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A '''Valian year''' is a reference to the passage of time in [[Valinor]], before the [[Two Trees]] were destroyed by [[Melkor]] and [[Ungoliant]]. Valian years ended with the rising of the [[Sun]] on the first day of the [[First Age]]. There are approximately 9.582 solar years in a Valian year, and 14,325 solar years in the [[Years of the Trees]]. | |||
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| History of Arda | ||
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| Before the Creation | ||
| Before the Ages | ||
| Days before days | ||
| Years of the Trees (up to Y.T. 1050) | ||
| Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar | ||
| First Age (begins in Y.T. 1050 and overlaps with the Years of the Trees up to Y.T. 1500) - Years of the Sun begin in F.A. 1 | ||
| Second Age - Arda made round in S.A. 3319 | ||
| Third Age | ||
| Fourth Age | ||
| Later Ages (up to present day) | ||
| End of Arda | ||
| Timeline of Arda (See: Round World version of the Silmarillion for a later conception of Tolkien's cosmology) | ||
A Valian year is a reference to the passage of time in Valinor, before the Two Trees were destroyed by Melkor and Ungoliant. Valian years ended with the rising of the Sun on the first day of the First Age. There are approximately 9.582 solar years in a Valian year, and 14,325 solar years in the Years of the Trees.
