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    Dunadan is from California in the USA.
    He also intends to post on Stories of Arda as Dunadan. He gave permission by email to the Valar Guild to host stories August 26, 2020.
    He originally located our site while doing research on Thuringwethil and sent us his first story.
    His first fan fiction is set as Arda began, and is titled "Servant of Darkness".

    Latest story posting here:
            July 2, 2020 The Fall of Sauron


In the Beginning



Servant of Darkness
    "From the very beginning she had followed Melkor..."
    Melkor, Námo, Ungoliant (pov), Vairë
    1 chapter
    Received by email April 26, 2020. Posted here April 28, 2020. Stories of Arda.
Author's Notes:
    "This story tells the origin of Ungoliant.  While many believe her to have originated as one of the Úmaiar, I like to think that she was an Ainu corrupted by Melkor during the Ainulindalë itself.  Under this scenario therefore, she would never have been a Maia, her fall having preceded the establishment of the Valar and their people on Arda.  I also imagine her to be greater then the Maiar and on the same level of power as other great Ainur.  Furthermore, her initial appearance must have been one of great beauty, as all Ainur would have been originally.  Lastly, I use her and Melkor's Quenya names since their Valarin names are unknown and their more sinister Sindarin versions would not yet have been applicable.  Her original name may be found in the Book of Lost Tales, part I (History of Middle-earth series)."

The Black Council
    Sauron likes the chair.
    Active characters: Gothmog, Langon, Lungorthin, Sauron (pov), Thuringwethil.
    Mentions of: Draugluin, Fankil, Ilúvatar, Dark Lord Manwë, Melkor, Tulkas, Ulbandi
    Unnamed but mentioned: Thingol/grey-mantled king, Ungoliant/Gloomweaver
    1 chapter
    Received by email June 7, 2020, posted here June 13, 2020. Revised June 15, 2020.
Author's Notes:
    "The idea for this story came when re-reading the Silmarillion and wondering what the Úmaiar might be up to during the ages of the Chaining of Melkor.  The White Council of the Third Age inspired the name the Black Council.  Of course, Sauron and Gothmog are the only definitive and canonical Úmaiar, so I had to take some liberties.  Fankil, Ulbandi, Langon, and Lungorthin, I repurposed from their origins as abandoned ideas (revealed in the Books of Lost Tales), as just other Úmaiar- since there were more but we just don't know their names.  I decided to use Fankil as the name of the mysterious "dark hunter" in the Silmarillion who may have been responsible for capturing the first elves to be transformed into orcs.  Ulbandi is no longer an ogress, but under her Master, becomes responsible for them.  And Langon, I think, is perfectly suited as Melkor's herald, as he was once the messenger sent to parlay with the Valar.  Finally, Lungorthin I envisage as Gothmog's second-in-command (and, therefore, his successor after the fall of Gondolin) to explain how he can be a Lord of Balrogs.
    Thuringwethil and, to a much lesser extent, Draugluin are thought by some to have been Úmaiar so I stuck with that.  As to Thuringwethil, I like to think that she was one of the more powerful Úmaiar and I am writing more stories concerning her.
    "Lastly, I decided to use the Quenya names of Sauron and Gothmog when they address each other since their Valarin names- which they would have used- are unknown to us and that's the closest I could get.  I doubt they'd use Sindarin, which might not even have been known to them yet.  However, I used the Sindarin versions of names for the rest of the text because we don't know everyone's names in Quenya and I think it contrasts nicely to the personal discussion between the two deputies."
    Editor's note:
        Fankil is an early character of Tolkien's in the Book of Lost Tales I, son of Melkor. Earlier names for him were Fangli and Fúkil.
        Ulbandi is an early character of Tolkien's in the Book of Lost Tales I and II, consort of Melkor, ogress of Utumno. Gothmog, then known as Kosomot (also as Kosmoko, Kosomok(o), was her and Melkor's son. Another name for her was Fluithuin (bk 2).

The Fall of Sauron
    The announcement of Sauron's defeat by Huan and Lúthien.
    Gothmog, Langon, Morgoth, Thuringwethil
    1 chapter
    Received by email July 1, 2020. Posted here July 2, 2020.

The Bat-Fell of Thuringwethil
    What happened to Thuringwethil after Lúthien took the bat-fell?
    Beren, Huan, Lúthien, Morgoth as the Dark Lord, Sauron, Thuringwethil.
    Mentions of: Draugluin, Gothmog as the High Captain of Angband, Huan, Langon, Lúthien, Manwë, Melian as Melyanna, Oromë, Thorondor, Ulbandi as Mother of Ogres, Ulmo
    1 chapter
    Received by email June 20, 2020, posted here June 21, 2020.
Author's Notes:
    "While many feel that Thuringwethil was a Maia, many also believe her to have been slain - most likely by Huan or possibly in the destruction of Tol-in-Guaroth.  After all, how else could Huan come into possession of her skin?          "However, it seems to me that if she were Maia, then she most definitely could have survived.  The way by which she could was provided by Tolkien himself when writing about the battle between Huan and Wolf-Sauron.  I applied the same principle here.
    "For enjoyment, I used the Valarin name for Máhanaxar, the hall of the Valar, since we know the name (found in the Book of Lost Tales series).  The way I see it, the Valar and Maiar would use Valarin when communicating with each other or in self-reflection just as any native speaker would use his or her native tongue.  Unfortunately, only a few Valarin names were ever developed."

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