Сильмариллион
Of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor
ThefirstgemsthatFeanormadewerewhiteandcolourless,butbeingsetunderstarlighttheywouldblazewithblueandsilverfiresbrighterthanHelluin;andothercrystalshemadealso,whereinthingsfarawaycouldbeseensmallbutclear,aswiththeeyesoftheeaglesofManwe.SeldomwerethehandsandmindofFeanoratrest.
WhilestillinhisearlyyouthheweddedNerdanel,thedaughterofagreatsmithnamedMahtan,amongthoseoftheNoldormostdeartoAule;andofMahtanhelearnedmuchofthemakingofthingsinmetalandinstone.Nerdanelalsowasfirmofwill,butmorepatientthanFeanor,desiringtounderstandmindsratherthantomasterthem,andatfirstsherestrainedhimwhenthefireofhisheartgrewtoohot;buthislaterdeedsgrievedher,andtheybecameestranged.
SevensonssheboretoFeanor;hermoodshebequeathedinparttosomeofthem,butnottoall.
NowitcametopassthatFinwetookashissecondwifeIndistheFair.ShewasaVanya,closekinofIngwetheHighKing,golden-hairedandtall,andinallwaysunlikeMiriel.Finwelovedhergreatly,andwasgladagain.ButtheshadowofMirieldidnotdepartfromthehouseofFinwe,norfromhisheart;andofallwhomhelovedFeanorhadeverthechiefshareofhisthought.
TheweddingofhisfatherwasnotpleasingtoFeanor;andhehadnogreatloveforIndis,norforFingolfinandFinarfin,hersons.Helivedapartfromthem,exploringthelandofAman,orbusyinghimselfwiththeknowledgeandthecraftsinwhichhedelighted.
