BREAKING NEWS: Dragon slain amid mass casualty event
by the Breaking News team at Dimbar Daily
(aka, my entry for Day 7: AU of @silmarillionepistolary week! also for @sallysavestheday who prompted me to write an obituary for Túrin, which turned into...this.)
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2 days ago
The dragon known as Glaurung was found dead upon the banks of the River Teiglin by the gorge of Cabed-en-Aras. A massive wound to the creature’s stomach indicates the mortal blow was caused by a sword. Investigators are at the scene, searching for evidence of the dragonslayer.
2 days ago
Preliminary reports indicate that a Man known as Turambar set out from Brethil with two companions on a quest to slay the dragon yesterday evening. One of his companions, Dorlas, was spotted returning to Amon Obel some time before the dragon was sighted. It is not known if if Turambar and the other Man continued onward, but the dragon’s carcass is proof that their goal was achieved in some manner.
The name of Turambar’s second companion is Hunthor, according to sources in Brethil. The current location of Brethil’s lord, Brandir, is unknown, as is the location of Dorlas himself. Turambar and Hunthor are likewise unaccounted for.
1 day ago
More information has come to light regarding the death of the dragon Glaurung. The situation has evolved into a mass casualty event.
The bodies of Turambar, Dorlas, Hunthor, and Lord Brandir have been discovered at or near the banks of Teiglin. Hunthor’s cause of death appears to be blunt-force trauma to the head. The rest were slain by blows from one or more swords. Investigators have not ruled out murder-suicide. The slayer of the dragon remains unclear.
This morning
New details have been released in the case of the Teiglin mass casualty event.
The cause of death of Hunthor, one of Turambar’s companions, has been officially declared as “blunt-force trauma to the head by a falling rock.” No foul play is suspected.
The same cannot be said for the rest of the deceased...
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