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Authors: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
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to Quennar Onotimo in the heading Of the Beginning of Time and its Reckoning (note 5), has here: 'Thus spake Quennar Onotimo concerning this matter'. What follows from this point is in all three texts in markedly smaller script, so that the reference to Quennar seems most appropriate here.
7. The later (only) of the Tale of Years versions has 'one fifth of an age of the Valar' for 'one age of the Valar'.
8. The earlier of the Tale of Years versions adds here: 'whereas each age of the Valar is one exact part (how great or small they alone know) of the whole history of Ea. But these things are not certainly known even to the Eldar'; the later begins the additional passage in the same way, but ends: '... of the whole history of Ea from its beginning to the End that shall be. But these things are not certainly known even to [the] Vanyar.'
9. The Tale of Years versions have here: 'As for the Years of the Trees in comparison with those that came after', which makes the meaning clear.
10. In the earlier Tale of Years version 'from sun-rise to sun-rise' was changed in pencil to 'from sunset to sunset', and the following sentence 'at such times as light and dark are equally divided' was bracketed. The second version has a different reading: 'from sunset unto sunset beside the Shores of the Great Sea'.
11. In the Tale of Years versions the words '(nine and one half and eight hundredths and yet a little)' are omitted.
12. In the Tale of Years versions the words 'and ordering' are omitted.
13. For 'as is hereafter told' (which refers to the account of the Sun and Moon later in AAm) the Tale of Years versions have 'as is elsewhere told'.
14. For 'was so made' the Tale of Years versions have 'was appointed by the Valar'.
15. 'but one year' becomes in the Tale of Years versions 'but one year unto themselves'.
16. The Tale of Years versions have here 'Thus speaketh the Yenonotie of Quennar'. With Yenonotie' cf. Yenie Valinoren 'Annals of Valinor' in the title-pages of QS (V.202), and the name Onotimo itself; see the Etymologies, stems NOT 'count', YEN 'year' (V.378, 400).
17. Paragraph $10 had this form in the draft text for the beginning of AAm:
It hath been computed by the Masters of Lore that the Valar came to the Kingdom of Arda, which is this Earth, five and forty thousand years of our time ere the first rising of the Moon. And of these thirty thousand passed ere the measurement of Time began with the flowering of the Trees. These were the Days before Days. And fifteen thousand years followed after during which the Light of the Trees yet lived, and nigh on six hundred more of the New Sun and Moon after the slaying of the Trees. And these are called the Elder Days, and with their ending ended the First Age of Time, and Melkor was thrust from the world.
Thus whereas in AV 1 and AV 2 the reckoning was thus (V.Y. =
Valian Year(s), S.Y. = Sun Year(s)):
V.Y. 1000 = S.Y. 10000 First flowering of the Trees V.Y. 3000 = S.Y. 30000 Rising of the Moon
this first revision gives:
S.Y. 30000 First flowering of the Trees
S.Y. 45000 Rising of the Moon
This reckoning was then replaced again:
V.Y. 3500 = S.Y. 33530 First flowering of the Trees V.Y. 5300 = S.Y. 50775 Rising of the Moon
These figures show a ratio of 1 V.Y. = 9-58 S.Y. (see the commentary on ($5 - 10, pp. 59 - 60). This last reckoning was the form in AAm as first written, which was then changed many times to give the text printed.
18. The text as written had 'dark as the night that was before Ea', changed later to 'dark as the Night of the Void'.
19. The text as first written had 'over the borders of Ea'; this was changed later to 'over the Walls of the Night upon the borders of Arda', and then 'upon the borders of Arda' was struck out.
20. The text was first written 'far from the light of Illuin'.
21. The text as written had 'which is westernmost of all lands' and
'look upon the Outer Sea that encircles the kingdom of Arda'; the changes to the past tense were
7. The later (only) of the Tale of Years versions has 'one fifth of an age of the Valar' for 'one age of the Valar'.
8. The earlier of the Tale of Years versions adds here: 'whereas each age of the Valar is one exact part (how great or small they alone know) of the whole history of Ea. But these things are not certainly known even to the Eldar'; the later begins the additional passage in the same way, but ends: '... of the whole history of Ea from its beginning to the End that shall be. But these things are not certainly known even to [the] Vanyar.'
9. The Tale of Years versions have here: 'As for the Years of the Trees in comparison with those that came after', which makes the meaning clear.
10. In the earlier Tale of Years version 'from sun-rise to sun-rise' was changed in pencil to 'from sunset to sunset', and the following sentence 'at such times as light and dark are equally divided' was bracketed. The second version has a different reading: 'from sunset unto sunset beside the Shores of the Great Sea'.
11. In the Tale of Years versions the words '(nine and one half and eight hundredths and yet a little)' are omitted.
12. In the Tale of Years versions the words 'and ordering' are omitted.
13. For 'as is hereafter told' (which refers to the account of the Sun and Moon later in AAm) the Tale of Years versions have 'as is elsewhere told'.
14. For 'was so made' the Tale of Years versions have 'was appointed by the Valar'.
15. 'but one year' becomes in the Tale of Years versions 'but one year unto themselves'.
16. The Tale of Years versions have here 'Thus speaketh the Yenonotie of Quennar'. With Yenonotie' cf. Yenie Valinoren 'Annals of Valinor' in the title-pages of QS (V.202), and the name Onotimo itself; see the Etymologies, stems NOT 'count', YEN 'year' (V.378, 400).
17. Paragraph $10 had this form in the draft text for the beginning of AAm:
It hath been computed by the Masters of Lore that the Valar came to the Kingdom of Arda, which is this Earth, five and forty thousand years of our time ere the first rising of the Moon. And of these thirty thousand passed ere the measurement of Time began with the flowering of the Trees. These were the Days before Days. And fifteen thousand years followed after during which the Light of the Trees yet lived, and nigh on six hundred more of the New Sun and Moon after the slaying of the Trees. And these are called the Elder Days, and with their ending ended the First Age of Time, and Melkor was thrust from the world.
Thus whereas in AV 1 and AV 2 the reckoning was thus (V.Y. =
Valian Year(s), S.Y. = Sun Year(s)):
V.Y. 1000 = S.Y. 10000 First flowering of the Trees V.Y. 3000 = S.Y. 30000 Rising of the Moon
this first revision gives:
S.Y. 30000 First flowering of the Trees
S.Y. 45000 Rising of the Moon
This reckoning was then replaced again:
V.Y. 3500 = S.Y. 33530 First flowering of the Trees V.Y. 5300 = S.Y. 50775 Rising of the Moon
These figures show a ratio of 1 V.Y. = 9-58 S.Y. (see the commentary on ($5 - 10, pp. 59 - 60). This last reckoning was the form in AAm as first written, which was then changed many times to give the text printed.
18. The text as written had 'dark as the night that was before Ea', changed later to 'dark as the Night of the Void'.
19. The text as first written had 'over the borders of Ea'; this was changed later to 'over the Walls of the Night upon the borders of Arda', and then 'upon the borders of Arda' was struck out.
20. The text was first written 'far from the light of Illuin'.
21. The text as written had 'which is westernmost of all lands' and
'look upon the Outer Sea that encircles the kingdom of Arda'; the changes to the past tense were
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