The Chaining of Melkor refers to a time in Arda that was free of evil and Melkor was imprisoned in the Halls of Mandos for his crimes and evils on the world.
History[]
Melkor chained in the Halls of Mandos
At the end of the Battle of the Powers, Melkor's armies of darkness were defeated, and his fortress of Utumno was leveled and destroyed. Defeated, Melkor was chained and bound and taken to Valinor for trial. There, he was sentenced to three ages of imprisonment in the dungeons of the Halls of Mandos by his brother Manwë, the King of Arda.[1]
During this time, peace reigned in Middle-earth and the Elves were invited to live in Valinor and settle outside of Cuiviénen with no evil to fear, and so they began their Great Journey. During this time, the Elves became a diversified people forming into many different groups and cultures.[1] The Elves that settled in Aman became High Elves and their leaders, kings. Written language systems were developed using the Sarati and the Tengwar.[2][3]
In Middle-earth, the remaining Teleri in Beleriand developed into the Sindar and were ruled by Elwë and his Queen, the Maia Melian, in Eglath. The lost group of Nandor Elves who followed Lenwë during the Great Journey reappeared in Beleriand calling themselves the Laiquendi and settled in Ossiriand.[4]
The Chaining lasted three ages, or a total of about three thousand years. The era ended with the release of Melkor who slowly poisoned the peace and stirred up rivalries and dissent among the Ñoldor. Thus, the Noontide of Valinor came to an end, the Darkness of Valinor began, and the majority of the Ñoldor rebelled against the Valar and went to war with Melkor, who was now known as Morgoth, in Middle-earth.[5][6]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Bindend van Melkor |
| Albanian | Lidhja me zinxhirë e Melkor |
| Arabic | تجليد ملكور |
| Armenian | Մելքորի բանտարկությունը |
| Azerbaijani | Melkorun Zəncirlənməsi |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Звязванне Мелкора |
| Bengali | মেলকরের চেইনিং |
| Bosnian | Melkorovo okovanje |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Оковаването на Мелкор |
| Catalan | Encadenament de Melkor |
| Chinese | 米尔寇的监禁 |
| Croatian | Melkorovo okovanje |
| Czech | Melkorovo řetězení |
| Danish | Melkors lænkning |
| Dutch | Ketening van Melkor |
| Estonian | Melkori aheldamine |
| Faroese | Melkors bindandi |
| Finnish | Melkorin ketjuttaminen |
| French | Enchaînement de Melkor |
| Friulian | Incatenament di Melkor |
| Galician | Encadenamento de Melkor |
| German | Gefangenschaft von Melkor |
| Greek | Δέσιμο του Μέλκορ |
| Gujarati | મેલ્કોરની સાંકળવા |
| Hebrew | כבילתו של מלקור |
| Hindi | मेल्कोर की बाध्यकारी |
| Hmong | Kev khi ntawm Melkor |
| Indonesian | Pengikatan Melkor |
| Italian | Concatenamento di Melkor |
| Japanese | メルコールの投獄 |
| Kannada | ಮೆಲ್ಕೋರ್ ನ ಬಂಧನ |
| Kazakh | Мелкорды Шынжырлау (Cyrillic) Melkordı Şınjırlaw (Latin) |
| Korean | 멜코르의 투옥 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Мелкордун Чынжырланышы |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Окопчување на Мелкор |
| Malaysian | Pengikat Melkor |
| Marathi | मेलकोर चे चेनिंग |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Мелкорын холбох |
| Norwegian | Melkors lenking |
| Persian | اسارت ملکور |
| Polish | Spętanie Melkora |
| Portuguese | Acorrentamento de Melkor |
| Punjabi | ਮੇਲਕੋਰ ਦੀ ਚੇਨਿੰਗ |
| Romanian | Legarea Melkorlui |
| Russian | Сковывание Мелькора |
| Sanskrit | मेलकोरस्य श्रृङ्खलाकरणम् |
| Serbian | Мелкорово оковање (Cyrillic) Melkorovo okovanje (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Incatenamentu di Melkor |
| Sinhalese | මෙල්කෝර්ගේ බැඳීම |
| Slovak | Melkorovo reťazenie |
| Slovenian | Melkorjevo veriženje |
| Spanish | Encadenamiento de Melkor |
| Swahili | Kufungwa kwa Melkor |
| Swedish | Melkor's kedjande |
| Tagalog | Pagkakadena ng Melkor |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Занҷирбандии Мелкор |
| Tamil | மெல்கோரின் சிறைவாசம் |
| Tatar | Мелкор төрмә җәзасы |
| Telugu | మెల్కోర్ జైలు శిక్ష |
| Thai | การผูกเชือกของเมลคอร์ |
| Turkish | Melkor'un Zincirlenmesi |
| Turkmen | Melkoryň Zynjyrlanmagy |
| Urdu | ملکور کا پابند |
| Uzbek | Мелкорнинг Занжирлашиши (Cyrillic) Melkorning Zanjirlashishi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Concatenamento de Melkor |
| Vietnamese | Sự ràng buộc của Melkor |
| Welsh | Cadwyno o Melkor |
| Xhosa | Ukubopha kukaMelkor |
| Yiddish | טשאַינינג פון מעלקאָר |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VI: "Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IV: "Of Thingol and Melian"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VII: "Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor"