I don't think it's clear from canon whether Fëanor actually had a plan in mind all along, or simply hadn't thought this far ahead. But you'd think some of the Noldor would remember that there's a big ocean in their way...
Part 229: Ships are needed
Next time: Part 230: Brother, can you spare a ship?
Chibis by the now-dead website formerly known as tektek.org
Original story by and copyright to J R R Tolkien, ed. C Tolkien: Primarily based on the Silmarillion, but incorporating ideas from the 12-volume History of Middle Earth series.
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