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frequently - in some cases there are as many as six substitution's - and
I give only the final form. Since the continual changing of the dates
seems in no case to be associated with changes in the actual narrative,
and since the final articulation of the dates seems to have been
achieved before the completion of the manuscript, I think it is
sufficient to notice that my father at first allowed a longer span of
years from the arising of the Trees to their destruction. Thus at first
the Silmarils were achieved by Feanor in the: Year of the Trees 1600
(later 1450), and Tulkas was sent to lay hands on Melkor in 1700 (later
1490) - though other dates were proposed and rejected as well as
these. From this point the revised dating (1490 - 1500) is the only one,
but here too the dates were much altered in detail, and the final result
is not at all points perfectly clear.

First section of the Annals of Aman.

The first page of AAm is extant in two forms, both fine manuscripts,
all but identical in text but differing in title and in the brief preamble.
The first has the title The Annals of Valinor, and opens thus: 'Here
begin the Annals of Valinor, and speak of the coming of the Valar to
Arda'; beside the title was added: 'These were written by Quennar i
Onotimo who learned much, and borrowed much also, from Rumil;
but they were enlarged by Pengolod.' This last was struck out, and the
title and preamble emended to the form they have on the second copy,
as given below, with Valinor > Aman and the addition of the words
'which Rumil wrote (made)'. I imagine that my father recopied the
page because he wished it to look well, and had spoiled it by these
changes. The title Annals of Aman came in at this point, therefore, and
very possibly the final meaning of the name Aman also: it occurs once
in Ainulindale D, but as an addition to the text (p. 33, $32).

THE ANNALS OF AMAN.

Here begin the Annals of Aman, which Rumil made, and speak
of the coming of the Valar to Arda:

$1 At the Beginning Eru Iluvatar made Ea, the World that
is,(1) and the Valar entered into it, and they are the Powers of Ea.
These are the nine chieftains of the Valar that dwelt in Arda:
Manwe, Ulmo, Aule, Orome, Tulkas, Osse, Mandos, Lorien,(2)
and Melkor.
$2 Of these Manwe and Melkor were most puissant and
were brethren. Manwe is lord of the Valar, and holy; but
Melkor turned to lust of power and pride, and became evil and
violent, and his name is accursed, and is not spoken; he is
named Morgoth. Orome and Tulkas were younger in the