The Two Lamps, also known as The Lamps of the Valar, refer to Illuin (Sky-blue), the lamp which formerly stood at the northern end of Arda and Ormal (High-gold) which stood at the southern end of Arda.
History
Origins
After the Valar entered the world and brought order to the seas and the lands and the mountains, and subdued the fires of Melkor, there was a need for light. Aulë at the prayer of Yavanna forged two mighty lamps, Illuin and Ormal. Varda filled the lamps with light and Manwë hallowed them, and the Valar set them up on high pillars, Illuin in the furthest north upon the pillar of Helcar, Ormal in the deepest south upon the pillar of Ringol. In the middle of Arda, where the light of the lamps mingled, amid the Great Lake lay the Isle of Almaren, where the Valar dwelt.[1]
Destruction
The pillars were cast down and their lamps broken by Melkor. Lands were broken, seas arose in tumult, and destroying flame from the broken lamps poured out over the Earth, marring it, causing the Valar to flee Middle-earth for the Land of Aman, where they established the domain of Valinor.[1] Where Illuin fell, the Sea of Helcar was formed, of which Cuiviénen was a bay.[2]
Other Versions of the Legendarium
In Tolkien's older writings (not used in the published version of The Silmarillion), the Valar sought peace with Melkor, asking his assistance with fixing the lamps upon Arda. Melkor, still envious and hateful of the rest of the Valar, agreed to give them a strong, sturdy substance. He gave Aulë ice. Melkor permitted the Valar to do as they wished until the fateful day when the Lamps' light and heat finally melted the ice. The pillars crashed upon Arda, flooding it with water and darkness.[citation needed]
Translations around the World
Foreign Language | Translated name |
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Afrikaans | Twee Lampe |
Albanian | Dy Llambat |
Amharic | ሁለቱ መቅረዞች |
Arabic | اثنين من مصابيح |
Armenian | երկու լամպեր |
Azerbaijani | Iki Işıqlar |
Belarusian Cyrillic | дзве лямпы |
Bengali | দুই আলো |
Bosnian | Dva Lampe |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Две лампи |
Cambodian | ចង្កៀងពីរ |
Catalan | Dos Llums |
Cebuano | Duha ka mga lamparahan |
Chinese | 两个灯 |
Croatian | Dvije Svjetiljke |
Czech | Dvě Lampy |
Danish | To Lamper |
Dutch | Twee Lampen |
Esperanto | Du Lampoj |
Estonian | Kaks Lampi |
Filipino | Dalawang Lampara |
Finnish | Kaksi Lamppua |
French | Deux Lampes |
Frisian | Twa Lampen |
Galician | Dúas Lámpadas |
Georgian | ორი ლამპრები |
German | Zwei Leuchten |
Greek | δύο Λάμπες |
Gujarati | બે દીવીઓ |
Haiti Creole | De Lanp |
Hausa | Biyu Fitilu |
Hebrew | שתי מנורות |
Hindi | दो लैंप |
Hungarian | Két Lámpák |
Icelandic | Tveir Lampar |
Igbo | Abụọ Oriọna |
Indonesian | Dua Lampu |
Irish Gaelic | Dhá Lampaí |
Italian | Due Lampade |
Japanese | 2つのランプ |
Laotian | ສອງໂຄມໄຟ |
Latin | Duo Lucernas |
Latvian | Divas Lampas |
Lithuanian | Du Žibintai |
Luxembourgish | Zwou Luuchten |
Kannada | ಎರಡು ದೀಪಗಳು |
Kazakh Cyrillic | екі шамдар |
Korean | 두 램프 |
Kurdish | توۆ لامپس (Arabic script) Du Qendîl (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | эки чырак |
Macedonian Cyrillic | две светилки |
Maori | Rama e Rua |
Malagasy | Roa lela fanaovan-jiro |
Malay | Dua Lampu |
Malayalam | രണ്ടു നിലവിളക്കും |
Maltese | Żewġ Fanali |
Marathi | दोन दिवे |
Mongolian Cyrillic | хоёр Чийдэн |
Nepalese | दुई ल्याम्प |
Norwegian | To Lamper |
Pashto | دوه څراغونه |
Persian | دو لامپ |
Polish | Dwie Lampy |
Portuguese | Duas Lâmpadas |
Punjabi | ਦੋ ਦੀਵੇ |
Querétaro Otomi | Yoho ya Lámparas |
Romanian | Două Lămpi |
Romansh | Lampa Dus ? |
Russian | Две лампы |
Samoan | Lamepa Lua |
Scottish Gaelic | Dà Lampaichean |
Serbian | dva Лампе (Cyrillic) Dve Lampe (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ලාම්පු දෙක |
Slovak | Dve Lampy |
Slovenian | Dve Svetilki |
Somali | Laba Laambadihii |
Spanish | Dos Lámparas |
Swahili | Taa Mbili |
Swedish | Två Lampor |
Tajik Cyrillic | Ду чароғҳои |
Tamil | இரண்டு விளக்குகள் |
Telugu | రెండు దీపాలు |
Thai | โคมไฟสอง |
Turkish | Iki Lamba |
Turkmen | Iki Lampa ? |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | дві лампи |
Urdu | دو لیمپ |
Uzbek | Икки Лампалар (Cyrillic) Ikki Lampalar (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Hai đèn |
Welsh | Dau Lampau |
Yiddish | צוויי לאַמפּס |
Yucatec Maya | Ka'atúul Lámparas |
Zulu | Izibani Ezimbili |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"