Сильмариллион
Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor
AnarrestedthereforeawhileinValinor,lyinguponthecoolbosomoftheOuterSea;andEvening,thetimeofthedescentandrestingoftheSun,wasthehourofgreatestlightandjoyinAman.ButsoontheSunwasdrawndownbytheservantsofUlmo,andwenttheninhasteundertheEarth,andsocameunseentotheeastandtheremountedtheheavenagain,lestnightbeover-longandevilwalkundertheMoon.ButbyAnarthewatersoftheOuterSeaweremadehotandglowedwithcolouredfire,andValinorhadlightforawhileafterthepassingofArien.YetasshejourneyedundertheEarthanddrewtowardstheeasttheglowfadedandValinorwasdim,andtheValarmournedthenmostforthedeathofLaurelin.AtdawntheshadowsoftheMountainsofDefencelayheavyontheBlessedRealm.
VardacommandedtheMoontojourneyinlikemanner,andpassingunderEarthtoariseintheeast,butonlyaftertheSunhaddescendedfromheaven.ButTilionwentwithuncertainpace,asyethegoes,andwasstilldrawntowardsArien,asheshalleverbe;sothatoftenbothmaybeseenabovetheEarthtogether,orattimesitwillchancethathecomessonighthathisshadowcutsoffherbrightnessandthereisadarknessamidtheday.
ThereforebythecomingandgoingofAnartheValarreckonedthedaysthereafteruntiltheChangeoftheWorld.
ForTiliontamedseldominValinor,butmoreoftenwouldpassswiftlyoverthewesternland,overAvathar,orAraman,orValinor,andplungeinthechasmbeyondtheOuterSea,pursuinghiswayaloneamidthegrotsandcavernsattherootsofArda.Therehewouldoftenwanderlong,andlatewouldreturn.
