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Illuin

Illuin is one of the Two Lamps of Valinor in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Along with its twin, Ormal, Illuin served as a primary source of light in Aman before the awakening of the Two Trees, illuminating the lands of the Valar and the first inhabitants of the world. The lamps are described as the great guiding lights of the world’s dawn, standing in the sight of Valinor to cast radiance across the continent.

Etymology and description commonly identify Illuin as the Blue Flame, with Ormal known as the Silver Flame.

History and destruction: During the Years of the Lamps, Melkor (Morgoth) opposed the Valar and undermined their

Legacy: The ruin of Illuin and Ormal is depicted as a turning point that underscores Melkor’s growing

The
two
lamps
were
created
and
set
by
the
Valar
to
replace
the
light
of
the
world
before
the
Trees
of
Valinor,
forming
a
pair
of
direct
sources
of
illumination
for
Aman.
works.
He
wrought
ruin
upon
the
Lamps,
and
Illuin
and
Ormal
were
shattered
by
his
power.
Their
fall
brought
darkness
to
Aman
and
marked
a
significant
ruin
in
the
early
history
of
Valinor.
After
their
destruction,
light
in
the
land
waned
until
the
later
creation
of
the
Two
Trees
of
Valinor
provided
new
sources
of
radiance
for
the
world.
defiance
and
the
fragility
of
light
before
the
Trees.
The
story
of
the
Lamps
situates
Illuin
within
the
broader
myth
of
Valinor’s
early
light
and
the
subsequent
cycles
of
light
and
shadow
that
define
the
era.