What are the 'Seven Stars'?

[Valandil]

From the poem about the Numenoreans in Exile:

"Seven stones and seven stars and one white tree."

The seven stones are the palantiri, the white tree is the white tree. What are the seven stars? I imagine these are also the seven stars (above the tree and below the crown) on Elendil's emblem.

I had wondered before if it was a double reference to the palantiri... but now I'm going on the opposite assumption - that they're distinctly something else. Anyone know?

[Artanis]

Take a look at this thread: Seven stars (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7596)
:)

[Lefty Scaevola]

There is a reference somewhere in HoME to Varda making the seven stars about the time the elves awakened.
Edit: I am not currently with my books, but I found this reference on the web:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8611/tolk2.htm

[Artanis]

Yes, it's the Valacirca, The Sickle of the Valar.

[Sister Golden Hair]

Artanis provided the link to the other thread, which should really be in this forum instead of the LotRs book forum, so I'll close this one, and move that one.:)