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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 amounts[1] of the light which fell in abundance[1] from the Two Trees of Valinor in the time that they lived.[2]

The Wells of Varda were located in Valmar surrounding Ezellohar and were probably many in number.[3]

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.[2]

The wells were said to be very deep.[4] Occasionally, the Maiar would draw light from them to nourish Valinor,[1] causing the lands to be more fairer.[2]

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.[5] And after their light was gone there was none left in Valinor save for in the Silmarils.[6]

Just before the Awakening of the Elves, Varda took the light[7] and silver dew-drops that still remained in vats of Telperion and kindled bright Stars in the vastness of .[8]

After Varda's labors were complete, and the pools were no longer needed, they were likely turned into a place of special magnificence.[9]

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. 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!"[10]

Kulullin is a Qenya name meaning "Gold-song".[11]

Silindrin is a Qenya name meaning "Moon-cauldron".[12] In an earliest draft, Silindrin was named Telimpë, though Tolkien wavered between both names.[13]

The two cauldrons were replaced initially by general references to pools of gleaming radiance[14] and vats and pools,[15] before becoming the Wells of Varda.[2]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Afrikaans Putte van Varda
Albanian Puset e Varda
Armenian Վարդայի հորեր
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
Filipino Ang balon ni Varda
Finnish Vardan lähteet
French Les puits de 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-kutak ?
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
Maltese Bjar ta ' Varda
Marathi वर्डाच्या विहिरी
Norwegian Vardas Brønner
Persian چاههای واردا
Polish Studnie Vardy
Portuguese Os poços de Varda
Punjabi ਵਰਦਾ ਦੇ ਖੂਹ
Russian Колодцев Варда
Scottish Gaelic Tobraichean Varda
Serbian Вардини бунари (Cyrillic) Vardini bunari (Latin)
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
Ukrainian Cyrillic Колодязі Варди
Uzbek Варданинг қудуқлар (Cyrillic) Vardaning quduqlar (Latin)
Welsh Ffynhonnau Varda
Xhosa Imithombo yeVarda
Yiddish וועלז פון וואַרדאַ
Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa)
Places and regions of the Valar
ValinorEzelloharGardens of LòrienHalls of MandosHalls of NiennaHouse of TulkasIlmarinMáhanaxarPastures of YavannaWells of VardaWoods of OromëPlain of ValinorTwo Trees of Valinor
Other regions
EldamarAlalvinórëAramanAvatharEnchanted IslesHaerastOiomúrëSindanóriëGalathilion
Mountains and passes
PelóriTaniquetilHyarmentirTúnaCalaciryaCaves of the Forgotten
Bodies of water
AfrosBay of EldamarGruirHíriLórellinShadowy SeasSirnúmen
Cities and strongholds
ValmarAlqualondëAvallónëFormenosKôrtirionTavrobelTirionLumbi
Houses and towers
Cottage of Lost PlayHouse of the Hundred ChimneysMindon EldaliévaTower of AvallónëTower of TavrobelTram Nybol


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §27-9
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
  3. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", pg. 68 (note to §28)
  5. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §113
  6. 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
  7. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Two: "The Annals of Aman", §35
  8. 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)
  9. The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
  10. 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
  11. Parma Eldalamberon XIII, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", pg. 103
  12. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Silindrin"
  13. 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
  14. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, II: "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'", III: "The Quenta"
  15. 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
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