Gilded Knife by elennalore

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Fanwork Notes

Written for the monthly challenge It Comes In Threes. My prompt was: "Lights! Camera! Action!"

I remembered that The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford was a possible inspiration for Tolkien as he described the Temple in Númenor, and the story went from there.

CW for blood and gore, violence, violent death, and a mention of slavery.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Ar-Pharazôn takes part in the first ceremony of the new Temple, and Zigûr is there to help him.

Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Sauron

Major Relationships: Ar-Pharazôn & Sauron

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Drama

Challenges: It Comes in Threes

Rating: Adult

Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Graphic)

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 737
Posted on 5 April 2024 Updated on 5 April 2024

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

Zigûr = the Adûnaic name for Sauron, meaning Wizard.


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An impressive scene, certainly as dramatic or cinematic as the prompt suggests!

(The Radcliffe Camera, I'm sure, has seen plenty of drama, but not human sacrifice, fortunately, at least not literally...)

Ar-Pharazon's point of view is a difficult one, but you have handled it well.