War of Wrath II the timelining

[bunn]

I have just realised (I think I knew this, but had forgotten) that at the end of the Silmarillion's War of Wrath, poor Elros and Elrond, who were abducted away from both their parents when they were aged seven, get to see their father again... looking up at him from below, up at him in his flying ship high above the ground.   He is forbidden to land, despite having just basically won the war that the Valar had been fighting for 43 years for them.   Because, apparently, Rules Are Rules.

I wondered if going through all the Feanorian Silmarillion details would make me feel less generally Feanorian in my sentiments.  I mean, they are mass murderers who make terrible decisions. But in fact, exactly the opposite has occurred.

DAMN YOU VALAR.  YOU UTTER, UTTER BASTARDS.

Also, it is really hard to come up with 43 years worth of details for a war that is described in canon as basically 'And then the Valar stomped everyone and it  all fell in the sea.'    I'm trying to make up a possible timeline.  Any warlike suggestions happily accepted.

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[bunn.livejournal.com]

I think it definitely has to escalate slowly, but I'm sort of struggling with the description in the Silmarillion where he sort of makes it sound like they stormed right up to Anfauglith in about a week.

I'm trying hard not to be tempted to read your take on it right now, because if I do it will derail me (fell into that trap with my other Arthurian long story I am working on and got blocked : I am now resolved to read all the other versions, either before starting or AFTER the end...)

Civilian flight across the mountains? Hmm. That's a thought. I've been trying to work out how they can sink Beleriand without wiping out the Edain.