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Old 02-12-2008, 11:07 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Raynor View Post
Seeing that both Feanor and Earendil wore a silmaril on their brow (Feanor all three), I would expect them to be quite small..
Perhaps they just had large heads

But yes, that's interesting, I never thought about it. It's true the Silmarili had to be also at maximum of the size to be hidden inside a man's hand - though probably a big and strong adult man's hand. I always imagined them quite big, though - indeed, about the size of a man's closed fist. What you said however implies they were a lot smaller - unless they were to function like a cap peak.
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