To my dear children:
First of all, don't be misled by this romantic title. This is just my autobiography, of course there is also my romance in it. You must be curious about why I want to write this book. This is because many people always have certain misunderstandings about elves. They think we are perfect, but we are not. This book is about a journey that your mother, me, an imperfect elf, took. Oh, maybe you will find that there is a story that has not been told, and that is because I am not in that story. You see, my old habits have not changed.
Thanks again to my partner, your father Haldir, for helping me with my writing.
——Tinêl
But this is not an autobiography.
This article covers three works: "The Silmarillion", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit".