Part II, Valinor and Middle-Earth before The Lord of the Rings, Chapter 6, Quenta Silmarillion, Part Three, The Etymologies Summary and Analysis

Chapter six is the final chapter of the book and contains the Quenta Silmarillion manuscript following the intermediate texts that developed it from the Quenta Noldorinwa. This is the completed manuscript prior to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. The published version was revised after the Lord of the Rings was written. The opening pages contain only minor alterations. The main text here is what was unaltered for a long time until after the publication of the Lord of the Rings.

This guide will not repeat the details of the Quenta Silmarillion, leaving the text to other guides. Instead, this section of the guide will...