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'''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 [[Ormal]], lit up all of [[Arda]].
'''Helcar''' or '''Helkar''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈhelkar]}}) 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 [[Ormal]], 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]]'''.
Helcar was destroyed by Melkor, and collapsed. This ruined a great part of Middle-earth and formed the inland '''[[Sea of Helcar]]'''.
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Revision as of 06:33, 22 January 2010

Helcar or Helkar (Q, pron. [ˈhelkar]) 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 Ormal, 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.

Other versions of the legendarium

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.