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The Silmarillion Film Project Season 7, Episode 12 Central conflict: Protagonist: Uldor A-Plot: Uldor’s betrayal and the death of Ulfang B-Plot: C-Plot: Frame:. FA 472 Episode Outline Teaser: Frame Act I : FA 472 - Eastern Front Scene 1: East Beleriand - Maedhros prepares for ...
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The Silmarillion Film Project
Season 7, Episode 12
Central conflict:
Protagonist: Uldor
A-Plot: Uldor’s betrayal and the death of Ulfang
B-Plot:
C-Plot:
Frame:.
FA 472
Teaser: Frame
Act I : FA 472 - Eastern Front
Scene 1: East Beleriand - Maedhros prepares for the coming battle. They want to begin the fight at dawn of the day of the first full moon after midsummer. Ulfang and Maedhros planning with Ulfang’s generals. Uldor not included; feels slighted as the ‘official messenger’ not knowing what is going on. Ulfang knocks him down a peg; says it’s his job to carry messages, not give orders. Maedhros meets the Easterling generals and gifts them daggers (ie, it was a diplomatic meeting, not a strategy council).
Scene 2: East Beleriand - Uldor returns to his tent, and…Sauron is there??? Sauron is dressed like an Easterling soldier. Uldor has questions about how Sauron got there; Sauron says he should have more interesting questions. Sauron talks about the lands they were promised - the elves won’t be giving them those. In fact, they will exploit them and let them be killed in battle, and give them nothing. If you want your lands..you’re going to need to get that from Morgoth, who will reward you after the battle. Ulfang will say ‘this’.
Scene 3: East Beleriand - Galadriel gifts Bor young horses, who can be trained for chariots in the future. She has estel that there will be a longterm relationship in the future after the battle, with this ‘fourth house’ of the Edain. She is ‘planting seeds’ for the future. When he understands her gift, he reacts emotionally - he’s touched that she values their friendship this much.
Scene 4: Ulfang’s Tent in the Easterling Camp - Caranthir and Ulfang enter Ulfang’s tent, and get into a bit of a heated discussion. Uldor is waiting patiently for his father to return, but doesn’t interrupt the argument. Caranthir feels slighted; Ulfang feels not obligated to coddle him and make him feel better. Caranthir makes an emphatic point by stabbing a table with his dagger, and leaves in a huff. Uldor confronts Ulfang, challenging the alliance with the Elves and their promised lands. Ulfang says what Sauron said he would. In the heat of the moment, Uldor kills his father by stabbing him in the back with Caranthir’s dagger. He sneaks out of the tent (not through the door) in a panic.
Act II :
Scene 5: Easterling Camp - Uldor comes back to his tent, still in a panic, and frantically washes the blood off his face/hands/clothing. Someone sits up behind him, and he whirls around, worried it’s Sauron back again. Instead, it is Ulfast waking up, and he softly calls out to him inquiring what’s happening. Uldor pauses his rushed cleaning frenzy, realizing that he is going to have to convince his brother of his alibi. He tells Ulfast that he’s worried, because he overheard their father arguing with ‘that elf’ Caranthir, and then he came back here to wake Ulfast to go check on him.
Uldor and Ulfast return to the tent, and bring the guards in with them. Ulfang’s body is discovered, and the dagger sticking out of him is elvish. The guards confirm that the last person to leave the tent was the elf Caranthir, and no one else entered until Ulfast and Uldor arrived.
Scene 6: Eastern Front - Caranthir goes to Maedhros and reveals his argument with Ulfang. Maedhros is not impressed that Caranthir is picking fights with their allies. Caranthir is prideful and likes to be in charge. Ulfang is dismissive of people who aren’t involved or useful.
Scene 7: Easterling Camp - Ulfang’s death is known and everyone is in chaos about it. . Galadriel and Bor arrive in the Easterling Camp and react to news of Ulfang’s death. Galadriel is shocked and wants to get to the bottom of it. Bor encourages her to let the people of Ulfang handle the situation. Yes, it’s shocking, but sometimes Men who are fine and hale the day before will drop dead. Uldor answers the generals’ questions about the death of his father, and makes his role the go-between for the generals and Maedhros.
Scene 8: Eastern Front - Uldor meets with Maedhros. He explains that the army won’t be ready to march as scheduled because of Ulfang’s sudden death. No one can replace him. Uldor lets slip some less than flattering comment about Ulfang. Maedros attempts to be empathetic about his complicated relationship with his larger-than-life father.
Act III :
Scene 9: Easterling Camp - Uldor and his brothers interrupt a meeting of the generals. They seek to convince the generals that the best move is to secure their claim on the lands of East Beleriand.
Scene 10: Maedhros gets the news that the Western Front has engaged Morgoth’s forces, and his presence is requested on the battlefield IMMEDIATELY. Maedhros sends the word that all the forces must move out now.
Scene 11: Easterling Camp - Uldor tries to recruit Bor to his cause. Uldor explains that Ulfang was killed because he was asking questions about the land they were promised. Bor thinks this doesn’t sound quite right - that doesn’t sound like Ulfang (who would have gotten any questions or concerns he had dealt with up front…and he was never a grasping man.) He suspects that Uldor is making this story up to persuade him, and thus resists persuasion. Bor decides to go with Maedhros’ army.
Scene 12: Easterling Camp - Ulfast gives a speech to the gathered soldiers after the elven army has left. He reveals that Ulfang was killed by a prince of the elves, and that their so-called ‘allies’ cannot be trusted.
Act IV: Now the timeline catches up to the end of Episode 11
Scene 13: Anfauglith - Maedhros’ forces arrive. Bor’s chariots pull ahead and engage to support Fingon’s forces, which were beleaguered. Bor and Galadriel having fun! Bor impressed by Galadriel in battle.
Scene 14: Western Front - Cheering - yay chariots! Gondolindrim arrive to help Fingon. Húrin.
Scene 15: Maedhros in battle - AND THE ORCS FLED BEFORE HIS FACE
Scene 16: The Easterlings arrive at the battle. At first, the elves (including Maedhros) are relieved. Bor looks concerned by this development. And then Uldor orders the massacre of the Dwarves - they take out the Siege engines as well. Sauron watches (from the place where Rochallor died).
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