Part Two, Valinor and Middle-Earth before The Lord of the Rings, Chapters 1-2, The Texts and Their Relations, The Later Annals of Valinor Summary and Analysis

Part II is composed of several texts, a new version of the original "Lost Tale" of The Music of the Ainur, a new version of the Annals of Valinor, a new version of the Annals of Beleriand, the Lhammas or Account of Tongues and a new version of "The Silmarillion" proper, a fine manuscript in the making which was set aside when the material was sent out for publication. It is distinct from the Quenta Noldorinwa, an earlier manuscript.

The second version of The Annals of Valinor is a clear manuscript of few changes from the previous...