| Dates In ancient times, before the destruction of the Lamps of the Valar Origins Begun by the coming of the light of the Lamps Race Ainur Settlements The Valar dwelt on Almaren at this time Pronunciation Arda is pronounced 'a'rrda' (the 'r' sound should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) Meaning Arda means the 'Realm' of Manwë Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: S Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 19 November 2013 Updates planned: 1 The time when the Valar still dwelt on Almaren The time, many millennia ago, when the Valar had ordered the world as they wished and rested upon Almaren, and Melkor lurked beyond the Walls of Night. The Spring was marred when Melkor returned to Arda, and ended completely when he destroyed the Lamps of the Valar. See also... Almaren, Lamps of the Valar, Middle-earth, Second Spring of Arda, Sleep of Yavanna Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: S Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 19 November 2013 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Generate DISC results instantly and automatically, and receive an alert as soon as those results are available. |
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