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Created by Varda more than three Ages before the beginning of the First Age
Other names
The Seven Stars, Valacirca, The Wain; now known as the Plough or Big Dipper

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Sickle of the Valar

The Seven Stars of the Valacirca

The Valacirca, the seven stars set in the sky by Varda as an enduring warning to Melkor and his servants.


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