HoME 5, 10 and 11 contain the last versions of the Sil that were written by Tolkien. I have heard that Christopher may have relied more heavily on the HoME 5 versions in his editing of that work. Road is rated somewhat lower (by me) because it contains Bilbo's poetry rather than "lore". It could be subject to debate whether some of the information in the poem itself is subject to poetic license. Some have criticized Tolkien's notes in Road as not entirely consonant with other writings. Just goes to show what a thorny mess the whole issue of canon is.
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Beleriand, Beleriand,
the borders of the Elven-land.
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