https://tolkiengateway.net/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=46.156.218.185&feedformat=atomTolkien Gateway - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T08:49:21ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.3https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Ruin_of_Beleriand_and_the_Fall_of_Fingolfin&diff=300925Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin2018-08-27T03:15:58Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin''' is the eighteenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
This chapter deals with the Dagor Bragollach, the duel of Fingolfin and Morgoth ending in Fingolfin's death, the taking of Tol Sirion (renamed Tol-in-Gaurhoth) by Sauron, and the ruin of Beleriand.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9866 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Beleriandin häviö ja Fingolfinin tuho (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Coming_of_Men_into_the_West&diff=300924Of the Coming of Men into the West2018-08-27T03:15:23Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Coming of Men into the West''' is the seventeenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter tells of the first encounter between Men and Elves, and of their relationship. As well as the movement and settlement of Men in the West.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9750 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Ihmisten tulo länteen (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Noldor_in_Beleriand&diff=300923Of the Noldor in Beleriand2018-08-27T03:14:48Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Noldor in Beleriand''' is the fifteenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter introduces the reader to the lays of the Kingdoms of Gondolin and Nargothrond, as well as giving information on Doriath. The full tale of the Ñoldor's deads reaching Thingol is in this chapter, and of him banning the language of the Ñoldor from his realm.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9432 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Noldor Beleriandissa (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_Beleriand_and_its_Realms&diff=300922Of Beleriand and its Realms2018-08-27T03:14:09Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of Beleriand and Its Realms''' is the fourteenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
This chapter tells of the various Elven realms throughout Beleriand.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9495 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Beleriandista ja sen valtakunnista (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Return_of_the_Noldor&diff=300921Of the Return of the Noldor2018-08-27T03:13:35Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Return of the Noldor''' is the thirteenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter recounts the death of Fëanor at the hands of Gothmog, the capture of Maedhros and his imprisonment and hanging from Thangorodrim, Maedhros' rescue by Fingon, the Mereth Aderthad, the construction of Nargothrond and Gondolin, the Dagor Aglareb, the beginning of the Siege of Angband, and the first appearance of Glaurung and Dragons.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=9182 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Noldorin paluu (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Sun_and_Moon_and_the_Hiding_of_Valinor&diff=300920Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor2018-08-27T03:13:03Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor''' is the eleventh chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter illustrates the origin of the sun, governed by [[Arien]], and moon, governed by [[Tilion]], and of Valinor being hidden from the rest of the world.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=8966 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Aurinko ja Kuu ja Valinorin vetäytyminen (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Sindar&diff=300919Of the Sindar2018-08-27T03:12:13Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Sindar''' is the tenth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter tells of the birth of Lúthien, the first meeting between the Elves and the Dwarves, the building of Menegroth, the creation of Runes, the death of Denethor, and the creation of the Girdle of Melian.<br />
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* [http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=8825 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Sindar (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Flight_of_the_Noldor&diff=300918Of the Flight of the Noldor2018-08-27T03:11:40Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Flight of the Noldor''' is the nineth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter deals with Morgoth's (Melkor's) return to Middle-earth, the departure of the Ñoldor from Aman, the Oath of Fëanor, the First Kinslaying at Alqualondë, the Curse of Mandos, the burning of the ships at Losgar, and the crossing of the Helcaraxë.<br />
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* [http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=8684 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
* [http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13743 Chapter discussion at BarrowDowns.com]<br />
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[[fi:Noldorin pako (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Darkening_of_Valinor&diff=300917Of the Darkening of Valinor2018-08-27T03:10:55Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Darkening of Valinor''' is the eighth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter deals with the destruction of the Two Trees by Ungoliant and Melkor, as well as Melkor's theft of the Silmarils and murder of Finwe.<br />
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* [http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=8516 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
* [http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13695 Chapter discussion at BarrowDowns.com]<br />
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[[fi:Valinorin pimeneminen (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Silmarils_and_the_Unrest_of_the_Noldor&diff=300916Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor2018-08-27T03:10:14Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor''' is the seventh chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter deals with the creation of the Silmarils by Fëanor, Melkor stirring up unease among the Noldor, and Fëanor's banishment from Tirion for threatening Fingolfin his half-brother.<br />
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* [http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=8350 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
* [http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13660 Chapter discussion at BarrowDowns.com]<br />
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[[fi:Silmarilit ja noldorin napina (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_F%C3%ABanor_and_the_Unchaining_of_Melkor&diff=300914Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor2018-08-27T03:09:20Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor''' is the sixth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter tells of Fëanor and his family, and deals with Melkor's release from the Captivity of the Valar.<br />
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* [http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=8122 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
* [http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13580 Chapter discussion at BarrowDowns.com]<br />
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[[fi:Fëanor ja Melkorin vapautuminen (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Voyage_of_E%C3%A4rendil_and_the_War_of_Wrath&diff=300913Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath2018-08-27T03:01:23Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath''' is the twenty-fourth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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After Tuor and Idril leave Middle-earth, their son Earendil grows up to become the lord of the people that lived at the mouth of the Sirion River (mostly the refugees from Gondolin and Doriath). Earendil marries Elwing and they have twin boys, Elrond and Elros. Earendil befriends Cirdan, and with his help builds his ship called Vingilot. He has 2 main purposes in life. The first is to seek out his parents, the second is to reconcile the rift between the Valar and the men and elves of Middle-earth. Both goals result in him spending much time sailing the seas.<br><br>Elwing does not accompany him, but stays at home with their people. Word gets out to Maedhros that the Silmaril is there, and a battle ensues between the last sons of Feanor and the exiles.This is the last slaying of Elf by Elf. Amrod and Amras die and Maedhros and Maglor take Elrond and Elros captive, but do not harm them. The surviving exiles join with Gil-galad and go to Balar. Elwing keeps the Silmaril and throws herself into the sea.<br><br>Earendil has a premonition of something bad happening and sets sail for home. One night he sees a great white bird bearing the Silmaril. It lands on the boat and turns into Elwing, for Ulmo had bore her out of the sea and gave her the likeness of the bird so she could fly to her lover. They returned to Middle-earth and dispaired the ruinof the havens and the loss of their sons. Earendil turns back and, with Elwing, sets sail for Valinor.<br><br>By the grace of the Silmaril, he is allowed to set foot in Valinor. He is given a chance to plead his case and wins pardon for the Noldor and assistance for the Men and Elves of Middle-earth. After he leaves, Mandros questions his fate, basically because the Valar had let a mortal man and a descendant of the Noldor come to the undying lands (something that was forbidden).<br><br>Manwe gives his judgement that Earendil and Elwing may never set foot on Middle-earth. As well, they and their sons must choose either the fate of mortal Man or immortal Elves. Both Earendil and Elwing chose to be counted among the Elves. Vingilot was hallowed and filled with a ‘wavering flame’ and brought to sail at the edge of the voids. Earendil was at the helm, with the Silmaril on his brow. Elwing stayed on land in a white tower made for her. She became like one of the sea birds,and was able to fly to meet her husband on his voyages. The movement of Vingilot was seen by the people of Middle-earth as a new star, and they called it Gil-estel (the Star of High Hope).<br><br>The Valar now went to battle along with the Vanyar and the faithful Noldor under Finarfin’s leadership. Few of the Teleri joined, remembering the kinslaying at Swanhaven. This was the Great Battle, aka the War of Wrath. They fought against Morgoth and his armies (which included many men not of the 3 houses ). Most of the Balrogs were vanquished, as well as the dragons. Ancalagon, the mightiest dragon was killed by Earendil who arrived on Vingilot accompanied by a host of birds including the eagles. Morgoth was defeated, and Eonwe took the remaining 2 Silmarils from his crown. The effect of the battle on Middle-earth was tremendous and the land was reshaped. Most of Beleriand and the valley of the Sirion were now under water.<br><br>Eonwe then called for a mass exodus of the Beleriand Elves to Valinor. . Maedhros and Maglor still bound to their oath, ask for the Silmarils to be returned to them. Eonwe says that they have given up their right to them because of all the evil deeds that they had done. They are to return to Valinor and face the judgement of the Valar. Maglor waivers, but eventually gives in to his brother. They steal the Silmarils and are let go by Eonwe, who will not slay any of the sons of Feanor. They each take one jewel, which burns them unbearably. Maedhros casts himself into a firey chasm and Maglor throws his Simaril into the sea. Maglor remains forever wandering the shoreline. The 3 Silmarils now have their final resting places - in the sky, in the earth and in the sea.<br><br>The Valar returned to Valinor, and most of the Elves of Beleriand settled in Tol Eressea. They were pardoned by the Valar and forgiven by the Teleri. The Elves of note that remained in Middle-earth were Cirdan, Celebor, Galadriel, Gil-galad. The half-elven also stayed there, though Elrond chose to be with the Elves and Elros chose to be among men. Morgoth is banished beyond the ‘Walls of the World’.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10930 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Eärendilin matka ja Vihan Sota (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_Tuor_and_the_Fall_of_Gondolin&diff=300912Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin2018-08-27T02:58:53Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Summary */</p>
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'''Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin''' is the twenty-third chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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Four days after Eriol leaves the Cottage of Lost Play, to travel to Tavrobel, this story of the Fall of Gondolin is told by old Ilfiniol (who is named 'Littleheart').<br><br>Like in the tale of Beren and Tinúviel told by the character Vëannë, and the tale of Turambar told by Eltas, "Gnomes" is the term for the people of Middle-earth who later in Tolkien's mythology would be the Noldor Elves. Thus, all Gnome characters mentioned in this early tale of Gondolin are in finality Elven characters. Gnomish would become Sindarin.<br><br>The first section of Ilfiniol's narration tells of Tuor's nomadic wanderings in Dor-lómin and Mithrim and along the beaches and rivers of Beleriand, and of his encounter with the Vala Ulmo, which preceded his seeking of the hidden city of Gondolin. Tuor ventures there with Voronwë (the father of the storyteller), learns the seven names of Gondolin, is let in and greeted by the King, Turgon, and imparts to Turgon his tidings of the motives of Melkor.<br><br>Following these things in the tale comes the ruining of Gondolin's security by Maeglin, and the subsequent invasion of a massive army from Angband. The Houses of the Gondolindrim are mustered, all seven of which are described in particularly vivid detail, to prepare for battle. The massive resulting onslaught of Gondolin throughout its streets is described in full, featuring the many feats of Tuor, some of whose orc-victims are even named, and of Ecthelion of the Fountain, and of Glorfindel. The latter two both duel Balrogs, among whom is Gothmog, the lord of the Balrogs and leader of the foe, whom Ecthelion slays and is slain by in the end. The deaths of the Elf-lords of each House are told of, as are the attack strategies of Gothmog and his army, the flight to safety of young Eärendil, Tuor's son, and the actions of Thorondor (who in this tale was named Thornhoth), the Lord of the Eagles. Penlod, Egalmoth, Rog, and Duilin are House-captains of Gondolin who are not mentioned in the final account of the Fall in The Silmarilliion.<br><br>Ilfiniol's narrative ends with the Exiles of Gondolin, who had fled, settling in the land of the Mouths of Sirion, at which they named themselves anew the Lothlim, which meant ‘the people of the flower’, because of new sorrow that would lie behind the name of "the Gondothlim".<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10850 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Tuor ja Gondolinin tuho (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_Tuor_and_the_Fall_of_Gondolin&diff=300911Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin2018-08-27T02:58:38Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* External links */</p>
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'''Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin''' is the twenty-third chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10850 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Tuor ja Gondolinin tuho (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_the_Ruin_of_Doriath&diff=300910Of the Ruin of Doriath2018-08-27T02:55:58Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of the Ruin of Doriath''' is the twenty-second chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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This chapter tells the deaths of Morwen, Mîm, and Húrin, and of Morgoth learning the region where could be found the hidden city of Gondolin. Also in this chapter is the death of Elu Thingol, and the estrangement of the Elves and the Dwarves, the passing of Melian, the Dwarves' attack on Menegroth, resulting in the taking of the Nauglamír (which now contained a Silmaril), and death of many, among them Mablung. The Battle of Sarn Athrad was fought resulting in the recovery of the Nauglamír with the Silmaril, which passed into the hands of Dior, and the Sons of Fëanor attempted to take the Silmaril though failed for Elwing escaped with it.<br />
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* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10579 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fi:Doriathin tuho (Silmarillion)]]</div>46.156.218.185https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Of_T%C3%BArin_Turambar&diff=300909Of Túrin Turambar2018-08-27T02:54:22Z<p>46.156.218.185: /* Synopsis */</p>
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'''Of Túrin Turambar''' is the twenty-first chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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Túrin, son of Húrin of the race of Men, lived in Dor-lómin with his father, his mother Morwen, and his sister Urwen. Urwen died as a child from a plague. Túrin's father was later taken prisoner by Morgoth after the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. During Húrin's imprisonment Túrin was sent by his mother to live in the Elf-realm Doriath for protection. In his absence Morwen gave birth to her third child, Niënor, a girl. Morgoth had placed a curse upon Húrin and all his family whereby evil would befall them for their whole lives.<br><br>King Thingol of Doriath takes Túrin as a foster-son. During his time in Doriath Túrin befriends an Elf named Beleg, and the two become close companions. Túrin accidentally causes the death of the Elf Saeros, who attempts to jump a ravine while fleeing but falls and is killed. Túrin refuses to return to Doriath to face judgement and opts to leave Doriath, becoming an outlaw. Thingol tries Túrin in absentia and ultimately pardons him. He gives Beleg leave to search for Túrin and bring him back to Doriath.<br><br>Túrin meanwhile joins a band of outlaws in the wild, he renames himself Neithan, "the wronged" and eventually becomes their captain. Beleg locates the band while Túrin is absent, and the outlaws leave him tied to a tree until he agrees to give them information. Túrin returns in time to cut Beleg free and, horrified by the outlaws' actions, resolves to forsake the cruel habits he has fallen into. Beleg delivers the message of the king's pardon but Túrin refuses to return to Doriath. Beleg returns to aid Doriath's defence.<br><br>Túrin and his men capture Mîm, a Petty-dwarf, who leads them to the caves at Amon Rûdh. Beleg decides to return to Túrin, who welcomes him at Amon Rûdh. The outlaws resent the elf's presence and Mîm, disliking Elves, grows to hate him. Mîm betrays the outlaws to orcs, leading the orcs to the caves where Túrin's company is taken unawares. The entire band is killed, save for Beleg and Túrin. They take Túrin off towards Angband, leaving Beleg chained to a rock. Mîm is about to kill Beleg after the orcs depart when one of the outlaws, mortally wounded, rouses himself before dying to drive Mîm away and release Beleg. Beleg follows the orcs after his wounds are healed.<br><br>Beleg happens across a mutilated elf, Gwindor of Nargothrond, sleeping in the forest of Taur-nu-Fuin. They enter the orc camp at night and carry Túrin, asleep, from the camp. Beleg begins to cut Túrin's bonds with his sword Anglachel, but the sword slips in his hand and cuts Túrin. Túrin, mistaking Beleg for an orc, kills Beleg with his own sword. When a flash of lightning reveals Beleg's face, Túrin realises his mistake and falls into a frenzy. He refuses to leave Beleg's body until morning, when Gwindor is able to bury the elf. Túrin takes Anglachel but remains witless with grief.<br><br>Túrin and Gwindor proceed to Nargothrond. There Túrin gains the favour of King Orodreth, and after leading the Elves to considerable victories, he becomes Orodreth's chief counsellor and commander of his forces. Against all counsel Túrin refuses to hide Nargothrond from Morgoth or to retract his plans for full-scale battle. Morgoth sends an orc-army under the command of the dragon, Glaurung, and Nargothrond is defeated. The orcs, crossing easily over the bridge that Túrin had built, sack Nargothrond and capture its citizens. Túrin returns as the prisoners are to be led away by the orcs, and encounters Glaurung. The dragon enchants and tricks him into returning to Dor-lómin to seek out Morwen and Niënor instead of rescuing the prisoners—among whom is Finduilas, Orodreth’s daughter, who loved him.<br><br>In Dor-lómin Túrin learns that Morwen and Niënor have long been in Doriath, and that Glaurung deceived him into letting Finduilas go to her death. He tracks Finduilas' captors to the forest of Brethil, only to learn that she was murdered by the orcs. Grief-stricken, Túrin seeks sanctuary among the folk of Haleth, who maintain a resistance against Morgoth. In Brethil Túrin renames himself Turambar, "Master of Doom" in Quenya, and gradually supplants Brandir, Brethil's lame Chieftain.<br><br>In Doriath Morwen and Niënor hear rumours of Túrin's deeds, and Morwen determines either to find Túrin or to hear news of his death. Against the counsel of Thingol she rides out of Doriath alone, and Niënor conceals herself among the riders whom Thingol sends under Mablung to follow and protect Morwen. At Nargothrond, Mablung encounters Glaurung, who scatters the elves. Finding Niënor alone, Glaurung discovers her identity and enchants her so that her mind is made blank; she forgets everything, including her name and how to speak.<br><br>Mablung attempts to return to Doriath alone with Niënor. The two become stranded in the wilderness, and in an orc attack, Niënor runs into the woods and is lost. Eventually she collapses near Brethil on the grave of Finduilas, where Turambar finds her. He brings her back to the town, and she gradually recovers the use of speech, although she has no memory of her past life. Niënor and Turumbar develop a strong attraction. They marry, not realising their kinship, and Niënor becomes pregnant.<br><br>After some time of peace, Glaurung returns to exterminate the men of Brethil. Turambar leads an expedition to cut him off, and stabs Glaurung from beneath while the dragon is crossing a ravine. As Glaurung is dying on the bank of the ravine, Turambar pulls his sword from the dragon's belly, and blood spurts onto his hand and burns him. Overwhelmed with pain and fatigue, he faints. Niënor finds him and mistakes his swoon for death. In a last effort of malice Glaurung opens his eyes and informs her that she and Turambar are brother and sister. Glaurung then dies, and his spell of forgetfulness passes from Niënor. Remembering her entire life and knowing that her unborn child was begotten in incest, she throws herself from the nearby cliff into the river Taeglin and is washed away. When Turambar wakes, Brandir informs him of Niënor's death and of their true relationship as siblings, as he had overheard the dragon's words. Mablung confirms Brandir's tale, and Turambar takes his own life upon his sword.<br><br>The main part of the narrative ends with the burial of Túrin. Appended to this is an extract from The Wanderings of Húrin, the next tale of Tolkien's legendarium. This recounts how Húrin is at last released by Morgoth and comes to the grave of his children. There he finds Morwen, who has also managed to find the place, but now dies in the arms of her husband.<br><br />
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[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - Nargothrond (II).jpg|thumb|left|The entrance to [[Nargothrond]] by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10449 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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'''Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad''' is the twentieth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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==Summary==<br />
Almost twenty years after the defeat of the Elves and their Edain allies in the Dagor Bragollach, the Ñoldor had lost control over the entire north of Beleriand, and were for the most part reduced to holding on defensively in Hithlum, Himring and Nargothrond. Gondolin was still hidden and could not yet be assailed. However, the deeds of Beren and Lúthien, defeating Sauron at Tol-in-Gaurhoth and retrieving a Silmaril from Angband, convinced Maedhros that Morgoth was not invincible. In the year 468 of the Years of the Sun in the First Age, Maedhros began building an alliance that he believed capable of taking the war to Thangorodrim, known as the Union of Maedhros.<br><br>Under the command of Maedhros, all the Elves of Beleriand, as well as the Edain, Dwarves, and the newly arrived Easterlings were invited to combine in arms and fight against Morgoth. Unfortunately, the Oath of Fëanor and the evil deeds done by the Sons of Fëanor to fulfill it caused the Union to have less strength than it could have had. For Orodreth, the Lord of Nargothrond, remembering the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin that indirectly resulted in the death of Lord Finrod Felagund, sent no aid to the alliance. Against Orodreth's will however, a small company under the command of Gwindor went from Nargothrond. Their hope was to avenge the capture of Gwindor's brother Gelmir during the Dagor Bragollach. Worse yet, from Doriath there came only Mablung and Beleg, who wished to take part in the great deeds they knew were to come. For Thingol, King of Doriath, had in his possession the Silmaril recovered by Beren and Lúthien, and the Sons of Fëanor sent to him a haughty demand for its surrender. Thingol however, was both insulted by the demand and had begun to lust for the Silmaril. Thus, against the counsel of Melian, he refused to surrender it. As a result, Celegorm and Curufin vowed openly to destroy Doriath should they emerge victorious from the battle against Morgoth. Therefore Thingol enhanced the guard at his borders and sent no troops to aid Maedhros.<br><br>The Union divided its strength into two separate forces to attack Angband. Under Maedhros in the east were gathered the remainder of the Sons of Fëanor, the Elves and Men of Himring under Maedhros and Bór, the men of Amon ereb under Caranthir and Ulfang, and the Dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost. Under Fingon in the west were gathered the Elves and Men of Hithlum, the Elves of the Falas, the Haladin of Brethil, the companies sent from Nargothrond and the two Elves of Doriath, Beleg and Mablung. The plan was for Maedhros's host, the slightly greater of the two, to march openly across Anfauglith and draw out the main army of Angband, after which Fingon's host would attack from the Ered Wethrin and crush the armies of Morgoth between the two forces. They would then seal the doors of Angband and, hopefully, drive Morgoth underground forever. The Union first cleared Beleriand and Dorthonion from the Orcs, and then gathered to assault Angband. However, these attacks alerted Morgoth to the existence of the Union, and he took counsel against it.<br><br>Morgoth learned of the battle plan of the Eldar from his spies, and sought to prevent Maedhros's forces from meeting with Fingon's. To that end, he sent a gigantic force of his own, one which included Glaurung and his numerous fire-breathing brood, to destroy Maedhros's host. Fingon's troops eventually settled in the woods of Ered Wethrin to await the coming of Maedhros's forces, not knowing that they had been attacked. Upon the arrival of Fingon's forces to Ered Wethrin, smoke and fire poured forth from Thangorodrim and the Iron Mountains. Fingon thus knew that Morgoth had become aware of his forces, and doubt began to grow on him. Just at that moment however, Turgon arrived unexpectedly with an army ten thousand strong from Gondolin, and hope was renewed in the heart of the Elven host.<br><br>Aware of both the location of Fingon's troops and the strategy the elves hoped to employ, Morgoth sent a great force of Orcs from Angband to meet Fingon's host. In actuality, this force was but a small portion of the armies Morgoth had prepared, and was ultimately little more than bait. For Morgoth intended for this decoying force to draw out Fingon's army, and then to strengthen it when Fingon came from the hills to meet it. But Fingon, wary of the guile of Morgoth, ignored the taunts of the Orcs and kept his forces hidden. Seeing this, the captain of the Orcish host sent out riders with tokens of parley. With them was Gelmir, Gwindor's brother of Nargothrond, whom the Orcs had blinded. To provoke the Elvish host, they dismembered Gelmir within sight of the Ered Wethrin and then killed him, threatening to do the same with their other Elvish thralls. Unfortunately, Gwindor himself was in the forefront of the Elvish host, and he witnessed the cruel murder of his brother. Insane with grief and rage, he broke ranks and charged the heralds with the company from Nargothrond and slew them, driving deep into the center of the Orcish host. Seeing that his troops could not be restrained, Fingon sounded the charge, and committed his entire force to the battle. Here, Morgoth's designs nearly went astray, for the onset of the Noldor charge was so swift and terrible that the Orcish host was destroyed before it could be strengthened. At the forefront of the battle were Gwindor and his company, and their wrath was so great that they burst through Morgoth's outer gates and slew the guard in the very courts of Angband.<br><br>It was said that Morgoth trembled as Gwindor's company pounded upon his gates, but surrounded by a sea of enemies they became trapped in the court, and all were slain except Gwindor who was taken, for Fingon could not come to their aid. Then, from many hidden doors in Thangorodrim, Morgoth let forth his main host. Fingon's army was driven back from the walls of Angband with great loss. The Men of Brethil that comprised the rearguard were nearly all slain, along with Haldir, Lord of the Haladin. The fourth day of the conflict was the official beginning of Nírnaeth Arnoediad, and Fingon's forces continued to retreat with their casualties mounting. At the start of the fifth day however, Fingon's forces were joined by Turgon, who had withheld most of his troops from the foolhardy assault. The phalanx of Turgon broke through the lines of the Enemy, and met with the guard of Fingon, along with Húrin son of Galdor. With Turgon's help, Fingon's forces managed to beat back the host of Angband enough to begin an orderly retreat.<br><br>However, the fortune of the Eldar then took another turn for the worse. For while Fingon's armies had been fighting Morgoth's forces on the plains of Anfauglith, Maedhros had been defeated by the armies that Morgoth had sent against his host. To make matters worse, Maedhros had been betrayed by Ulfang, one of the sons of Uldor, who had summoned a great force of evil men from the surrounding hills to attack the elven host. Reeling from the unexpected treachery and the continual assault of Morgoth's dragons, the eastern host would have been utterly destroyed if not for the valor of the Dwarves of Belegost. For they were naturally able to withstand the dragons' fire better than Elves or Men, and moreover they wore great iron masks that gave them additional protection. These dwarves formed the rearguard of the eastern host, and allowed the remaining Elves and Men to escape the dragons. Azaghâl, King of the Dwarves of Belegost, gathered his forces and formed a ring around Glaurung to keep him at bay. Such was their strength and the keenness of their axes that even Glaurung's armored hide was not invulnerable to their blows. Enraged, Glaurung struck down Azaghâl and crawled over him, but with his last strength Azaghâl ran a dagger through Glaurung's belly, and the dragon fled in pain. With him fled all the beasts of Morgoth. In a solemn ceremony the Dwarves picked up their fallen leader, forgetting about the battle, and they marched his corpse home. Their wrath was so great that none troubled them. Their sacrifice allowed all seven of the Sons of Fëanor to escape, though their host was routed and scattered throughout Ossiriand.<br><br>After defeating Maedhros, Morgoth's eastern host had made haste to to join the battle against Fingon's forces, and arrived as the elven forces had begun to withdraw. As they engaged the retreating Elves, Gothmog himself arrived on the field with his Troll guard and engaged Fingon in single combat. The High Elven King managed to hold his own against the High Captain of Angband until another Balrog restrained Fingon from behind. Gothmog then clove Fingon's head with his Black Axe, and the field of battle was soon utterly lost. Seeing this, Húrin begged Turgon to return to Gondolin, and told the King that he and his men would cover the Elven retreat. Huor, Húrin and the remaining Men of Dor-lómin then formed a living wall across the Fens of Serech, buying time for Turgon to escape with most of the surviving Elves of the north. The warriors of Dor-lómin were all slain, and Huor fell with his eye pierced by a poisoned arrow. Finally Húrin was left to fight alone, wielding the great axe of an Orc captain two handed. He managed to slay seventy of his foes, including a great number of Gothmog's troll guard, falling at last after his axe withered away from the caustic troll blood upon it. Gothmog then pulled Húrin out from under the mountain of Orcs and Trolls that he had slain, bound him, and dragged him to Angband with mockery.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10285 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fr:tolkien/resumes/silm/qs20]]<br />
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{{silmarillion-chapters}}<br />
'''Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad''' is the twentieth chapter of the [[Quenta Silmarillion]] section within [[The Silmarillion]].<br />
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==Summary==<br />
Almost twenty years after the defeat of the Elves and their Edain allies in the Dagor Bragollach, the Ñoldor had lost control over the entire north of Beleriand, and were for the most part reduced to holding on defensively in Hithlum, Himring and Nargothrond. Gondolin was still hidden and could not yet be assailed. However, the deeds of Beren and Lúthien, defeating Sauron at Tol-in-Gaurhoth and retrieving a Silmaril from Angband, convinced Maedhros that Morgoth was not invincible. In the year 468 of the Years of the Sun in the First Age, Maedhros began building an alliance that he believed capable of taking the war to Thangorodrim, known as the Union of Maedhros.Under the command of Maedhros, all the Elves of Beleriand, as well as the Edain, Dwarves, and the newly arrived Easterlings were invited to combine in arms and fight against Morgoth. Unfortunately, the Oath of Fëanor and the evil deeds done by the Sons of Fëanor to fulfill it caused the Union to have less strength than it could have had. For Orodreth, the Lord of Nargothrond, remembering the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin that indirectly resulted in the death of Lord Finrod Felagund, sent no aid to the alliance. Against Orodreth's will however, a small company under the command of Gwindor went from Nargothrond. Their hope was to avenge the capture of Gwindor's brother Gelmir during the Dagor Bragollach. Worse yet, from Doriath there came only Mablung and Beleg, who wished to take part in the great deeds they knew were to come. For Thingol, King of Doriath, had in his possession the Silmaril recovered by Beren and Lúthien, and the Sons of Fëanor sent to him a haughty demand for its surrender. Thingol however, was both insulted by the demand and had begun to lust for the Silmaril. Thus, against the counsel of Melian, he refused to surrender it. As a result, Celegorm and Curufin vowed openly to destroy Doriath should they emerge victorious from the battle against Morgoth. Therefore Thingol enhanced the guard at his borders and sent no troops to aid Maedhros.The Union divided its strength into two separate forces to attack Angband. Under Maedhros in the east were gathered the remainder of the Sons of Fëanor, the Elves and Men of Himring under Maedhros and Bór, the men of Amon ereb under Caranthir and Ulfang, and the Dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost. Under Fingon in the west were gathered the Elves and Men of Hithlum, the Elves of the Falas, the Haladin of Brethil, the companies sent from Nargothrond and the two Elves of Doriath, Beleg and Mablung. The plan was for Maedhros's host, the slightly greater of the two, to march openly across Anfauglith and draw out the main army of Angband, after which Fingon's host would attack from the Ered Wethrin and crush the armies of Morgoth between the two forces. They would then seal the doors of Angband and, hopefully, drive Morgoth underground forever. The Union first cleared Beleriand and Dorthonion from the Orcs, and then gathered to assault Angband. However, these attacks alerted Morgoth to the existence of the Union, and he took counsel against it.Morgoth learned of the battle plan of the Eldar from his spies, and sought to prevent Maedhros's forces from meeting with Fingon's. To that end, he sent a gigantic force of his own, one which included Glaurung and his numerous fire-breathing brood, to destroy Maedhros's host. Fingon's troops eventually settled in the woods of Ered Wethrin to await the coming of Maedhros's forces, not knowing that they had been attacked. Upon the arrival of Fingon's forces to Ered Wethrin, smoke and fire poured forth from Thangorodrim and the Iron Mountains. Fingon thus knew that Morgoth had become aware of his forces, and doubt began to grow on him. Just at that moment however, Turgon arrived unexpectedly with an army ten thousand strong from Gondolin, and hope was renewed in the heart of the Elven host.Aware of both the location of Fingon's troops and the strategy the elves hoped to employ, Morgoth sent a great force of Orcs from Angband to meet Fingon's host. In actuality, this force was but a small portion of the armies Morgoth had prepared, and was ultimately little more than bait. For Morgoth intended for this decoying force to draw out Fingon's army, and then to strengthen it when Fingon came from the hills to meet it. But Fingon, wary of the guile of Morgoth, ignored the taunts of the Orcs and kept his forces hidden. Seeing this, the captain of the Orcish host sent out riders with tokens of parley. With them was Gelmir, Gwindor's brother of Nargothrond, whom the Orcs had blinded. To provoke the Elvish host, they dismembered Gelmir within sight of the Ered Wethrin and then killed him, threatening to do the same with their other Elvish thralls. Unfortunately, Gwindor himself was in the forefront of the Elvish host, and he witnessed the cruel murder of his brother. Insane with grief and rage, he broke ranks and charged the heralds with the company from Nargothrond and slew them, driving deep into the center of the Orcish host. Seeing that his troops could not be restrained, Fingon sounded the charge, and committed his entire force to the battle. Here, Morgoth's designs nearly went astray, for the onset of the Noldor charge was so swift and terrible that the Orcish host was destroyed before it could be strengthened. At the forefront of the battle were Gwindor and his company, and their wrath was so great that they burst through Morgoth's outer gates and slew the guard in the very courts of Angband.It was said that Morgoth trembled as Gwindor's company pounded upon his gates, but surrounded by a sea of enemies they became trapped in the court, and all were slain except Gwindor who was taken, for Fingon could not come to their aid. Then, from many hidden doors in Thangorodrim, Morgoth let forth his main host. Fingon's army was driven back from the walls of Angband with great loss. The Men of Brethil that comprised the rearguard were nearly all slain, along with Haldir, Lord of the Haladin. The fourth day of the conflict was the official beginning of Nírnaeth Arnoediad, and Fingon's forces continued to retreat with their casualties mounting. At the start of the fifth day however, Fingon's forces were joined by Turgon, who had withheld most of his troops from the foolhardy assault. The phalanx of Turgon broke through the lines of the Enemy, and met with the guard of Fingon, along with Húrin son of Galdor. With Turgon's help, Fingon's forces managed to beat back the host of Angband enough to begin an orderly retreat.However, the fortune of the Eldar then took another turn for the worse. For while Fingon's armies had been fighting Morgoth's forces on the plains of Anfauglith, Maedhros had been defeated by the armies that Morgoth had sent against his host. To make matters worse, Maedhros had been betrayed by Ulfang, one of the sons of Uldor, who had summoned a great force of evil men from the surrounding hills to attack the elven host. Reeling from the unexpected treachery and the continual assault of Morgoth's dragons, the eastern host would have been utterly destroyed if not for the valor of the Dwarves of Belegost. For they were naturally able to withstand the dragons' fire better than Elves or Men, and moreover they wore great iron masks that gave them additional protection. These dwarves formed the rearguard of the eastern host, and allowed the remaining Elves and Men to escape the dragons. Azaghâl, King of the Dwarves of Belegost, gathered his forces and formed a ring around Glaurung to keep him at bay. Such was their strength and the keenness of their axes that even Glaurung's armored hide was not invulnerable to their blows. Enraged, Glaurung struck down Azaghâl and crawled over him, but with his last strength Azaghâl ran a dagger through Glaurung's belly, and the dragon fled in pain. With him fled all the beasts of Morgoth. In a solemn ceremony the Dwarves picked up their fallen leader, forgetting about the battle, and they marched his corpse home. Their wrath was so great that none troubled them. Their sacrifice allowed all seven of the Sons of Fëanor to escape, though their host was routed and scattered throughout Ossiriand.After defeating Maedhros, Morgoth's eastern host had made haste to to join the battle against Fingon's forces, and arrived as the elven forces had begun to withdraw. As they engaged the retreating Elves, Gothmog himself arrived on the field with his Troll guard and engaged Fingon in single combat. The High Elven King managed to hold his own against the High Captain of Angband until another Balrog restrained Fingon from behind. Gothmog then clove Fingon's head with his Black Axe, and the field of battle was soon utterly lost. Seeing this, Húrin begged Turgon to return to Gondolin, and told the King that he and his men would cover the Elven retreat. Huor, Húrin and the remaining Men of Dor-lómin then formed a living wall across the Fens of Serech, buying time for Turgon to escape with most of the surviving Elves of the north. The warriors of Dor-lómin were all slain, and Huor fell with his eye pierced by a poisoned arrow. Finally Húrin was left to fight alone, wielding the great axe of an Orc captain two handed. He managed to slay seventy of his foes, including a great number of Gothmog's troll guard, falling at last after his axe withered away from the caustic troll blood upon it. Gothmog then pulled Húrin out from under the mountain of Orcs and Trolls that he had slain, bound him, and dragged him to Angband with mockery.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=10285 Chapter discussion at Entmoot.com]<br />
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[[fr:tolkien/resumes/silm/qs20]]<br />
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