Season 2 covers the Long Peace and the breaking of the Siege of Angband, from the beginning of the First Age to Year 456. There are a few time skips of several hundred years. This season sees the Dagor Aglareb, construction of Gondolin and Nargothrond, the coming of Men and the Dagor Bragollach.

Prologue – Eregion

• Elrond and his sons meet with Maglor again. This time he is in Eregion, Celebrimbor’s old kingdom. Maglor is convinced to tell Elrond’s sons about how Beleriand was overtaken by Morgoth.

Angband

• Maedhros hangs from Thangorodrim. Morgoth and Sauron both taunt and torment him. He refuses to give up secrets about the Noldor.
• Both Maedhros and Sauron see Thorondor from afar.

Mithrim

• Fingolfin begins building his kingdom, Hithlum.
• Believing Maedhros dead, Maglor and the Sons of Feanor prepare to leave Mithrim and go east.
• Fingolfin gives Fingon a domain in the west, Dor-lomin.
• Turgon struggles to get over his wife’s death, becoming protective of Idril. He blames Feanor and his sons for Elenwe’s death.
• Thorondor arrives to inform Feanor’s sons of Maedhros’ imprisonment.

Doriath

• Thingol welcomes Noldor ambassadors in his land, but refuses to give up land of Beleriand to them.
• Thingol’s daughter, Luthien, is curious about the Noldor. Thingol refuses to let her leave Doriath.

First Appearances – Luthien, Nimloth

Adapted from chapters ‘Of the Return of the Noldor’ and ‘Of Beleriand and its Realms’ from The Silmarillion.

Pictures

• Lake Mithrim – J.R.R. Tolkien
• Maedhros Upon Thangorodrim – Jenny Dolfen
• Prayer of Fingon – Tuuliky