Vána.

The Perennially.

Tári-Laisi. ( Mistress of Life.)

Queen of Spring.

Vána the ever-young, the Queen of flowers who has the beauty both of Earth and Heaven upon her face and in all her works. Vána is Yavanna`s younger sister, Flowers bloom when she looks and birds sing when she is near. Vána is wife to Oromë. Vána lives with Oromë in Valmar but as often as she can she steals away from the boisterous noise in his halls to the Gardens of Vána.

Valian Years ( V.Y.) 0 - 3450.

V.Y 0 - 1500. Uncounted years filled with laboring had gone by in the timeless ages before the Gods decented into the world in year 0. But Melkor contested the overlordship of Manwë and strife were in the world. Manwë summoned help and among those who heard was Tulkas and he came to the aid. Before his face Melkor fled out into Eä.

V.Y.1500 - 1900. Now the gods planned and schemed and ordered and for all the seeds Yavanna had planted Aulë made two great lamps Ormal and Illuin to lit the earth and these were set in 1900 upon Helkar and Ringil.

V.Y. 1900 - 3450. Now began the Spring of Arda, the Gods settled at Almaren and the world came to life, threes and beasts swollened the earth but Melkor saw it from the outside of the Wall of Things and grew hot and he heard it from his spies ( Sauron the chiefest of them ) already among the Gods. Manwë had called for a great feast and while the Gods were afterwards resting Melkor crept over the Wall and entered Arda in the North and assailed the Lamps and overthrew them and the blossom of the earth was checked.

V.Y. 3450 - V.Y. 3500 The Gods departed to Aman where Aulë deemed the plains of Valinor a good place to build their new home. A great labor now began for the Gods. When Valinor was fullwrought and the mansions of the gods were established Yavanna and Nienna brought forth in the V.Y 3500 the two trees Silpion and Laurelin into being. And in the delicious light upon Valinor Aulë began many new tasks.

Related Links.: Battles: War of shaping Arda. Misc.: Making of the Lamps.

Now began the Valian Years of the Trees. ( V.Y.t ) and a new reckoning of time.

V.Y.t 0 - 1000 This was the Noontide of Valinor though Middle-earth was still in darkness and only Oromë and Yavanna came there at times and the stewardship of Middle-earth was partly neglected and Melkor ruled there with violence. At the prayer of Yavanna to the council of the gods, Manwë took council in his heart and with Ilúvatar and summoned the gods and declared to them his thoughts and the gods decided to capture Melkor. The gods went to war and made Melkor captive ( Year 1100 ) and brought him to Valinor where he was doomed before the feet of Manwë to serve 3 ages in the fastness of Mandos.

V.Y.t. 1133 Arrival of the Elves.

V.Y.t 1400 Melkor sued for pardon and was released but should stay in Valinor

V.Y.t 1400 - 1496. The Shadow began to grow in Valinor because of Melkor`s lies and in 1490 the truth was discovered at a council.

V.Y.t 1495 Manwë sought to heal the evil that had arisen in Valinor and he declared a great feast but during the feast Melkor returned with Ungoliant, killed Finwë and destroyed the two Trees. Then he escaped to Middle-earth. In the year 1496 came the departure from Valinor, Fëanor departed with a great host against the advice of the Gods.

V.Y.t 1496 - 1500. These years between the killing of the Trees and the rise of the Sun and Moon were the Years of Darkness or the Years of the Darkening of Valinor. Long it has been said the Valar sat in silent thoughts, holding counsel with each other by the power of minds in the Ring of Doom. Yavanna and Nienna put forth all their powers of healing and by the uttermost of their strength and power Telperion and Laurelin bore each one a single fruit which became the Sun and Moon.

Related Links.: Misc. : Creation of the Sun and Moon. Reckoning of Time. Battles : Kinslaying at Alqualondë. War of the Gods.