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B2MeM Challenge:“Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad” (Alternate Viewpoints), “Crossover with one of your favorite books” (Crossover 1).
Format: Story (2700 words)
Genre: Horror, character study
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Torture, rape, mutilation, character death, largely stream-of-consciousness style narrative.
Characters: Gelmir of Nargothrond, Gwindor, Sauron, bunch o' minions
Summary:  Gelmir, on his way to the incident that shall spark the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, reflects on the circumstances that brought him to this point.  Sauron has a noteworthy cameo because he tends to barge into my writing like that.

Author's Note:  The "crossover" is technically with the story "The Renegade/Le Renégat" from Camus' Exile and the Kingdom, but this mainly takes the form of my shamelessly swiping certain themes, narrative devices, plot and character elements, and putting them in Middle Earth.  I will not claim that my story represents or mirrors Camus' story in any substantive way, but it is meant to have certain striking similarities. 
Since the Professor has been spinning a lot, I figured it was someone else's turn.

( The muddled last thoughts of one Gelmir of Nargothrond )