These were assigned to lesser spirits, male Tilion and female Arien, after the 'genders' of the Trees themselves. Īgain Yavanna sang and Nienna wept, but they succeeded only in reviving Telperion's last flower (to become the Moon) and Laurelin's last fruit (to become the Sun).
Concealed in Unlight, Melkor struck each Tree with a spear and the insatiable Ungoliant devoured whatever life and light remained in them. Jealous, Melkor enlisted the help of the giant spider-creature Ungoliant (the mother of Shelob) to destroy the Two Trees.
#SONGBOOK OF LAURELIN FULL#
Each Tree, in turn, would give off light for seven hours (waxing to full brightness and then slowly waning again), so that at one hour each of "dawn" and "dusk" soft gold and silver light would be given off together. Laurelin had gold-trimmed leaves and her dew was likewise collected by Varda. Telperion had dark leaves (silver on one side) and his silvery dew was collected as a source of water and of light. Telperion and Laurelin, by Jordan PatchakĮach tree was a source of light: Telperion's silver and Laurelin's gold. They grew in the presence of all of the Valar, watered by the tears of Nienna. The Trees sat on the hill Ezellohar located outside Valmar. Telperion was considered male and Laurelin female. Afterward, the Valar went to Valinor and Yavanna sang into existence the Two Trees, silver Telperion and golden Laurelin. These were cast down and destroyed by Melkor. The first sources of light for all of Arda were two enormous Lamps: Illuin, the silver one to the north, and Ormal, the golden one to the south.
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