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Valacirca, Quenya for “Sickle Of The Valar”, was...

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tolkienmatters: Valacirca, Quenya for “Sickle Of The Valar”, was a constellation of stars. Known as the Wain or Plough to the hobbits, and the Great Bear to Men. The stars came from Varda, Queen of the Valar. She created the stars from the dew of Telperion the White Tree, Elder of the Two Trees of Valinor. The world was lit so that Middle Earth could share the light of Valinor. This was before the coming of the First-Born (Elves), and Melkor had just escaped and created his armies of evil in Middle Earth; building Angbad, his great armory. In an effort to combat his growing influence over Middle-Earth and support the coming Elves the stars were wrought. Symbols among the stars included Menelmacar, “The Swordsmen Of The Sky” in Quenya, who prophesied the Last Battle, Though it is considered to be Túrin Turamabar. The Valacirca was created as a sign of doom to Melkor, seven stars set to swing and end Melkor. In the modern world Menelmacar is Orion and Valacirca is the Big Dipper.

“And in answer he sang a song of challenge that he had made in praise of the Seven Stars, the Sickle of the Valar that Varda hung above the North as a sign for the fall of Morgoth. Then all the strength left him and he fell down into darkness. - Beren answering the song of Lúthien Tinúviel during the battle at the Isle of Sauron. Part of the epic Lay of Lethian. The Silmarillion, Of Beren and Lúthien.  

“Home is behind”

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“Home is behind”

This wraps up my series of mini linocuts for book 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring

Ungoliant, Sindarin for “Dark spider” was an evil...

tolkienmatters: Ungoliant, Sindarin for “Dark spider” was an evil spirit of the First Age. Described as a monstrous spider who consumed light and left a web of darkness. She lived in Avathar, a shadowy mountain range in the South, her origin is unknown. She was unheeded by the Valar and Melkor, for she was a powerful yet unknown force. However Melkor knew of her lust for light, and sought her out in his true form, a tall, dark, and powerful lord. he promised Ungoliant that she will have a great feast of light from the Two Trees of Valinor. Telperion and Laurelin, the two trees that lit the world, and anything he stole. Ungoliant was hesitant to assault the home of the Valar, but the reward was far too great; She agreed. Melkor wanted her aid to steal the Silmarils and hinder the Valar. Ungoliant wove a great darkness about Melkor and herself, and they passed through the world unseen. They were wrapped in Unlight, which no vision could pierce. They began their infiltration into Valinor by climbing the mighty mountain of Hyarmentir. From this mountaintop Ungoliant wove a giant ladder of web and descended into The Blessed Realm during a time of festival. There under the cover of the Unlight, Ungoliant drank the sap of the Two Trees and drained the Well of Varda, and Melkor robbed them of many gems, including the Silmarils. They escaped through the darkness, and the chase of the Valar had no chance. When they had passed into Angabad, Ungoliant demanded the gems Melkor had stolen, citing the reward promised. he surrended all the gems in his left hand, but did not give her the Silmarils he held in his right hand. Ungoliant was still hungry and demanded them, Melkor refused, and they fought. Ungoliant had grown strong and wicked from consuming the light and wrapped Melkor in great webs strangling him. Melkor let out a mighty cry for help, which became known as the Lammoth. The Great Echo shook the world, and all of his minions heard. Balrogs emerged and fought off Ungoliant with their whips of flame. Ungoliant was defeated and returned to the darkness, her fate remains unknown. Though it is said that she consumed herself in her eternal hunger. She is the ancestor of all great spiders including Shelob and the Spiders of Mirkwood.

“Melkor said to her: ‘Do as I bid; and if thou hunger still when all is done, then I will give thee whatsoever thy lust demand. Yea, with both hands.’ Lightly he made this vow, as he ever did; and he laughed in his heart. Thus did the great thief set his lure for the lesser.’ - Melkor making his deal with Ungoliant for the theft of the Silmarils, The Silmarillion, Of The Darkening of Valinor.

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