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'''Helcar''' was | '''Helcar''' (also spelled '''Helkar''') was a great tower, raised by the [[Valar]] (some traditions say by [[Melkor]]) to house the northern of the [[Two Lamps]], [[Illuin]]. It was placed in the north of [[Middle-earth]], and together with the southern lamp [[Olmar]], lit up all of [[Arda]]. | ||
Helcar | Helcar was destroyed by Melkor, and collapsed. This ruined a great part of Middle-earth and formed the inland [[Sea of Helcar]]. | ||
In earlier versions of the [[Legendarium]], Helcar was made by Melkor out of ice, a substance not yet known to the Valar. The heat of Illuin then melted the tower, and the meltwater formed the Sea of Helcar. | |||
Revision as of 01:18, 28 April 2006
Helcar (also spelled Helkar) was a great tower, raised by the Valar (some traditions say by Melkor) to house the northern of the Two Lamps, Illuin. It was placed in the north of Middle-earth, and together with the southern lamp Olmar, lit up all of Arda.
Helcar was destroyed by Melkor, and collapsed. This ruined a great part of Middle-earth and formed the inland Sea of Helcar.
In earlier versions of the Legendarium, Helcar was made by Melkor out of ice, a substance not yet known to the Valar. The heat of Illuin then melted the tower, and the meltwater formed the Sea of Helcar.
