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A shadowy creature of [[Elvish]] legend, said to have plagued the newly-awakened [[Elves]] at [[Cuiviénen]]. Those Elves captured by the Hunter were thought to have been corrupted by [[Melkor]] to form the race of [[Orcs]].
A shadowy creature of [[Elvish]] legend, said to have plagued the newly-awakened [[Elves]] at [[Cuiviénen]]. Those Elves captured by the Hunter were thought to have been corrupted by [[Melkor]] to form the race of [[Orcs]].  The Hunter may have been Melkor himself in an attempt to deceive the elves into thinking that the Valar were in fact evil.  


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Revision as of 21:48, 12 April 2008

A shadowy creature of Elvish legend, said to have plagued the newly-awakened Elves at Cuiviénen. Those Elves captured by the Hunter were thought to have been corrupted by Melkor to form the race of Orcs. The Hunter may have been Melkor himself in an attempt to deceive the elves into thinking that the Valar were in fact evil.