I donât agree with interpretation of the events where Maedhros and Maglor are burned by Silmarils and that makes them realise how evil they really are, which leads to Maeâs suicide and Magsâ exiting the narrative. I mean, I donât agree with the pious, religious aspect of it.
They already knew they were werenât good people, closer to monsters than other elves. Maybe they backed back on it a little while raising E&E, or defeating Morgoth gave them some new hope on the matter. Silmarils burning them would be a horrible thing, but... More in a way that they canât touch their fatherâs things than being scorned by a holy object?
I mean, they already knew gods didnât like them, they told them that personally. And we need to remember, Valar were their neighbors in Aman. When they thought âgodsâ, they were thinking of Orome hunting with Celegorm, Aule hanging out with Mathan and Manwe talking to Finwe (and fucking Morgoth). Their âjewels hollowed by the godsâ are not our âjewels hollowed by the godsâ. Theyâre having a property dispute with their gods. Honesty, I think at this point in the game Feanor was more of a holy image to them as we get it than Valar ever were.
DLDR: Silmarils burning them wasnât a holy punishment, it was Varda calling them a bitch.
