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| Deleted User | 19 Dec 2008, 04:49 PM Post #1 |
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Too many years of wandering. It was time to create a fortress of his own. Hand of Sauron was a warrior, ever away from home and on the front lines of battle. Finding his own fortress had not occurred to him until that bastard Morion had leveled such threats against him. It was clear now that whatever his personal inclination, Hand of Sauron must have a citadel all his own. He longed to return to Carn Dum, where he had stayed with his comrade the Witch-king for many years, but the Dunedain Rangers still scouted the area. His Uruk-hai and Warg servants would be noticed. Mordor also was not an option, with the ruined Black Gate and Rangers of Ithilien so near. But Hand of Sauron had found a suitable fortress on the third attempt. The Lossoth had built such castles, and they were abandoned long ago. It was to Arnor that Hand of Sauron traveled. The frigid temperature and blizzard did not deter him. Quite the opposite, each gust of ice cold wind and swilring snow caused him to laugh darkly as he had not done in many years. His fortress would not be a towering monolith like Barad-dur, but well defended nonetheless. The castle stood on the northeastern arm embracing the Icebay of Forochel. In the shadow of the sheer cliffs, it was only a gray blur against the blue and white ice. Ice and snow crept up the walls like ivy in warmer climates. In the bay below, giant icebergs clogged the water. A black smile crossed Hand of Sauron’s lips. Unassailable by land or sea, protected by the harsh weather, this castle would become his fortress. He would call it Atalantë. Translation: Atalantë = The Downfallen; Quenya translation of Akallabêth, name of Numenor after it was destroyed. |
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