Description: If There Is Anyone With A Larger Collection Of Tolkien Items Here On eBay, Please Point them Out! WHITE TREE OF GONDOR - TREE OF VALINOR TOLKIEN SILMARILLION BASED LINED JOURNAL Ebay Mobile users: see FULL DESCRIPTION for complete details. In J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium, the Two Trees of Valinor are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold that brought light to the Land of the Valar in ancient times.They were destroyed by Ungoliant at Melkor's behest, but their last flower and fruit were made by the Valar into the Moon and the Sun. They are said to have been a kind of cherry tree, with leaves resembling a beech. The first sources of light for all of Arda were two enormous Lamps: Illuin, the silver one to the north and Ormal, the golden one to the south. These were cast down and destroyed by Melkor. As a result of this, a large inland sea was formed in the place where in the past had been the mountain of Helcar, which held Illuin. The sea was named Helcar as well, and it was alongside an arm of this sea, known as Cuiviénen, the Waters of Awakening, that the Elves arose. Afterward, the Valar went to Valinor, and Yavanna sang into existence the Two Trees, silver Telperion and golden Laurelin shedding light comparable to moon and sun. Telperion was referred to as male and Laurelin female. The Trees sat on the hill Ezellohar located outside Valimar. They grew in the presence of all of the Valar, watered by the tears of Nienna. Each tree was a source of light: Telperion's silver and Laurelin's gold. Telperion had dark leaves (silver on one side) and his silvery dew was collected as a source of water and of light. Laurelin had pale green leaves trimmed with gold, and her dew was likewise collected by Varda. In Valinor, one "day" lasted twelve hours. Each Tree, in turn, would give off light for seven hours (waxing to full brightness and then slowly waning again), so that at one hour each of "dawn" and "dusk" soft gold and silver light would be given off together. Melkor, later named Morgoth by Fëanor, enlisted the help of the giant spider-creature Ungoliant (the first great spider, ancestor of Shelob, and possibly a fallen Maia or, according to Tolkien's notes, a primeval spirit of night) to destroy the Two Trees. Concealed in a cloud of darkness, Melkor struck each Tree and the insatiable Ungoliant devoured whatever life and light remained in them. Again Yavanna sang and Nienna wept, but they succeeded only in reviving Telperion's last flower (to become the Moon) and Laurelin's last fruit (to become the Sun). These were assigned to lesser spirits, male Tilion and female Arien, after the 'genders' of the Trees themselves. This is why, in The Lord of the Rings, the Sun is usually referred to as "she" and the moon as "he". However the true light of the Trees, before their poisoning by Ungoliant, was said to now reside only in the three Silmarils, created by Fëanor the most gifted of the Elves. Because the Elves that first came to Valinor especially loved Telperion, Yavanna made a second tree like it to stand in the city of Tirion where the Vanyar and Noldor dwelt together at first. This tree, named Galathilion, was identical to Telperion except that it gave no light of its own being. It had many seedlings, one of which was named Celeborn, and planted on the isle of Tol Eressëa. In the Second Age, a seedling of Celeborn was brought as a gift to the Númenóreans, that was known as Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor. It lasted through the vast majority of the realm's duration, but when Sauron took control of the island he had king Ar-Pharazôn chop it down. Fortunately Isildur managed to save a single fruit of that tree. Of this fruit later came the White Tree(s) of Gondor. Here, is a beautiful softcover lined blank journal with a cover reminiscent of those magnificent trees. A physical description follows... If this story or information is basically new to you, then you really NEED to read Tolkien's Silmarillion. I have many copies of assorted vintage in stock. If you buy this with a copy of The Silmarillion, I'll ship both for free within the USA via Media Mail, PROVIDED YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T I CANNOT GO BACK AND FIX IT LATER! Here is a LINK to all of the copies I currently have listed Enjoy... To see all of the Tolkien items I am selling whether on sale or not, CLICK HERE!! NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? If this one is not quite right, I have many, MANY blank journals and address books available. Just CLICK HERE! and perhaps you will find exactly what you were looking for. If the link does not work, drop me a line. GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS! 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I also do not subscribe to "grading" as frankly, grading is totally inconsistent and most of the "graders" TRULY have no clue, so I will use plain English if it is OK with you... *A brand new softcover journal in EXCELLENT physical condition. It contains 102 pages and measures approximately 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches. This is a VERY nice journal! Enjoy... For over a decade, I have sold tens of thousands of items on eBay and have only received a handful of complaints about the accuracy in my descriptions. Having met eBay standards for excellence in trading, you may bid with confidence knowing you will get what you THINK you are bidding on! Please check my feedback. It is a record I am very proud of... I have LOTS of music items, and tons of books available for purchase. Please check my other offerings to see if there is anything else you might be interested in for combined shipping. There are links above and below and why not bookmark my site to make it easier to find at a later date! 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Price: 8.99 USD
Location: Walnut, California
End Time: 2025-01-01T21:26:39.000Z
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