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Locations to Underline in the Kindle Editions

Using Chronological Tolkien on an Amazon Kindle requires two steps.

Step One, described on this page, involves "underlining" certain phrases in your Tolkien e-books. The tables below will tell you which phrases to underline.

All the "jumps" occur between paragraphs. I never break up a whole paragraph. So when you see "There was Eru . . .", the dots following the words indicate that this is the beginning of a paragraph. If the dots come before the words, it indicates the end of a paragraph, like this: ". . . their bodies lay." In this example, you will underline the words "There was Eru" and the words "their bodies lay." As you read, whenever you encounter a paragraph that ends with an underline you will know it is time to jump to a new section. At that point, you will consult a table which will tell you the book and location number to jump to. Load the new book on your Kindle, jump to that location number, and you will see a paragraph whose beginning is underlined. Start reading from that point!

Two things you should note:

The table below assumes that you purchased The Lord of the Rings from Amazon as a single Kindle book. However, it is also possible to purchase The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King as three separate Kindle books. If you did this, it is possible that your location numbers will not match those in the table below. If you are in this situation and want to use Chronological Tolkien for your editions, please email me!
At the present time, it appears that the location numbers used in Amazon e-books never change – in other words, whether you purchased the Kindle Silmarillion in 2008 or 2011, your location numbers will match the ones below. In early 2011, Amazon added page numbers to its Kindle books, but the location numbers are still there as well. I don't expect the location numbers to ever go away or change. But if you discover that the table below does not match your numbers, then please email me!

Here are the words to underline in your Kindle books:

The Silmarillion

Location	Text to Underline
424	There was Eru . . .
3608	. . . their bodies lay.
3609	In those days . . .
3773	. . . come to him.
3779	And even so . . .
3785	. . . crumbled into rust.
4355	So ended the . . .
4397	. . . of Cabed Naeramarth.
4407	But Hurin did not answer . . .
4553	. . . by the sea.
4592	Thus it was . . .
4877	. . . dooms of Mandos.
4881	It is said . . .
4961	. . . with its fragrance.
4962	Thus it was . . .
4972	. . . their hearts returned.
4973	Now this yearning . . .
5019	. . . body and mind.
5019	Then Tar-Ancalimon . . .
5041	. . . legends of Men.
5041	In this Age . . .
5096	. . . to Ar-Zimraphel.
5097	The mightiest and . . .
5339	. . . before they died.
5343	Of old there . . .
5370	. . . Quenta Silmarillion.
5371	Elsewhere in . . .
5408	. . . to the One.
5409	From that time . . .
5426	. . . voices of death.
5426	Now Sauron's . . .
5437	. . . abode with fire.
5437	Yet there came . . .
5541	. . . the Black Land.
5542	But Isildur was . . .
5564	. . . world was young.
5565	Yet at the last . . .
5579	. . . war and destruction.
5588	In all the days . . .
5625	. . . was their peril.
5625	Even as the first . . .
5645	. . . and their history.
5645	Now the Shadow . . .
5671	. . . upon the Enemy.
5672	But ever the . . .
5684	. . . none save himself.
5716	Now all these . . .
5730	. . . and of song.

Unfinished Tales

Location	Text to Underline
365	Rian wife of . . .
528	. . . that it brings.
529	Tuor tarried many . . .
1086	. . . from Ulmo himself.
1605	Thus began the sojourn . . .
1640	. . . sorrow of his heart.
3326	For fear of . . .
3335	. . . in the eye.
3523	The land of . . .
3647	. . . that follows here.
3663	Meneldur was the . . .
4492	. . . came to pass.
4510	3: As is told . . .
4534	. . . the First Age.
4636	The realm of . . .
4661	. . . back to Middle-Earth.
4681	VIII: Tar-Anarion . . .
4702	. . . Numenor be seen.
4703	XIII: Tar-Atanamir . . .
4714	. . . bring ill-fortune.
4715	XV: Tar-Telemmaite . . .
4730	. . . called Ar-Belzagar.
4730	XIX: Tar-Ardamin . . .
4766	. . . named Ar-Zimraphel.
5019	Galadriel was the . . .
5092	. . . defence against Sauron.
5092	Sauron himself departed . . .
5153	. . . a long time.
5171	Amroth was King . . .
5224	. . . memory of it.
5227	The people of . . .
5237	. . . son became king.
5253	But during the . . .
5271	. . . of the Ring.
5300	Late and fragmentary . . .
5320	. . . into the mountains.
5321	In a note . . .
5339	. . . face and mind.
5343	There was in . . .
5401	. . . Sauron rose again.
5568	Something more of . . .
5610	. . . had disturbed it.
5650	The river Gwathlo . . .
5698	. . . This was Agathurush.
5700	Glanduin means . . .
5728	. . . and Minhiriath.
5785	After the fall . . .
5911	. . . long years after.
5911	The story of . . .
5949	. . . not his worst.
6166	A note to . . .
6171	. . . his mother's father.
6178	In another place . . .
6197	. . . of being seen.
6200	The Chronicle of . . .
6234	. . . by the Wainriders.
6235	But at length . . .
6275	. . . than it needed.
6276	Ondoher was aware . . .
6348	. . . and routed them.
6358	While the Eotheod . . .
6689	. . . the Holy Mount.
6965	I have not found . . .
7075	. . . in Middle-Earth.
7111	So Thorin Oakenshield . . .
7126	. . . tale of his wrongs.
7133	After the crowning . . .
7153	. . . me) shall I speak more openly.
7156	Then I said . . .
7197	. . . Took of Great Smials.
7198	When Gandalf accepted . . .
7295	. . . his ears too soon.
7296	It was on the morning . . .
7302	. . . have been ruined.
7304	From this point the . . .
7317	. . . oversights often do.
7321	Gollum was captured . . .
7331	. . . of the Gladden.
7332	Now Sauron learning . . .
7345	. . . war against Gondor.
7346	Therefore when Osgiliath . . .
7402	. . . him with torture.
7403	Night was waning . . .
7409	. . . Rohan far behind.
7418	In D it is said . . .
7467	. . . strength of Gondor.
7468	In the event Gollum . . .
7472	. . . its main purpose.
7487	It seems clear that . . .
7501	. . . when they did.
7538	When the Black . . .
7578	. . . the Barrow-downs.
7583	Saruman soon became . . .
7615	. . . of his grasp.
7617	Now because of his . . .
7637	. . . own sake merely.
7726	The chief obstacles . . .
7737	. . . death of Theodred.
7738	It was clearly . . .
7819	. . . Uruks had gone.
7819	So ended the First . . .
7906	. . . await the dawn.
7906	What followed is . . .
7915	. . . to join Erkenbrand.
7988	Marshal of the . . .
8005	. . . resist the invasion.
8039	In ancient days . . .
8067	. . . renewed their attacks.
8068	No alliance of . . .
8105	. . . invasions of 2758.
8106	It can thus . . .
8116	. . . less against it.
8120	The Folk of . . .
8280	. . . name for themselves.
8370	Wizard is a . . .
8417	. . . of that time.
8417	Indeed of all . . .
8438	. . . came never back.
8465	Most of the . . .
8481	. . . Mandos and Nienna.
8514	Elendil and Gil-galad . . .
8549	. . . as a slow menace.
8699	The palantiri were . . .
8743	. . . domination and deceit.

The Children of Húrin

Location	Text to Underline
308	Hador Goldenhead was . . .
325	. . . never saw him again.
359	So the days passed . . .
528	. . . his house no more.
642	Therefore Hurin was . . .
684	. . . be hidden from you.
687	To Brethil three men . . .
818	. . . now here in love.
848	In the years of his . . .
1878	. . . treated with honour.
1881	When five years had . . .
1967	. . . Well met!
1968	Then Turin sprang . . .
2867	. . . lays of Beleriand.
2872	But Hurin did not look . . .
2885	. . . that she had died.

The Hobbit

Location	Text to Underline
89	In a hole . . .
513	. . . he woke up.
516	Up jumped Bilbo . . .
2895	. . . to be seen.
2897	The day grew . . .
4574	. . . the tobacco-jar.

The Lord of the Rings

I am listing the three books of the trilogy separately (to make the tables easier to read), but these are all part of a single Kindle book, and so you can treat the following three tables as just one long table.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Location	Text to Underline
394	Hobbits are an . . .
553	. . . put his mind to.
554	The Shire was . . .
588	. . . that he had found.
629	Now it is a . . .
652	. . . this History begins.
653	At the end of . . .
691	. . . in Middle-Earth.
699	When Mr. Bilbo . . .
1197	. . . in the Shire.
1197	There were rumours . . .
1728	. . . was tall and full.
1728	Autumn was well . . .
7095	. . . road may wind much.
7095	After only a brief . . .
9214	. . . the Land of Shadow.

The Two Towers

Location	Text to Underline
9220	Aragorn sped on . . .
9396	. . . in a stony land.
9399	Dusk deepened . . .
9911	. . . did not return.
9914	Pippin lay in . . .
10271	. . . many watchful eyes.
10273	Meanwhile the hobbits . . .
11727	. . . be a black night.
11728	As the second day . . .
11757	. . . said the other.
11757	The host turned . . .
15459	. . . black night fell.
15461	Gollum was tugging . . .
16289	. . . taken by the Enemy.

The Return of the King

Location	Text to Underline
16295	Pippin looked out . . .
17981	. . . through the dark.
17981	Messengers came again . . .
18086	. . . had come at last.
18089	It was dark . . .
18282	. . . even to the City.
18284	But it was no . . .
18993	. . . been but a dream.
18996	The morning came . . .
19445	. . . eyes saw no more.
19448	Sam roused himself . . .
20000	. . . deep untroubled sleep.
20000	They woke together . . .
21100	. . . come to fulfilment.
21102	When the days . . .
22367	. . . back, he said.
22522	Eriador was of old . . .
22538	. . . keeping of Arthedain.
22539	It was in the . . .
22559	. . . people of fishers.
22559	In the days of Argeleb II . . .
22567	. . . war of 1409.
22567	In 1974 the . . .
22599	. . . our reckoning (1979).
22600	After Arvedui the . . .
22614	. . . by Bandobras Took.
22615	There were fifteen . . .
22625	. . . old was renewed.
22627	There were thirty-one . . .
22655	. . . never fully repaired.
22655	Minalcar son of . . .
22714	. . . spent in exile.
22715	The second and . . .
22730	. . . of the Harad.
22730	The third evil . . .
22736	. . . re-entered Mordor.
22736	Calimehtar son of . . .
22741	. . . in great force.
22742	Many of the . . .
22769	. . . are united again.
22769	In Gondor also . . .
22803	. . . that was revealed.
22804	It was thus . . .
22835	. . . beneath seven stars.
22836	After Mardil Voronwe . . .
22844	. . . after his father.
22856	In the days of Beren . . .
22864	. . . dwelt in Isengard.
22864	It was in the days . . .
22869	. . . could be found.
22869	In the days of Turin . . .
22880	. . . and fortified it.
22881	Ecthelion II . . .
22905	. . . to supplant him.
22905	When Denethor became . . .
22931	. . . Tower of Ecthelion.
22933	Arador was the . . .
23019	. . . from the rock.
23020	It came to pass . . .
23058	. . . the next spring.
23058	Thus the years . . .
23103	. . . days of old.
23105	Eorl the Young . . .
23113	. . . of their home.
23130	Many lords and . . .
23148	. . . West over Sea.
23148	Of the Kings . . .
23202	. . . creatures more evil.
23205	1. Eorl the Young . . .
23217	. . . son, became king.
23219	10. Frealaf Hildeson . . .
23227	. . . that it gave him.
23227	14. Folcwine . . .
23239	. . . supporting its enemies.
23244	In 2989 Theodwyn . . .
23253	. . . had called Steelsheen.
23254	2991 - FA 63 (3084) Eomer . . .
23268	. . . Eomer grew old.
23269	Concerning the beginning . . .
23282	. . . began to dwindle.
23282	It came to pass . . .
23294	. . . great cold-drake.
23295	Not long after . . .
23392	. . . little or none.
23393	Of this Ring . . .
23415	. . . at last he died.
23423	But at last . . .
23439	. . . grandson of Thror.
23477	Dis was the . . .
23485	. . . in their crafts.
23485	Gimli Gloin's son . . .
23497	. . . of this matter.
23554	These were the fading . . .
23573	. . . I will await you.
23770	After the fall . . .
23782	. . . in Caras Galad[h]on.
23782	At the same time . . .
23790	. . . King of the West.
23842	1422: With the beginning . . .
23852	. . . as deputy mayor.
23852	1448: Master Samwise . . .
23867	. . . great of Gondor.
23867	1541: In this year . . .
23870	. . . of the Ring.

Once you have underlined the passages listed above, go on to Step Two.

(And thanks to Jesse Peers for coming up with this system for reading Chronological Tolkien on a Kindle!)

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