Scott Buckley - Stars In Her Skies [Orchestral] is released under CC BY 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/HdBYkaOsLaI ♩♫ Epic and Emotional Music ♪♬ - Parallel (Copyright and Royalty Free) – by Ross Bugden "Scott Buckley - Titan [Epic]" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/8mdDft5-q28 "MELANCHOLIA" Music Box |Sad, creepy song| by Ryan Creep - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rya... Celtic Theme - Tom Kent - Freelance Musician @tomkentuk | www.tomkentmusic.co.uk | www.facebook.com/tomkentmusic ♩♫ Sad and Emotional Music ♪♬ - I'm Coming Back (Copyright and Royalty Free)