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	<LEFT><A HREF="timeline.html"><B>Timeline for the Years of the Trees</B></A> -This table converts Years of the Trees to Years of the Sun for the major events between the awakening at Cuivi&eacute;nen and the rise of the Sun.  Based on 'The Annals of Aman' in <I>Morgoth's Ring</I>.<BR><BR>
<IMG SRC="mithril2.jpg" ALIGN="LEFT" BORDER="0" ALT="Mithril Awards 2004 Semi-Finalist"><A HREF="canonmisfired.html"><B>A Canon Misfired</B></A> - An essay discussing common mistakes made by canon 'purists'.<BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6721"><B>Who is this Gil-galad, of Whom You Speak?</B></A> - A short essay on the missing tales of the last High King of the Noldor.<BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6624"><B>Without Young, or the Curious Fanon of Pen-Neth</B></A> - The phrase 'pen-neth' has become pervasive in fan fiction. Intended to mean 'young one', it in fact has the opposite meaning.<BR><BR>
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