[Anguirel]

RESULTS OF DAY TWELVE (M-e)

After the victory over Glaurung at the Battle of Brethil, Maedhros and Maglor journeyed south, given free passage through Doriath, back to Ossiriand. Celegorm was also offered this free passage; but refused to travel by it until the Silmaril was returned to Maedhros. This Dior would not do, though he himself had stopped wearing it-it had begun to burn at him-giving it to Elwing his daughter. So it was that Celegorm and his followers were forced to skirt Doriath, taking the long northern road.

It was here that by chance Ancalagon was flying, on his journey from his humiliation at Maeglin's hands. His wounds on his wings were deep, and he flew awkwardly; he was often forced to rest, and now was one such pause. When Celegorm saw the vast, injured Dragon blocking his path, he called his hounds and charged it. But Ancalagon would not be so bested; in one exhalation he burnt Celegorm's prized pack. Driven by affront and rage, Celegorm ran home his keen lance before Ancalagon could breathe again. The creature expired, for the lance had struck the rent in Ancalagon's breast dealt by Anguirel; but in its death-throes it tore down Celegorm from his horse and slew him. Thus died Celegorm, impulsive and overconfident to the last; and his followers bore him back sadly to Ossiriand.

RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGE

At Nan Elmoth, Nienor buried the masked Elf who had called himself Lomion as he had asked, and laid the sword beside him. Then she returned into the heart of Melian's realm. Here a feast of reuniting was in progress between the Elves of Neldoreth and Doriath, though Dior's folk still kept apart. Galadriel came from Nargothrond with her cousin Celebrimbor; and love flourished between he and Nienor. But Mim the Petty-Dwarf came unexpected, and demanded Nienor as payment for his 299 slain sons. His suit was laughed at, but he was induced to accept instead a highly-paid post as the jester at Nargothrond...so Celebrimbor and Nienor were married, and returned there with the apparently mollified Mim.

In the meantime Tuor son of Huor had been guided by Ulmo's counsel to Gondolin; and Queen Idril was seized with love for him, neither knowing nor caring about the death of Maeglin. They were wedded, and had a son, Earendil. But Glorfindel did not look happily on these events, for he, too, had loved Idril in vain...

Day Thirteen in Middle-earth has begun! The contestants:

Tribes

VALAR

Elbereth
Ulmo
Mandos, Doom of

NOLDOR

Maedhros
Maglor
Celebrimbor
Ereinion
Galadriel
Idril
Salgant
Glorfindel
Finduilas
Gwindor

TELERI/SINDAR

Celeborn
Mablung
Cirdan
Nimloth
Elwing

MAIA

Melian
Uinen
Arien (with Sun)

DWARVES

Telchar of Nogrod (incidentally, probably by now a different character. But with the same name. Like Durin the Deathless...)
Mim the Petty-dwarf

MEN

Dior
Elured
Elurin
Tuor
Nienor

PEREDHIL

Earendil

FORCES OF EVIL

Morgoth
Sauron
Glaurung

Challenge thirteen: unlucky for all. Engineer the fall of Doriath (both Melian's and Dior's realms. You may evict either of these rulers.)