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* Later (1951) revisions of ''The Silmarillion'', showing Tolkien's drastic revisiting and rewriting of his legends.
* ''The Annals of Aman'' presents the history of the world from the entry of the [[Valar]] into [[Arda (Middle-earth)|Arda]] until the [[Valinor#The Hiding of Valinor|Hiding of Valinor]] after the revolt and exile of the [[Noldor]]. It is written in the form of year-by-year entries of varying lengths, much
* "Laws and Customs among the Eldar" — several essays and legends on the [[Eldar (Middle-earth)|Eldar]] or of the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]], particularly their mating and naming customs, and their conceptions of the ''fëa'' (soul) and ''hröa'' (body).{{anchor|Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth}}
* "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" — A discussion between two characters, [[Finrod Felagund]], an Elven king, and Andreth, a mortal woman, about the tragedy of death and immortality, and the ways in which Elves and [[Edain|Men]] suffer their different sorrows;{{efn|These themes are discussed further at [[The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen#Love and death]].}} and about the healing of death by the Resurrection and the Incarnation, which Tolkien here hints at, but later decided not to bring into his legendarium.
* "Tale of Adanel" — the Middle-earth version of the Fall, attached to "Athrabeth".
* "Myths Transformed" — several fragments on Morgoth, Sauron, and the problem of the origin of the [[Orc (Middle-earth)|Orcs]]. This section, which proposes inconsistent solutions to the problem, is frequently cited in discussions of [[Tolkien's legendarium]], and represents the author's later-evolved views on some central topics.
▲''The Annals of Aman'' presents the history of the world from the entry of the [[Valar]] into [[Arda (Middle-earth)|Arda]] until the [[Valinor#The Hiding of Valinor|Hiding of Valinor]] after the revolt and exile of the [[Noldor]] in the form of year-by-year entries of varying lengths, much in the style of real-world [[annal]]s. Tolkien attributes the work to the Noldorin lore-master and linguist Rúmil of Tirion. According to the second typescript, ''The Annals of Aman'' were remembered by the Noldorin Exiles in Middle-earth, who transmitted their knowledge to the Men of [[Númenor]], whence it eventually reached Arnor and [[Gondor]].
== Inscription ==
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