Maglor

The Oath of Feanor bound Maglor throughout his life and eventually brought about a bitter death. Feanor's second son and one of the first to swear the Oath, Maglor went with his brothers and father to recover the Silmarils. His realm in Beleriand was one of the first to fall to Morgoth's forces (through no fault of his own), and afterwards he travelled with his closest sibling, Maedhros. Although not evil or violent by nature, Maglor was driven by his vow to recover the Silmarils. With his brother, he captured the young Elrond and Elros (who were not mistreated as prisoners), but the two proved unable to ransom a Silmaril from Elwing, the boys' mother. In the end, desperate, they stole the other two gems from the Host of the Valar (which had recently wrested the jewels from Morgoth). Maglor was unable to bear the pain of his Silmaril and the crimes committed in pursuit of it; he cast his gem into the ocean. Thereafter he wandered the shore, shunning all but solitude. It is said that he paces beside the waves yet, singing laments for the lost glory of the Noldor. Maglor was a great poet, composer of some of the greatest songs in history—including the Noldolante, the basis for the Silmarillion.