At Sirion's mouth Elwing daughter of Dior dwelt, and received the survivors of Gondolin. These become a seafaring folk, building many boats and living far out on the delta, whither the Orcs dare not come.
Ulmo reproaches the Valar, and bids them rescue the remnants of the Noldoli and the Silmarils in which alone now lives the light of the old days of bliss when the Trees were shining.
The sons of the Valar led by Fionwe Tulkas' son lead forth a host, in which all the Qendi march, but remembering Swanhaven few of the Solosimpi go with them. Kôr is deserted.
Tuor cannot forbear the call of the sea, and builds Earame and sails West with Idril and is heard of no more. Eärendel weds Elwing. The call of the sea is born also in him. He builds Wingelot and wishes to sail in search of his father. Here follow the marvellous adventures of Wingelot in the seas and isles, and of how Eärendel slew Ungoliant in the South. He returned home and found the Waters of Sirion desolate. The sons of Fëanor learning of the dwelling of Elwing and the Nauglafring had come down on the people of Gondolin. In a battle all the sons of Fëanor save Maidros and Maglor were slain, but the last folk of Gondolin destroyed or forced to go away and join the people of Maidros. Maglor sat and sang by the sea in repentance. Elwing cast the Nauglafring into the sea and leapt after it, but was changed into a white sea-bird by Ulmo, and flew to seek Eärendel, seeking about all the shores of the world.
Their son (Elrond) who is part mortal and part elfin and part of the race of Valar, a child, was saved however by Maidros. When later the Elves return to the West, bound by his mortal half he elects to stay on earth. Through him the blood of Huor and of Beren (his great-grandfather) and of the Elves is yet among Men, and is seen yet in valour and in beauty and in poetry.
Eärendel learning of these things from Bronweg, who dwelt in a hut, a solitary, at the mouth of Sirion, is overcome with sorrow. With Bronweg he sets sail in Wingelot once more in search of Elwing and of Valinor.
He comes to the magic isles, and to the Lonely Isle, and at last to the Bay of Faerie. He climbs the hill of Kôr, and walks in the deserted ways of the city, and his raiment becomes encrusted with the dust of diamonds and of jewels.
He dares not go further into Valinor. He builds a tower on an isle in the northern seas, to which all the seabirds of the world repair. He sails by the aid of their wings even over the airs in search of Elwing, but is scorched by the Sun, and hunted from the sky by the Moon, and for a long while he wanders the sky as a fugitive star.