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+ Shadowy Mountains : See Ered Wethrin for more information.

+ Sickle of the Valar : Also called Valacirca the Sickle was made of seven stars that had been set into the sky by Varda as an enduring warning to Melkor.

+ Siege of Angband : The leaguer of the Noldor around the fortress of Morgoth in the early centuries of the First Age. The Siege was broken in the Dagor Bragollach.

+ Silmaril : The three great jewels made by Fëanor. In these jewels he locked the great light of the Two Trees of Valinor. The jewels were made of a metal which composition only Fëanor knew. He called the metal Silima and the jewels Silmarili. They glew with a strong light. Varda consecrated the jewels so that no bad hand should touch them in the future. Melkor stole the jewels (he burned his hands by touching them) and fled with them to Angband. Fëanor swore to recover the Silmarils. Many of the Noldor followed thim and their hopelaess war against Morgoth began.

During the First Age one Silmaril was recovered from Morgoth's crown by Beren and Lúthien. This stone was borne by Eärendil when he sailed into the West to the Valar. When the Valar saw that they sent a mighty force to Middle-Earth and Morgoth was defeated. That way all the Silmaril were recovered. But it came that Maedhros and Maglor, two sons of Fëanor stole the jewels from the Valar again. But their evil deeds in pursuance of the jewels drove them into madness : Maedhros cast himself into a fiery chasm with one of the Silmarils and Maglor threw the other one into the sea. So only one Silmaril remained in the world, bound to Eärendil's brow as he sails the heavens, the morning and the evening star.

+ Silvan-Elves : Elves of mainly telerin origin. Their greatest realms were the Wood-Elves and the Galadhrim.

+ Sindar : Also called the Grey-Elves. Sindar is the name of another part of the Teleri which stayed in Middle-Earth. Their king was Thingol who lived in Menegroth. The Sindar lived a peaceful life, they didn't like any changes. There were two countries of the Sindar : Doriath, ruled by Thingol and Melian, and Falas, ruled by Círdan.

+ Sirion : The greatest river of Beleriand. To see where it flowed, please have a look at this map of Beleriand.

+ Spring of Arda : That's how the time was called when the Valar still dwelt in Almaren. The spring of Arda ended when Melkor destroyed the two Lamps of the Valar.

+ Swarthy Men : Another name for the Easterlings.