A fairytale within a fairytale.
Within the Tolkien legendarium, the two trees of Valinor were the original sun and moon. The two trees gave off light–Laurelin gave off a golden light while Telperion gave off a silver light. They destroyed by Melkor, one of the original gods of the world, and the spider Ungoliant, thrusting the world into darkness again. However, a fruit from Laurelin and a flower from Telperion were saved and these were placed in vessels that were sent into the sky to become the sun and the moon.
Because elves loved Telperion more, I depicted Telperion with the three rings and a silver ship–important symbols to the elves. Since they associated Laurelin with the race of men, I depicted Laurelin with burial cairns, ruins from different ages, a beacon of Gondor, and the sword Anduril.
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