I've seen a few other authors write the same idea, including the belief (which I share) that part of what made the Silmarils so unique--and not able to be replicated--is that Feanor put some of himself into them, kind of like Sauron with the One Ring.
Rampaging Frodo and I were just discussing this concept a couple of days ago. Since he's the hapless victim of my first-pass hackery, he knows a good deal about my interpretation as pertains to the grafting of thought and will into a material object. In his ruminations, he wondered if Fëanor had integrated a part of himself into the Silmarilli, and thus destroying them would likewise destroy him. This launched into a truly nerdsome discussion about the nature of the Silmarilli and JRRT's theme of the possessiveness they triggered. Granted that this is colored by looking through my personal prism, but I see strong parallels between the Silmarilli and the Ring in a number of aspects. I tend to think such similarities were not an accident on JRRT's part.
This is an extraordinary story. I'll undoubtedly yammer more about it on the SWG. :^)
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Rampaging Frodo and I were just discussing this concept a couple of days ago. Since he's the hapless victim of my first-pass hackery, he knows a good deal about my interpretation as pertains to the grafting of thought and will into a material object. In his ruminations, he wondered if Fëanor had integrated a part of himself into the Silmarilli, and thus destroying them would likewise destroy him. This launched into a truly nerdsome discussion about the nature of the Silmarilli and JRRT's theme of the possessiveness they triggered. Granted that this is colored by looking through my personal prism, but I see strong parallels between the Silmarilli and the Ring in a number of aspects. I tend to think such similarities were not an accident on JRRT's part.
This is an extraordinary story. I'll undoubtedly yammer more about it on the SWG. :^)