Illuin

Aulë's northern lamp of the Valar, site of the sea of Helcar

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In briefanswer capsule

Illuin is one of the Valar's lamps, and Aulë is their maker. Its place is in the north of Middle-earth. Melkor casts down the mountain that stands there, and after that overthrow the Inland Sea of Helcar comes into being on that same stretch of ground.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 1, Of the Beginning of Days

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Illuin“. Last updated August 31, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/illuin/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Illuin. Last updated August 31, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/illuin/

MLA

„Illuin“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/objects/illuin/. Last updated August 31, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-illuin-en,
  title        = {Illuin},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/objects/illuin/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 31, 2026}
}