The Sleep of Yavanna refers to the period in Middle-earth's history between the Spring of Arda and the rising of Moon and Sun, during which almost all living things slept and Middle-earth was lit only by starlight.
History[]
After the destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor before the Two Trees, Yavanna needed to see that they were protected so she sent them to sleep until light returned again to Middle-earth. At this time the only life in Middle-earth were the Elves, Dwarves, and the monstrous servants of Melkor before and after his first defeat.
The period ended with the rise of the Moon and Sun which began the First Age of Middle-earth.[1]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Slaap van Yavanna |
Albanian | Gjumi i Yavanna |
Amharic | ያቫንና ላይ እንቅልፍ |
Armenian | Քունը Յավաննա |
Azerbaijani | Yavanna yuxu |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Сон Ыаванна |
Bengali | যবন্ন ঘুম |
Bosnian | San od Yavanna |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Съня на Ыаванна |
Catalan | Son de Yavanna |
Cebuano | Pagkatulog sa Yavanna |
Chinese | 睡眠雅凡娜 |
Croatian | Mirovanje Yavanna |
Czech | Spánek Yavanna |
Danish | Yavannas søvn |
Dutch | Slaap van Yavanna |
Esperanto | Dormo de Yavanna |
Estonian | Yavannai magada |
Fijian | Moce nei Yavanna |
Filipino | Tulog ng Yavanna |
Finnish | Unta Yavanna |
French | Dormir de Yavanna |
Frisian | Sliep fan Yavanna |
Galician | Sono de Yavanna |
Georgian | ძილის ჯავანნაი ? |
German | Schlaf von Yavanna |
Greek | Ύπνος της Γιαβάννα |
Gujarati | યવન્ન ઊંઘ |
Haitian Creole | Dòmi de Yavanna |
Hausa | Barci da Yavanna |
Hebrew | שנתה של יאבאנה |
Hindi | ग़वन्न की नींद |
Hmong | Pw tsaug zog ntawm Yavanna |
Hungarian | Alvás Yavanna |
Icelandic | Yavannas svefninn |
Igbo | Ụra nke Yavanna |
Indonesian | Tidur dari Yavanna |
Irish Gaelic | Codladh ar Yavanna |
Italian | Sonno di Yavanna |
Japanese | ヤヴァンナの睡眠 |
Javanese | Turu saka Yavanna |
Kannada | ಯಾವನ್ನ ನಿದ್ರೆ |
Kazakh Cyrillic | Яаванна ұйқы |
Korean | 야바나의 수면 ? |
Kurdish | خهو جی یاڤاننا (Arabic script) Xew ji Yavanna (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Яванна уйкусу |
Latin | Somno Iavanna |
Latvian | Yavanna miega |
Lithuanian | Miego apie Yavanna |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Сон на Yаванна |
Maltese | Irqad ta Yavanna |
Malagasy | Torimaso Yavanna |
Malaysian | Tidur Yavanna |
Malayalam | യവന്ന ഉറക്കം |
Marathi | य़वन्न झोप |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Ыаванна унтах |
Nepalese | ग़वन्न को निद्रामा ? |
Norwegian | Yavannas søvn |
Pashto | د خوب یاواڼا |
Persian | خواب یاواننا |
Polish | Snu z Yavanna |
Portuguese | Sono de Yavanna |
Punjabi | ਯ਼ਅਵਨ੍ਨ ਦੇ ਸੌਣ |
Romanian | Somnul de Yavanna |
Russian | Сон Йаванна |
Samoan | Moe o Yavanna |
Serbian | Сан од Yаванна (Cyrillic) San od Yavanna (Latin) |
Scottish Gaelic | Cadal de Yavanna |
Sinhalese | යවන්න ක නින්ද |
Slovak | Spánok Yavanna |
Slovenian | Spanec Yavanna |
Somalian | Seexo ee Yavanna |
Spanish | Sueño de Yavanna |
Sundanese | Sare of Yavanna |
Swahili | Usingizi wa Yavanna |
Swedish | Yavannas sömn |
Tahitian | Te Taoto no te Yavanna |
Tamil | யவண நித்திரை |
Telugu | యవన్న స్లీప్ |
Thai | นอนหลับของญะนนะ |
Turkish | Yavanna uyku |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | сон Иаванна |
Urdu | یاوانن کی نیند |
Uzbek | Яванна уйқу (Cyrillic) Yavanna uyqu (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Giấc ngủ của Yavanna |
Welsh | Cysgu o Yavanna |
Yucatec Maya | Weenel u Yavanna |
Yiddish | שלאָפן פון יאַוואַננאַ |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"