In times of old, before the breaking of the first age and the coming of the sun, a servant lived with his master in Nan Elmoth. His name was Tinnurion, and his master was called Eöl.
This chronicle is recorded by Tinnurion, former servant of the House of Eöl.
It is a distinct pleasure to tell you of Tinnurion, a servant in the household of Eöl the Dark Elf, King Thingol's most curious vassal. Tinnurion served as a butler, though the word falls short of the labour he carried out. In this chronicle is recounted his years of service in the realm of Nan Elmoth.