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Ireth_Telrunya
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Post Non-canon fanfic idea -- opinions/help?
on: September 06, 2015 04:19
I have an idea for a fanfic centering mostly around Melkor, Sauron and Feanor prior to the destruction of the Trees. Looking for opinions on whether my plot is viable, and help figuring out certain details.

The main gist is this: Melkor, in his plans to corrupt the plans of the Valar, kills Finwe and kidnaps baby Feanor just after Miriel's death. He takes Feanor to a secret lair in Araman, and there raises Feanor as his servant, twisting his heart to evil while leaving his fair elven form unchanged. Anything further than that is major spoilers, and I'm not sure if spoiler tags work on this site. XD I'd be glad to divulge more if people are interested, though.

My main question is this: what should Sauron be called? If Melkor's trying to get Feanor to stay on his side, having a servant named "The Abhorred" would kinda be a turnoff. If there's any indication of what Sauron's name was before he was called Sauron, I'd be very glad to see it. Otherwise I might just go with Annatar, which I know is his Second Age name but at least it's recognizable and not evil-sounding. Would it be confusing if I did that?
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on: September 06, 2015 02:12
Gorthaur or Mairon were Sauron's names during the FA
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on: September 07, 2015 04:36
Ooh, Mairon works! Any idea what it means? I doubt it'll be plot-relevant, but I'm curious.
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on: September 08, 2015 12:26
I looked up Mairon and the reading was quite interesting. It means "admirable, excellent one"

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on: September 08, 2015 12:26
This was online under *Name of the Dark Lord*

Sauron’s original name was Mairon, but this was altered after he was suborned by Melkor. But he continued to call himself Mairon the Admirable, or Tar-mairon ‘King Excellent’, until after the downfall of Númenor.

The name Mairon thus means “admirable/excellent one”, a masculine noun derived from the adjective maira “admirable, excellent, precious” or “splendid, sublime” – “only [used] of great, august or splendid things” The noun maia is related, though this name of the lesser kin of the Valar was later applied to all of these spirits without moral distinction: “Sauron the Maia” is himself a prime example that not all of them maintained their “excellent” original state.



[Edited on 09/09/2015 by Lindarielwen]
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on: September 09, 2015 11:23
Good to know! Thanks, Lindarielwen!
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on: October 22, 2015 03:27
Ooh I could not find that! Thank you Lindarielwen!
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