K.D. Friedrich, "The Stages of Life"
1835
Oil on canvas (72.5 x 94 cm)
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany
Then Celegorm arose amid the throng, and drawing his sword he cried: 'Be he friend or foe, whether demon of Morgoth, of Elf, or child of Men, or any other living thing in Arda, neither law, nor love, nor league of hell, nor might of the Valar, nor any power of wizardry, shall defend him from the pursuing hate of Fëanor's sons, if he take or find a Silmaril and keep it. For the Silmarils we alone claim, until the world ends.' ~ The Silmarillion, Chapter 19
