Foreword -- Ainulindale -- Valaquenta -- Quenta Silmarillion -- 1: Of the beginning of days -- 2: Of Aule and Yavanna -- 3: Of the coming of the elves and the captivity of Melkor -- 4: Of Thingol and Melian -- 5: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie -- 6: Of Feanor and the unchaining of Melkor -- 7: Of the Silmarils and the unrest of the Noldor -- 8: Of the darkening of Valinor -- 9: Of the flight of the Noldor -- 10: Of the Sindar -- 11: Of the sun and moon and the hiding of Valinor -- 12: Of men -- 13: Of the return of the Noldor -- 14: Of Beleriand and its realms -- 15: Of the Noldor in Beleriand -- 16: Of Maeglin -- 17: Of the coming of men into the west -- 18: Of the ruin of Beleriand and the fall of Fingolfin -- 19: Of Beren and Luthien -- 20: Of the fifth battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad -- 21: Of Turin Turambar -- 22: Of the ruin of Doriath -- 23: Of Tuor and the fall of Gondolin -- 24: Of the voyage of Earendil and the war of wrath -- Akallabeth -- Of the rings of power and the third age -- Tables -- Genealogies: 1: House of Finwe -- 2: Descendants of Olwe and Elwe -- 3: House of Beor -- 4 and 5: House of Hador and the people of Haleth -- Sundering of the elves -- Note on pronunciation -- Index of names -- Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names