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The Nature of Middle-earth chapters

Part One. Time and Ageing The Valian Year Valinorian Time-Divisions Of the Time in Arda Time-scales Natural Youth and Growth of the Quendi The Awaking of the Quendi The March of the Quendi Eldarin Traditions Concerning the "Awakening" Time-scales and Rates of Growth Difficulties in Chronology Ageing of Elves Concerning the Quendi in their Mode of Life and Growth Key Dates Calculation of the Increase of the Quendi A Generational Scheme Note on the Youth of Growth of the Quendi Generational Schemes Elvish Ages & Númenórean Elvish Life-cycles Time and its Perception Notes on Elvish Time-reference A Fragment from ''The Annals of Aman'' A Fragment from ''The Grey Annals'' Part Two. Body, Mind and Spirit Beauty and Goodness Gender and Sex Eldarin Hands, Fingers, and Numerals Hair Beards Descriptions of Characters Mind-Pictures Knowledge and Memory ''Ósanwe-kenta' ''Notes on Órë'' Fate and Free Will The Knowledge of the Valar Spirit The Visible Forms of the Valar and Maiar Elvish Reincarnation From ''The Statute of Finwë and Míriel'' Death Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants Dark and Light The Primal Impulse Powers of the Valar The Making of ''Lembas'' Note on Elvish Economy Dwellings in Middle-earth The Founding of Nargothrond Manwë's Ban Elvish Journeys on Horseback Rider to "The White Rider" Lives of the Númenóreans The Ageing of Númenóreans Of the Land and Beasts of Númenor Note on the Consumption of Mushrooms The Númenórean Catastrophe & End of "Physical" Aman Galadriel and Celeborn Silvan Elves and Silvan Elvish Note on the Delay of Gil-galad and the Númenóreans Note on Dwarvish Voices Note on the Dwarf Road From The Hunt for the Ring The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor