Mmm... they killed the Teleri, not the Vanyar, for the ships. And that was on the part of Feanor and his folk, not the people of Fingolfin. (There were fewer of these and they were at the back of the march, I think they actually stopped to pack). You're right, that the Doom of Mandos prevented them from returning until it was later lifted. By the time of LotR, the Ban was long gone, except for Galadriel, and that was because she herself had refused to accept the Ban being lifted from her. That sounds confusing but I think you understand what I mean.
I lost the thread of this conversation. Is there a point we're supposed to be making or is it just Fun Elf History Trivia night at the Green Dragon?
You're right. Teleri, not Vanyar.
(I'm on the road and don't have any books with me to check names.)
What do you mean, a long time ago? Only 6,000 years or so!
No point. I just took off on Sam's recital of
The Fall of Gil-galad to ask a question.
Now, back to our regular programing....