Customized Feanorian Stars Set

So the other day (or week?? Coz the idea has been sitting for quite a while between IRL’s busy af-ness) I had the idea to customize the Star of Feanor for his sons (and grandson). So that’s about what, 7-8 stars, kinda depending on the twins?

First star to be drawn was naturally Maedhros’, as evident in the caption. And just like every other Feanorians, he makes it hard for me coz... well. He got absolutely no mention about craft. A Discord fren who knows a whole lot of Tolkien more than I am suggested the use of sculpting, in reference of his mother name Maitimo, as in “well-formed”. I actually still have the sketch somewhere, but then I just. Hm, maybe I’d like to look at another angle of Maedhros. Oh I know! His capture, torture, and how he was freed by Fingon by cutting off his shackled right hand. Also the idea of bright flames inside the star being... Well, he certainly died a fiery death so..

And then we have my husban- the Drama Kin- the last Feanorian, secondborn son of Feanor, Maglor. The idea was simple enough; inside the star being some form of water (coz he threw his Silmaril to the sea, and legends say that to this day he wondered near the shore, singing laments and Noldolante), outside being a harp. I was actually debating internally what kind of harp it should be, then pestered several of my discord servers if people there knows the anatomy of a harp (as in, how many strings to harps usually have?). And as I’m apparently a type of masochist (but kind of lazy), I also drew the tuning disks. Lazily. The color gold of his harp is a nod to his mother name. Hint: it have something to do with gold. Maglor’s star: simple in theory but effing troublesome (fondly).

Third to be drawn is naturally Celegorm’s star. He’s a hunter and he got Huan. Admittedly, the center of his star is rather confusing for me to draw coz it’s not like he got “an element” like his 2 older brothers have; he died in Doriath, so that’s trees? But then I didn’t want the brothers to have same “elements” coz if that’s the case, Celegorm, Caranthir and Curufin would have freaking trees as “elements”. So I just. You know what, he’s a hunter, let’s make his star somewhat furry. And you know what? It works. Sort of.

I might not render Huan perfectly, but I did use Irish blood hound as base and just googled how doggos sleep. So walla, a sleeping Huan somewhat surrounding Celegorm’s star. And a bow coz... hunter.

The fourth one is equally as problematic as the first son: absolutely no mention about Caranthir having a craft. Actually, there’s barely anything about him unless if it’s about Haleth or how he manages to trade with the Dwarves and having a relation with Man (outside Haleth), until Ulfang betrays them all in Nirnaeth Arnoediad. So I just throw my hands and just go to that Discord friend that I mentioned, and just pokes him I guess lmao-

Ended up with that greenery in the middle of his star and green cloak (coz Discord fren said that he’s rather attached at the idea of Caranthir and green due to a Silm artist), with Haleth’s coat-of-arms barely visible. Also cloak be rather ragged coz I don’t think Caranthir and his brothers would have the luxury of having brand new items like High Kings would have?

Curufin... For the inside of his star, I might or might not be inspired from a fic where Celegorm said that Curufin makes him think of smokes? Eh, I’ll just put the link if someone asks what fic is that. Admittedly I also got to look for it so... And since Curufin is a smith, just go the easy way with anvil and hammer: blacksmith’s trusty items.

Sixth star being Ambarussa! The sixth out of seven stars- tho this one is for two people instead of one like the other Feanorian stars. Especially considering that they seem to never separated (unless in one version of which one of the twins get burned with the ships). They’re apparently also hunters. And for their “element”, well. You know what Havens of Sirion and the Burning of the Ships have in common? It’s near the sea. So if you take a minute to look at the inside of their star, bottom is the sea, above is fire. Yeah. RIP Ambarussa.

And finally Celebrimbor, for whom the last Feanorian Star I modified/made from the original Star of Feanor! At first I was tempted to draw the doors of Moria LOL then the One Ring. And then: oh right, One Ring was created by Sauron; Celebrimbor only does the three elven rings. Inside the star being metal-abstract thing. Am actually unsure if it shows you people that it’s supposed to be liquid silver.

Silmarillion and Feanorians doesn't belong to me, they belong to Jirtman. Er, Tolkien.