Summary: My ideas on why Fëanor and his sons took their Oath. More emphasis on family loyalty than on the Silmarils. Yes, I like writing free verse.
"Morgoth he shall be
called!"
The Spirit of Fire cried out, stricken by grief and
rage.
"By his slaying of my father, our king,
he has named
himself the Dark Enemy of us all!"
And so powerful were the
words of Fëanor
That in truth he renamed the greatest of all
beings in Arda.
But no words of the son of Finwë could bring
Finwë back to life
Nor heal the hurt done to the Elven-kingdoms.
Later, then, Fëanor
returned to the city of Tirion.
For love of his father he spoke
many words, fierce and dangerous,
And at the last, he spoke an
oath of vengeance and hatred --
The most dangerous words ever
heard in all the realm of Eä.
Seven voices rang in
answer
The sons of Fëanor, leaping to stand beside him, swords
drawn
They repeated the oath he had sworn, in voices of power and
wrath
But their true meaning was this:
"We love you, Father;
you do not stand alone;
We will stand with you and walk with
you,
No matter what your road may be. You have the loyalty of your
sons."
For love of Fëanor they bound themselves with his
oath: seven brave young princes.
Maedhros the eldest, tall
both in body and heart,
He would spend his life trying to set good
against the evil his oath forced him to do.
Maglor, created by Eru
to sing of beauty,
Swore to become a killer, his minstrel's hands
red with the blood of others.
Celegorm the hunter,
friend of Oromë,
Torn from that friendship by hatred for Oromë's
greatest foe.
Curufin the crafty, heir to his father's hands and
mind,
Amidst oathkeeping he brought Celebrimbor, creator of beauty
and key to disaster.
Caranthir the dark and
furious, a rage to set against Morgoth's rage,
He kept his oath
with a hatred that sprang from his love.
Amrod and Amras, twin
huntsmen, so alike they could scarcely be named apart,
Fought all
their lives for the father whose youngest sons they were.
The finest of the Noldor
heard his children's voices,
And his heart was both eased and
grieved.
Fëanor knew that the oath would bring pain,
But with
the help of his sons, he knew it would also bring victory.