The Book of Lost Tales
A different Vairë appeared in some of Tolkien's earliest writings. In "The Book of Lost Tales", she was an Elf of Tol Eressëa. She and her husband Lindo tell the stories that would become "The Silmarillion" to the human mariner Ælfwine/Eriol. Her role as storyteller may have influenced the naming of the Vala responsible for recording stories.