I have never heard of anyone ever making a reproduction of one of the silmarils- i don't suppose that they would be too difficult to make though.

I'd think it would need a light source in it to make it shine.

that would have to be a really bright light as the silmarils carry the light of the two trees of the valar- the size i don't believe is ever mentioned in the silmarillion either

I always assumed they were large but not huge, say maybe about the size of a hen's egg. Beren held one in his hand—until the wolf bit it off.

Thre is this picture in wikipea :



But in my treasures book of middle earth, about the three silmarils i have that :


Silmarilli : ( brillance or jewels of similia )
Silimia is : shinning Substance made by craft.

Made to trap and then shine with the light of the Two trees.
The substance was crystalline, unbreakable, and could magically trap and hold light.
The GEMS : The jewels were stolen by Melkor, they were set into
the iron crown.

After i don't know, gems, spheres, for me it's gems ...

Another pics here :

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/jos/a-03.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~mithrandircq/i ... Elwing.jpg
http://www.zauberspiegel.eu/Tolkien/Bil ... age002.jpg

But i thinks you can do that :
Buy a crystal sphere or gems, and take a light.

SPHERE :
You can find this items here :

http://www.themagicalblend.com/francais ... balls.html
http://www.bestcrystals.com/sphere3.html
http://www.crystalstargazer.com/spheresLarge.html
http://www.innerlightworkers.co.uk/sale ... ystals.htm

on EBAY : N° 160235052719 , 150241528823 , 120256259634 ... and other

After for the light ( telperion and Laurelin ), use yellow and white LED for the gold and silver light.



GEMS GLASS :

http://www.polandbymail.com/get_item_55 ... weight.htm
http://www.zenideas.co.uk/index.php?mai ... cts_id=183
http://www.yourpresents.co.uk/lavender- ... -p-43.html

On ebay : Item number: 230247088118 , 260234688121 , 120254683842 ...

For me the best result, is with a gems.

What do you thinks about this idea ?

( sorry for my english )

Pics of morgoth'iron crown :

http://galeria.tolkienianos.com/details ... ode=search

http://www.theonering.com/images/medial ... _nime3.jpg

http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/wynne/wynne_a.jpg

http://img-fan.theonering.net/rolozo/im ... orgoth.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _Lord_.jpg

http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/thum ... _-_May.jpg

http://87.98.222.182/0/18/13/85/tableau ... orgoth.jpg

http://images.wikia.com/lotr/images/6/6e/Melkor.jpg

I FIND Melkor 6 years old !!!!! :
http://bp2.blogger.com/_q36IeZs4KVk/Ruy ... Melkor.jpg

[quote=""Sam Fisher""]So,
Does anyone know where you can pick up a replica of a Silmaril?

SF[/quote]


Well, no one really knows what they look like do they? I've never seen any version of a Silmaril...

I think a "palantir" replica would be really cool, too.

For palantir There is here :

http://www.turondo.com/pottery.html

'[[[ZeN wrote:]];60847']For palantir There is here :

http://www.turondo.com/pottery.html

Interesting. But, the only one that actually looks like the palantir is the one that seems to be signed by Billy Boyd.