Wells of Varda

The Wells of Varda, also known as the Vats of Varda, were "great vats like shining lakes" that Varda made to hold water and great amountsThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §27-9 of the light which fell in abundance from the Two Trees of Valinor in the time that they lived.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", I: The First Phase, 2: "Of Valinor and the Two Trees", §17
The Wells of Varda were located in Valmar surrounding Ezellohar and were probably many in number.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
==History==
After the awakening of the Two Trees of Valinor, Varda saw that the light which came from it was in abundance. As a result, she made a few "mighty vats" near Ezellohar to store the silver dew and golden rain that fell from Telperion and Laurelin respectively in their Opening Hour. It was at that moment when the Count of Time was marked and the Years of the Trees began.
The wells were said to be very deep.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", pg. 68 (note to §28) Occasionally, the Maiar would draw light from them to nourish Valinor, causing the lands to be more fairer.
Years later, when Melkor and Ungoliant descended upon the trees and destroyed them, Ungoliant drank the wells dry, causing her to belch "forth black vapours" and grow to a huge size which even Melkor was afraid of.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §113 And after their light was gone there was none left in Valinor save for in the Silmarils.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", II: The Second Phase, "Of the Darkening of Valinor", §58d
Just before the Awakening of the Elves, Varda took the lightThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §35 and silver dew-drops that still remained in vats of Telperion and kindled bright Stars in the vastness of Eä.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", I: The First Phase, 3: "Of the Coming of the Elves", pg. 159 (§19)
After Varda's labors were complete, and the pools were no longer needed, they were likely turned into a place of special magnificence.The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
==In other versions==
In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, after the fall of the two lamps, Varda desired to build a beacon on Taniquetil with the scattered light, but Manwë wanted to leave that light in the sky. However, he charged Ulmo with gathering the light spilled into rivers and water to fill up the two great cauldrons that Aulë forged. These cauldrons were named Kulullin and Silindrin. Kulillin was later transformed into a fountain. Two large pits were dug next to them, into which are put precious metals and gems. After being watered by the cauldrons, the Two Trees sprouted from the pits. The trees poured golden light into Kulullin and silver light into Silindrin. This light was gathered from the cauldrons and used to nourish the Two Trees in a cycle. Yavanna explained to the other Gods that "Light is the sap of these trees and their sap is light!"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, III: "The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor", pgs. 70-4, 181 It was said that the golden light of Laurelin was buoyant and hard to contain, but the light of Telperion was heavy.
Kulullin is a Qenya name meaning "Gold-song".Parma Eldalamberon XIII, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", pg. 103
Silindrin is a Qenya name meaning "Moon-cauldron".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Silindrin" In an earliest draft, Silindrin was named Telimpë, though Tolkien wavered between both names.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, pgs. 79, 88, 113-4, 127, 129-30, 178, 189, 192, 196
The two cauldrons were replaced initially by general references to pools of gleaming radianceThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, II: "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'", III: "The Quenta" and vats and pools,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, II: "Valinor and Middle-earth Before The Lord of the Rings", VI: "Quenta Silmarillion", §79 before becoming the Wells of Varda.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Putte van Varda
Albanian 	Puset e Varda
Amharic 	የቫርዳ ጉድጓዶች
Armenian 	Վարդայի հորեր
Asturian 	Pozos de Varda
Azerbaijani 	Vardaın quyular
Belarusian Cyrillic	Калодзежы Варды
Bengali 	ভাড়া ওয়েলস
Bosnian 	Bunare Varda
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Кладенци на Варда
Catalan 	Els pous de Varda
Chinese 	瓦爾妲的水井
Croatian 	Vardini Zdenci
Czech 	Studny Vardy
Danish 	Vardas Brønde
Dutch 	Putten van Varda
Esperanto 	Putoj de Varda
Estonian 	Vardai augud
Faroese 	Brunnarnar í Varda
Filipino 	Ang balon ni Varda
Finnish 	Vardan lähteet
French 	Les puits de Varda
Friulian 	I Poçs di Varda
Galician 	Os pozos de Varda
Georgian 	ვარდასის ჭაბურღილები
German 	Vardas Brunnen
Greek 	Πηγάδια των Βάρντα
Gujarati 	વર્દના કૂવા
Hebrew 	בארותיה של וארדה
Hindi 	वरदा के कुओं
Hungarian 	Varda kútjai
Icelandic 	Vardas Brunna
Indonesian 	Sumur-sumur Varda
Irish Gaelic 	Toibreacha Varda
Italian 	I pozzi di Varda
Japanese 	ヴァルダの井戸
Kannada 	ವರ್ಡಾದ ಬಾವಿಗಳು
Kazakh 	Варданың құдықтың (Cyrillic) Vardanıñ qudıqtıñ (Latin)
Korean 	바르다의 웰 스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Вардадын кудуктар
Latvian 	Vardas akas
Lithuanian 	Vardao šuliniai
Luxembourgish 	Pëtz vu Varda
Malaysian 	Sumur-sumur Varda
Maltese 	Bjar ta ' Varda
Marathi 	वर्डाच्या विहिरी
Norwegian 	Vardas Brønner
Occitan 	Potz de Varda
Persian 	چاههای واردا
Polish 	Studnie Vardy
Portuguese 	Os poços de Varda
Punjabi 	ਵਰਦਾ ਦੇ ਖੂਹ
Russian 	Колодцев Варда
Sardinian 	Sos Putzos de Varda
Scottish Gaelic 	Tobraichean Varda
Serbian 	Вардини бунари (Cyrillic) Vardini bunari (Latin)
Sicilian 	Pozzi di Varda
Sinhalese 	වර්ඩාගේ ළිං
Slovak 	Studne Vardy
Slovenian 	Vrtine Varda
Spanish 	Los pozos de Varda
Swedish 	Vardas Brunnar
Telugu 	వర్దా యొక్క బావులు
Thai 	บ่อของวาร์ดา ?
Turkish 	Varda'nın kuyuları
Turkmen 	Vardanyň Guýulary
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Колодязі Варди
Uzbek 	Варданинг қудуқлар (Cyrillic) Vardaning quduqlar (Latin)
Welsh 	Ffynhonnau Varda
Xhosa 	Imithombo yeVarda
Yiddish 	וועלז פון וואַרדאַ
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