Morgoth could not endure the sunlight so he shrouded himself in shadow. Morgoth hated the new lights and was confounded by them. Varda set the sun and moon on their journeys, each lighting the earth in their own time. The moon arose first, as Fingolfin blew his silver trumpets upon the shores of Middle-earth. The sun and moon were each guided by one of the Maiar. The sun was a sign for the awakening of Men and the waning of the Elves but the “moon cherished their memory”. They were given to Varda that they might become ‘lamps of heaven’ Manwe hallowed them and Aulë made vessels in which to preserve them. However, Telperion bore one last silver flower and Laurelin bore one last golden fruit. When they learned that Fëanor had come to Middle-earth, they tried to heal the trees - but they were not able to. These vessels the Valar gave to Varda, that they might become lamps of heaven, outshining the ancient stars, being nearer to Arda and she gave them power to traverse the lower regions of Ilmen, and set them to voyage upon appointed courses above the girdle of the Earth from the West unto the East and to return.” - The SilmarillionĬhapter 11: Of the Sun and the Moon and the Hiding of ValinorĪfter the flight of the Noldor, the Valar sat long in the Ring of Doom. “But the flower and the fruit Yavanna gave to Aulë, and Manwë hallowed them, and Aulë and his people made vessels to hold them and preserve their radiance: as is said in the Narsilion, the Song of the Sun and Moon.
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