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The Long Night, also known as the Sleep of Yavanna refers to the period in Middle-earth's history between the Spring of Arda and the rising of Moon and Sun, during which almost all living things slept and Middle-earth was lit only by starlight.
History
After the destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor before the Two Trees, Yavanna needed to see that they were protected so she sent them to sleep until light returned again to Middle-earth. At this time the only life in Middle-earth were the Elves, Dwarves, and the monstrous servants of Melkor before and after his first defeat.
The period ended with the rise of the Moon and Sun at the start of the last six centuries of the First Age of Middle-earth.[1]
Translations
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Slaap van Yavanna |
Albanian | Gjumi i Yavanna |
Amharic | ያቫንና ላይ እንቅልፍ |
Armenian | Յավաննայի քունը |
Asturian | Dormir de Yavanna |
Azerbaijani | Yavannanın Yatmaq |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Сон Ыаванна |
Bengali | যভান্নার ঘুম |
Bosnian | Spavanje Yavanna |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Съня на Ыаванна |
Cambodian | ការគេងរបស់យ៉ាវណា |
Catalan | Son de Yavanna |
Cebuano | Pagkatulog sa Yavanna |
Chinese | 睡眠雅凡娜 |
Croatian | Mirovanje Yavanna |
Czech | Spánek Yavanna |
Danish | Yavannas søvn |
Dutch | Slaap van Yavanna |
Esperanto | Dormo de Yavanna |
Estonian | Yavannai magada |
Filipino | Tulog ng Yavanna |
Finnish | Yavannan uni |
French | Dormir de Yavanna |
Frisian | Sliep fan Yavanna (Western) |
Galician | Sono de Yavanna |
Georgian | იავანას ძილი |
German | Schlaf von Yavanna |
Greek | Ύπνος της Γιαβάννα |
Gujarati | યવન્નાની ઊંઘ |
Haitian Creole | Dòmi de Yavanna |
Hebrew | שנתה של יאבאנה |
Hindi | यवन्ना की नींद |
Hmong | Pw tsaug zog ntawm Yavanna |
Hungarian | Alvás Yavanna |
Icelandic | Yavannas svefninn |
Indonesian | Tidur dari Yavanna |
Irish Gaelic | Codladh ar Yavanna |
Italian | Sonno di Yavanna |
Japanese | ヤヴァンナの睡眠 |
Javanese | Turu saka Yavanna |
Kannada | ಯಾವನ್ನ ನಿದ್ರೆ |
Kazakh | Яваннаның Ұйқысы (Cyrillic) Yavannanıñ Uyqısı (Latin) |
Korean | 야바나의 잠 |
Kurdish | خهو جی یاڤاننا (Sorani) Xew ji Yavanna (Kurmanji) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Яваннанын уйкусу |
Laotian | ການນອນຂອງຢະvະນນະ |
Latin | Somno Iavanna |
Latvian | Yavanna miega |
Lithuanian | Miego apie Yavanna |
Luxembourgish | Schlof vun Yavanna |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Спиењето на Јавана |
Maltese | Irqad ta' Yavanna |
Malagasy | Torimaso Yavanna |
Malaysian | Tidur Yavanna |
Malayalam | യവന്ന ഉറക്കം |
Marathi | य़वन्न झोप |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Ыаванна унтах |
Nepalese | यवन्नाको निद्रा |
Norwegian | Yavannas søvn |
Occitan | Sòm de Yavanna |
Pashto | د خوب یاواڼا |
Persian | خواب یاواننا |
Polish | Snu z Yavanna |
Portuguese | Sono de Yavanna |
Punjabi | ਯ਼ਅਵਨ੍ਨ ਦੇ ਸੌਣ |
Romanian | Somnul de Yavanna |
Russian | Сон Йаванна |
Samoan | Moe o Yavanna |
Sardinian | Sonniu de Yavanna |
Scottish Gaelic | Cadal de Yavanna |
Serbian | Сан од Yаванна (Cyrillic) San od Yavanna (Latin) |
Sicilian | Sonnu di Yavanna |
Sindhi | يوانا جي ننڊ |
Sinhalese | යවන්නාගේ නින්ද |
Slovak | Spánok Yavanna |
Slovenian | Spanec Yavanna |
Somali | Seexo ee Yavanna |
Spanish | Sueño de Yavanna |
Sundanese | Sare of Yavanna |
Swahili | Usingizi wa Yavanna |
Swedish | Yavannas sömn |
Tamil | யவன்னாவின் உறக்கம் |
Telugu | యావన్నా యొక్క నిద్ర |
Thai | นอนหลับของญะนนะ |
Turkish | Yavanna'nın Uykusu |
Turkmen | Yavannanyň Ukusy |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | сон Иаванна |
Urdu | یاوانن کی نیند |
Uzbek | Яваннанинг Уйқуси (Cyrillic) Yavannaning Uyqusi (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Giấc ngủ của Yavanna |
Welsh | Cysgu o Yavanna |
Yiddish | שלאָפן פון יאַוואַננאַ |
Yoruba | Orun ti Yavanna |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"