Annals of Valinor
The Annals of Valinor or Annals of Aman are countings of years of the Valian Years taking place in Valinor, written in an annalistic style by Rúmil and expanded by Pengolod.
History
These Annals were written by Rúmil of Tirion, telling the history of Arda until the Years of the Sun.[1] Pengolod added some details and continued them in the Valian Year 2994, after the Exile of the Noldor.[2] Pengolod continued the counting of the years after the rising of the Sun with the Annals of Beleriand.
True-life history
Tolkien began to wrote these Annals along with the Annals of Beleriand as parallel works to the Silmarillion, to help him handle the complex history of the Valian Years. Therefore there are many versions attached to the current version of the Silmarillion he was writing at the moment.
- "The Earliest Annals of Valinor", published in The Shaping of Middle-earth.
- "The Later Annals of Valinor", published in The Lost Road and Other Writings.
- "The Annals of Aman", published in Morgoth's Ring.
- "The Tale of Years", published in The War of the Jewels.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman: First section of the Annals of Aman", p. 48
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, II. The Later Annals of Valinor", p. 116
