Ages of the Lamps

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Ages of the Lamps is an early mythological era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, marked by the dominion of the Valar’s great lamps before their destruction and the subsequent rise of darkness under Morgoth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era in Arda
fictional time period
mythological era
associatedWithEvent Melkor’s secret fortification of Utumno NERFINISHED
first dwelling of the Valar in Middle-earth
first wars of the Valar and Melkor
ordering of Arda by the Valar
raising of the Two Lamps
characterizedBy dominion of the Valar’s great lamps
early opposition of Melkor
first great darkness after the destruction of the lamps
illumination of the world by two great lamps
rule of the Valar over Arda
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
endedBy assault of Melkor on the Valar NERFINISHED
destruction of the lamps
follows Years of the Music NERFINISHED
hasAdversary Melkor NERFINISHED
Morgoth NERFINISHED
hasKeyFigure Aulë NERFINISHED
Manwë NERFINISHED
Ulmo NERFINISHED
Varda NERFINISHED
hasLamp Illuin NERFINISHED
Ormal NERFINISHED
hasMainLocation Aman NERFINISHED
Arda NERFINISHED
Middle-earth NERFINISHED
hasPrimarySource Ainulindalë NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
Valaquenta NERFINISHED
hasRulingPowers Valar NERFINISHED
hasSecondarySource Morgoth’s Ring NERFINISHED
The Shaping of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
lampIlluminatedRegion northern regions of Arda
southern regions of Arda
languageOfOrigin English
partOf J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium NERFINISHED
history of Arda
precedes Ages of the Trees
Years of the Trees NERFINISHED
resultedIn devastation of Arda’s surface
rise of darkness under Morgoth
shattering of Illuin NERFINISHED
shattering of Ormal
withdrawal of the Valar to Aman NERFINISHED
temporalPositionInArda before the awakening of the Elves
early history of Arda

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Morgoth timePeriod Ages of the Lamps