Just a note. I don't think that it was Mahtan who taught Feanor how to make weapons. On the contrary, the Silmarillion states that "bitterly did Mahtan rue the day when he taught to the husband of Nerdanel all the lore of metalwork", which suggests that he was very unhappy about the weapons. Rather, it was Melkor who first spoke to the Elves (and Feanor) concerning weapons.
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