remains in the sky, bound to his brow as he sails his ship through the heavens, appearing to the people of Middle-earth as the Morning Star (the star Galadriel references when she gives Frodo the Phial of Galadriel). Symbolism and Legacy

Eärendil sailed into the West to beg the Valar for mercy against Morgoth. The Valar accepted his plea. As a sign of his ascension, they placed that Silmaril upon his brow and set his ship Vingilótë into the sky. It remains there, a beacon of hope, untouched by the Oath.