Silmaril

The struggle for the jewels drove the major narratives of the First Age. Despite the tragic wars, each Silmaril eventually found a permanent, symbolic resting place:

Beren (a Man) and Lúthien (an Elf) successfully stole one jewel from Morgoth’s crown, which eventually passed to their descendant Elwing and her husband Eärendil. silmaril

The Silmarils did not aid their keepers; they destroyed them. The purity of the light was so intense that it literally burned any flesh that was unworthy. It was a moral litmus test. The struggle for the jewels drove the major