Arien.

Arien controls the ship of the Sun in the sky.

Of old Arien was a Maia of fire whom Melkor had not decieved or drawn to his service and she had tendered the the golden flowers of Vana, the queen of spring, with the bright dews of Laurelin because she was not afraid of the heats and was unhurt by it. Fair indeed she was to behold but too bright were her eyes for even the Eldar to look on. When she left Aman to steer the Sun she forsook the raiment and form she had worn and she was like a naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour.

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

V.Y 0 - 1500. Uncounted years filled with labouring 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 fleed out into Eä.

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 settlet 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 of whom Sauron was the chiefest and 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 overtrew 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 labour now began for the Gods. In the V.Y 3500 came the two trees Silpion and Laurelin into being.

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. Manwë took council in his heart and with Iluvathar 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 to serve 3 ages in the fastness of Mandos.

V.Y.t.1500. Arien entered the ship of the Sun.

Related Links.: Battles.: War of the Gods. Misc.: Creation of the Sun and Moon.

First Age.

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Second Age.

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Third Age.

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Related links.: Encyc.: of Arien.