From "The Silmarilion" (First Edition) by J.R.R
Tolkien (not Robert Foster)
"These [the flower and the fruit of the dying trees]
Yavanna took; and then the
Trees died, and their lifeless stems stand yet in
Valinor, a memorial of vanished joy. But the flower and the fruit Yavanna gave to
Aule, and
Manwe hallowed them, and Aule
and his people made vessels to hold them and preserve their radiance: as is said in the
Narsilion , the Song of the Sun and Moon. These vessels the
Valar gave to
Varda, that they might become lamps of heaven, outshining the ancient stars, being nearer to
Arda; and
she gave them power to traverse the lower
regions of Ilmen, and set them to voyage upon appointed couses above the girdle of the Earth from the West unto
the East and to return."
"The Silmarilion" [First Edition] - Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor
I suggest you to stick with Tolkien, Pontifex
He seems to know best about
Middle-earth History...
Bluest Eye