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{{lolcantos}}This [[Cantos of the Lay of Leithian|Canto]] tells how [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], [[Finrod Felagund]], and ten companions disguised themselves as [[orcs]], [[Nereb]] and [[Dugalef]], and their company.  [[Sauron|Thû]] from [[Wizard's Isle]] spotted them, and brought them in, where he questioned them, suspecting a trick.  Then comes one of the most descriptive paragraphs, of how Thû "chanted a song of wizardry", and how Felagund responded with "a song of staying".  They fought back and forth a battle of minds, until at last Felagund's power fell, and they returned to their own human forms.  Then how Thû placed them in his dungeons, and every now and then sent down a [[werewolf]] to devour one of them, hoping another would name the errand they were on.  But "none would yield, and none would tell".
{{lolcantos}}This [[Cantos of the Lay of Leithian|Canto]] tells how [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], [[Finrod Felagund]], and ten companions disguised themselves as [[orcs]], [[Nereb]] and [[Dugalef]], and their company.  [[Thû]] from [[Wizard's Isle]] spotted them, and brought them in, where he questioned them, suspecting a trick.  Then comes one of the most descriptive paragraphs, of how Thû "chanted a song of wizardry", and how Felagund responded with "a song of staying".  They fought back and forth a battle of minds, until at last Felagund's power fell, and they returned to their own human forms.  Then how Thû placed them in his dungeons, and every now and then sent down a [[werewolf]] to devour one of them, hoping another would name the errand they were on.  But "none would yield, and none would tell".

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Lay of Leithian cantos
  1. Canto I
  2. Canto II
  3. Canto III
  4. Canto IV
  5. Canto V
  6. Canto VI
  7. Canto VII
  8. Canto VIII
  9. Canto IX
  10. Canto X
  11. Canto XI
  12. Canto XII
  13. Canto XIII
  14. Canto XIV

This Canto tells how Beren, Finrod Felagund, and ten companions disguised themselves as orcs, Nereb and Dugalef, and their company. Thû from Wizard's Isle spotted them, and brought them in, where he questioned them, suspecting a trick. Then comes one of the most descriptive paragraphs, of how Thû "chanted a song of wizardry", and how Felagund responded with "a song of staying". They fought back and forth a battle of minds, until at last Felagund's power fell, and they returned to their own human forms. Then how Thû placed them in his dungeons, and every now and then sent down a werewolf to devour one of them, hoping another would name the errand they were on. But "none would yield, and none would tell".

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