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6. As this sentence was first written in the draft text for the
beginning of AAm (the rewriting of A V 2) it read: 'each such year
is in length even as are ten years of the Sun that is now'; i.e., my
father still retained the old much simpler computation going back
through AV 2 (V.110) to AV 1 (IV.263). This was changed on the
draft text to 'each such year is longer than are nine years of

the Sun that is now'. In the earlier of the Tale of Years versions the
words 'as it now is' were pencilled in after 'nine years under
the Sun', while the second reads 'than are now nine years under
the Sun'.
The second Tale of Years version, which does not refer to
Quennar Onotimo in the heading Of the Beginning of Time and
its Reckoning (note 5), has here: 'Thus spake Quennar Onotimo
concerning this matter'. What follows from this point is in all
three texts in markedly smaller script, so that the reference to
Quennar seems most appropriate here.
7. The later (only) of the Tale of Years versions has 'one fifth of an
age of the Valar' for 'one age of the Valar'.
8. The earlier of the Tale of Years versions adds here: 'whereas each
age of the Valar is one exact part (how great or small they alone
know) of the whole history of Ea. But these things are not
certainly known even to the Eldar'; the later begins the additional
passage in the same way, but ends: '... of the whole history of Ea
from its beginning to the End that shall be. But these things are
not certainly known even to [the] Vanyar.'
9. The Tale of Years versions have here: 'As for the Years of the
Trees in comparison with those that came after', which makes the
meaning clear.
10. In the earlier Tale of Years version 'from sun-rise to sun-rise' was
changed in pencil to 'from sunset to sunset', and the following
sentence 'at such times as light and dark are equally divided' was
bracketed. The second version has a different reading: 'from
sunset unto sunset beside the Shores of the Great Sea'.
11. In the Tale of Years versions the words '(nine and one half and
eight hundredths and yet a little)' are omitted.
12. In the Tale of Years versions the words 'and ordering' are
omitted.
13. For 'as is hereafter told' (which refers to the account of the Sun
and Moon later in AAm) the Tale of Years versions have 'as is
elsewhere told'.
14. For 'was so made' the Tale of Years versions have 'was appointed
by the Valar'.
15. 'but one year' becomes in the Tale of Years versions 'but one year
unto themselves'.
16. The Tale of Years versions have here 'Thus speaketh the Yenono-
tie of Quennar'. With Yenonotie' cf. Yenie Valinoren 'Annals of
Valinor' in the title-pages of QS (V.202), and the name Onotimo
itself; see the Etymologies, stems NOT 'count', YEN 'year' (V.378,
400).