Destruction of the Two Trees

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event in Arda event in Tolkien legendarium fictional event

The Destruction of the Two Trees is a pivotal event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the sacred light-giving Trees of Valinor are slain, plunging the Blessed Realm into darkness and setting in motion the exile of the Noldor and the later history of Middle-earth.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Arda ⓘ event in Tolkien legendarium ⓘ fictional event ⓘ
describedIn	Morgoth’s Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ Quenta Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Annals of Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresAction	assault of Melkor and Ungoliant on Valinor ⓘ poisoning of the Two Trees by Ungoliant ⓘ
featuresObject	Laurelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Silmarils NERFINISHED ⓘ Telperion NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	long years of bliss in Valinor ⓘ making of the Silmarils ⓘ
hasCause	treachery of Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ vengeance of Ungoliant NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	Oath of Fëanor becoming central to events ⓘ beginning of the Flight of the Noldor ⓘ creation of the Moon and Sun as new lights ⓘ darkening of Valinor ⓘ death of Finwë ⓘ exile of the Noldor ⓘ loss of the original Light of the Two Trees ⓘ theft of the Silmarils by Melkor ⓘ
hasLocation	Ezellohar NERFINISHED ⓘ Taniquetil vicinity ⓘ Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Finwë NERFINISHED ⓘ Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ Manwë NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkor NERFINISHED ⓘ Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ungoliant NERFINISHED ⓘ Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	catalyst for the later history of Middle-earth ⓘ turning point between the Blessed Realm and the Hither Lands ⓘ
partOf	Silmarillion narrative ⓘ history of Valinor ⓘ history of the First Age ⓘ legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Flight of the Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinslaying at Alqualondë NERFINISHED ⓘ Rising of the Sun and Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeInFiction	Years of the Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ end of the Years of the Trees ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aman → historicalEvent → Destruction of the Two Trees ⓘ

Valinor → historicalEvent → Destruction of the Two Trees ⓘ