Of Night and Light and The Half-light by oshun

The War of Telerin Aggression

Photo-manipulation of Civil War painting by Edward Everard Arnold (1824 - 1866).

I would never go as far as to call the events at Alqualondë the War of Telerin Aggression. But, in fact, Fëanor was not a complete monster to have perhaps assumed that he might have received some help from the Teleri. The Noldor had given generously of their skill, talent and resources to help build the Telerin capital.

"Many jewels the Noldor gave them, opals and diamonds and pale crystals, which they strewed upon the shores and scattered in the pools; marvelous were the beaches of Elende in those days. And many pearls they won for themselves from the sea; and their halls were of pearl, and of pearl were the mansions of Olwe at Alqualonde, the Haven of the Swans, lit with many lamps. For that was their city, and the Haven of their ships; and those were made in likeliness of swans, with the beaks of gold and eyes of gold and jet." – The Silmarillion, Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"