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==Summary==
==Summary==
[[Eriol]] still desired ''[[limpë]]'', the magical elven drink. [[Lindo]] explained that Eriol had first to visit [[Gilfanon]] in his [[House of the Hundred Chimneys]]. Gilfanon was than staying in Lindo's [[Cottage of Lost Play]], like Eriol, and joked to him that one could think that Lindo tries to get rid of two guests at once, but said that he would stay for about a week, and now Lindo could tell his story. Pleased, Lindo did it:
[[Eriol]] still desired ''[[limpë]]'', the magical elven drink. [[Lindo]] explained that Eriol had first to visit [[Gilfanon]] in his [[House of the Hundred Chimneys]]. Gilfanon was than staying in Lindo's [[Cottage of Lost Play]], like Eriol, and joked to him that one could think that Lindo tried to get rid of two guests at once, but said that he would stay for about a week, and now Lindo could tell his story. Pleased, Lindo did it:


After the flight of [[Noldoli]] and slaughter of [[Solosimpi]], elves and Valar were outraged.
After the flight of [[Noldoli]] and slaughter of [[Solosimpi]], elves and Valar were outraged.

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The Book of Lost Tales Part One chapters
  1. The Cottage of Lost Play
  2. The Music of the Ainur
  3. The Coming of the Valar
  4. The Chaining of Melko
  5. The Coming of the Elves
  6. The Theft of Melko
  7. The Flight of the Noldoli
  8. The Tale of the Sun and Moon
  9. The Hiding of Valinor
  10. Gilfanon's Tale

The Tale of the Sun and Moon is the eighth chapter of The Book of Lost Tales Part One.

Summary

Eriol still desired limpë, the magical elven drink. Lindo explained that Eriol had first to visit Gilfanon in his House of the Hundred Chimneys. Gilfanon was than staying in Lindo's Cottage of Lost Play, like Eriol, and joked to him that one could think that Lindo tried to get rid of two guests at once, but said that he would stay for about a week, and now Lindo could tell his story. Pleased, Lindo did it:

After the flight of Noldoli and slaughter of Solosimpi, elves and Valar were outraged.

Vána and Lórien with Urwendi, Silmo, many other Valar, and elves unsuccessfully tried to heal the Trees but were only wasting the light. Manwë and Aulë stopped them. Yavanna was asked to heal the trees. She agreed but was not expecting success.

At first nothing happened and only Vána stayed with Laurelin, that after some time produced the fruit from which the Sun (Sári or Űr) was made. Yavanna said that it was mainly the merit of Vána's tenderness. Urwendi then steered the Sun across the sky.

The Sun was too hot. Lórien singed to Silpion that Valar are trapped between golden heat and shadowy death. When he touched its wound, one of the branches produced the Rose from which the Moon (Rána or Sil) was made; Ilinsor then steered the Moon, for Silmo could not do it.