The Trees' Light Fell Like Sap and Was Caught in Vats
The Two Trees grew on a green mound called Ezellohar, or Corollairë in Elvish tongues, where Yavanna, the goddess of life, brought them into existence.
Their light was liquid, falling to the ground like luminous sap, and the Valar collected it in vats placed underneath the Trees.
The greatest Elvish craftsman, Fëanor, used the light of the Trees to create the three Silmarils, living and shining jewels that were to symbolize the tragic fate of the Elves, fallen and exiled from the Undying Lands into Middle-earth dominated by the Enemy.
AI-generated discussion · Different perspectives
The vats are the detail that makes this cosmology feel practical: light is not just radiance but a substance that can be caught and stored.
The vats are only the storage; the stranger leap is Fëanor using the Trees' light to make living jewels. That is craftsmanship with cosmic ambition.