October 1983 / In-Universe period : First Age
The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor
September 1977 / In-Universe period : First Age
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's world
August 1984 / In-Universe period : First Age
The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
August 1985 / In-Universe period : First Age
The third volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
August 1986 / In-Universe period : First Age
The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
August 1987 / In-Universe period : First Age - Second Age
The fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth, containing the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
September 1993 / In-Universe period : First Age
The first of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien's epic tale of war.
October 1994 / In-Universe period : First Age
The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s epic tale of war.
April 2007 / In-Universe period : First Age
The Children of Húrin tells the tragic story of Túrin and Nienor, cursed by Morgoth, and their doomed fates in Middle-earth
May 2017 / In-Universe period : First Age
The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien.