The next section from Sketch and Quenta covers the aftermath of Morgoth's surprise attack on Valinor. How Fëanor and his sons persuade the Gnomes to leave Valinor to retrieve their stolen jewels and lands of their birth. Then follows the Kinslaying, the Curse of Mandos, and Fëanor's betrayal of his brethren by stealing the ships.
A glaring omission in both accounts is Galadriel. She is no where to be found. It's clear that, after completing The Lord of the Rings, she became a much more important figure in Tolkien's mythology. One of Tolkien's many unfinished tales included background sketches of Galadriel and her part to play in Middle-earth. And with the rewriting of his older materials it's clear she was written into the stories creatively.
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