The greatest of the Noldorin Elves - craftsman, inventor, and creator of the Silmarils, three jewels of surpassing beauty that captured the light of the Two Trees of Valinor. Fëanor's brilliance is matched only by his pride. When Morgoth steals the Silmarils and kills his father, Fëanor swears a terrible oath to recover them at any cost, leading the Noldor out of paradise and into centuries of war, kin-slaying, and ruin.

High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth, half-brother of Fëanor. Where Fëanor is passionate and reckless, Fingolfin is steady, courageous, and noble. He leads his people across the Grinding Ice to Middle-earth after Fëanor abandons them, and his single combat against Morgoth at the gates of Angband is the most heroic moment in all of Tolkien's writing.

The Lady of Lothlórien, one of the oldest and most powerful Elves remaining in Middle-earth. Galadriel has lived since the First Age, witnessed the creation of the Silmarils, and borne one of the three Elven Rings of Power for millennia. Her wisdom is matched by a strength of will that makes even Gandalf wary.