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In
J.R.R. Tolkien's
Middle-earth legendarium, the
Years of the Trees are one of the three great time-periods of
Arda. They follow the
Years of the Lamps and precede the
Years of the Sun, and are known to comprise several Ages, including the beginning of the
First Age.
Shortly after the destruction of the
Two Lamps and the kingdom of
Almaren, the
Valar abandoned Middle-earth and moved to the continent of
Aman. There they built their Second Kingdom,
Valinor.
Yavanna made the
Two Trees, named
Telperion (the silver tree) and
Laurelin (the golden tree) in the land of Aman. The Trees illuminated Aman, leaving Middle-earth in darkness.
The Years of the Trees were divided into two epochs in Valinor. The first ten Ages, known as the Years of Bliss, saw peace and prosperity in Valinor. The
Eagles, the
Ents and the
Dwarves were conceived, by
Manwë, Yavanna, and
Aulë respectively, but placed into slumber until after the
awakening of the Elves.
The next ten Ages, called the Noontide of the Blessed saw
Varda rekindling the stars above Middle-earth. This was the first time after the Years of the Lamps that Middle-earth was illuminated. The first
Elves awoke in
Cuiviénen in the middle of Middle-earth, marking the start of the First Age of the Children of Ilúvatar, and were soon approached by the Enemy
Melkor who hoped to enslave them. Learning of this, the Valar and the Maiar came into Middle-earth and, in the War of Powers, defeated Melkor and brought him captive to Valinor. This began the period of the Peace of Arda.
After the War of Powers,
Oromë of the Valar summoned the Elves to come to Aman. Many of the Elves were persuaded to go with Oromë on the
Great Journey westwards towards Aman. Along the journey several groups of Elves tarried, notably the
Nandor and the
Sindar. The three clans that arrived at Aman were the
Vanyar,
Noldor and the
Teleri. They made their home in
Eldamar.
After Melkor appeared to repent and was released after his servitude of three
Ages, he sowed great discord among the Elves, and stirred up rivalry between the Noldorin King
Finwë's two sons
Fëanor and
Fingolfin. With the help of
Ungoliant, he slew Finwë and stole the
Silmarils, three gems crafted by Fëanor that contained light of the Two Trees, from his vault, and destroyed the Trees of the Valar.
Bitter at the Valar's inactivity, Fëanor and his house left to pursue Melkor, cursing him with the name "Morgoth". A larger host led by Fingolfin followed. They reached
Alqualondë, the port-city of the Teleri, who forbade them from taking their ships for the journey to Middle-earth. The first
Kinslaying thus ensued, and a curse was put on the house of the Noldor forever.
Fëanor's host sailed on the boats, leaving Fingolfin's host behind — who crossed over to Middle-earth on the
Helcaraxë or Grinding Ice in the far north, losing many. The War of the Great Jewels followed, and lasted until the end of the First Age. Meanwhile, the Valar took the last two living fruit of the Two Trees and used them to create the Moon and Sun, which remained a part of Arda, but were separate from Ambar (the world). The first rising of the sun over Ambar heralded the end of the Years of the Trees, and the start of the Years of the Sun, which last to the present day.
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