In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Years of the Lamps are the first of the three great time-periods of Arda. Final Battle is often the expression used in computer and video games to indicate the final battle with the leading in-story enemy at the end of the game. ... This article includes several timelines relating to J. R. R. Tolkiens fiction. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Arda is the name given to the Earth in a period of fictional prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in The Lord of the Rings and related material once existed. ...

The Years of the Lamps began shortly after the creation of Arda by the Valar. When they entered the world, Arda was still lifeless and had no distinct geographical features. The initial shape of Arda, chosen by the Valar, was of a symmetrical continent lit by the Two Lamps, Illuin and Ormal, made out of the misty light that veiled the barren ground. The Valar concentrated this light in two large lamps, Illuin and Ormal. The Vala Aulë forged two great pillars, Helcar in the north and Ringil in the south. Illuin was set upon Helcar and Ormal upon Ringil. In the middle, where the light of the lamps mingled, the Valar dwelt at the island of Almaren. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher R. Tolkien, with assistance from fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens mythology, the Valar (singular Vala) are the Powers of Arda, or direct representatives of Eru Ilúvatar (God). ... In the mythology of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Illuin (Sky-blue) and Ormal (high gold) were great lamps which once stood respectively at the northern and southern ends of Arda. ... Aulë is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... Almaren is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe, Middle-earth. ...

The lamps were destroyed by an assault by Melkor. Arda was again darkened, and the lamps' fall spoiled the perfect symmetry of Arda's surface. New continents were created: Aman in the West, Middle-earth in the middle, the Land of the Sun in the East, and the Dark Land in the South. At the site of the northern lamp was later the inland Sea of Helcar, of which Cuiviénen was a bay. After the destruction of the Two Lamps the Years of the Lamps ended and the The Years of the Trees began. Morgoth Bauglir (Morgoth means The Dark Enemy, Bauglir is The Constrainer), originally named Melkor (He Who Arises in Might), is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... A map of Aman, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Land of the Sun is an empty land east of Middle-earth where the sun rises at dawn. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Dark Land is a mysterious continent south of Middle-earth. ... In the fictional universe of Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien, the Sea of Helkar (also spelt Helcar) was a great inland sea which existed during the First Age. ... In the fictional works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Cuiviénen is the land where the Quendi or Elves awoke. ... A map of Aman, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Years of the Trees are one of the three great time-periods of Arda. ...