[Ainaserkewen]

After long searching through the "search" tool, I have found no real insight into my questions below:

I am very confused about he curse of Mandos and the doom of the Noldor.
All slain spirits of the children must first rest with Nämo in Mandos, I get that. And the Quendi can then be reincarnated back to middle-earth (Men leave the circles of Arda for ever)

My first question is what exactly is the curse of Mandos.

“…and your houseless spirits shall come then to Mandos. There long shall ye abide and yearn for your bodies, and find little pity though all whom ye have slain should entreat you. And those that endure in Middle earth and come not to Mandos shall grow weary of the world as with a great burden, and shall wand, and become shadows of regret before the younger race that cometh after. The Valar have spoken.”

Does this mean that those would fall under the curse would be restless and weary in life or in death? To shame their actions against the Valar and the Teleri? And of those who fall under his curse, was it because they treated and befriended the Noldor?

“There Saeros in his great fear attempted the leap; but he failed in his footing on the far side and fell back with a cry, and was broken on a great stone in the water. So he ended his life in Doriath; and long would Mandos hold him.”

Was he speaking of the curse? Because Saeros was of the Nandor but he did abide in Doriath.

“Thus he [Thingol] wrought the doom of Doriath, and was ensnared within the curse of Mandos.”

Or is it that all who desire the Silmarils and are part of its battle fall under the curse?
My final question is how far down the line did the curse abide?
Did it still burden the hearts of those who lived after the Silmarils were gone? Such as Galadriel, or Thingol’s people who then lived in Mirkwood.

One more thought then I’m done.
I wonder if there were still elves, great descendants of the Noldor (in the third age) who still pursued the Silmarils, or were the Noldor all spent away?
It’s interesting to imagine maybe a small band of elves that searched the corners of the world for the jewels of their long dead leader.
What are your thoughts?