#and yes beleriand elflings probably did have toy swords - which is probably how the noldor babies pick it up

[tolkien-feels]

My pettiest of pet peeves is when people portray the Finweans as children in Aman playing with toy swords, which (a) had not been invented yet and (b) were things to be hidden once they were invented.

It's just a pet peeve and I know it's unimportant at the end of the day, but you know what I just realized while being peeved about it?

The sheer potential for the Exiles to be profoundly disturbed to witness the first generation of Noldor to have toy swords

#for the record i headcanon they had toy bows rather than toy swords in aman #and yes beleriand elflings probably did have toy swords - which is probably how the noldor babies pick it up #'my friend has a toy sword and my parents have swords I WANT A SWORD'