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* [[Enemy Mine]]: Beren&Illyo.

* [[Evil Overlord]]: Morgoth.

* [[Fighting ~~for~~ A Homeland]]: Highlanders and elves of Dorthonion, men and elves of Hithlum.

* [[Fighting For A Homeland]]: Highlanders and elves of Dorthonion, men and elves of Hithlum.

* [[Fantastic Rank System]]: since Morgoth's army is explicitly stated in an early dialogue between Beren and Finrod to be built along modern-esque lines rather than a feudal mishmash of levies and militias, it has military ranks. Some are identified: ''rankhar'' ([[Sergeant Rock]]), ''antar'' ([[Ensign Newbie]]), ''corna'taero'' (1st lieutenant or something like that), ''dhol'taero'' ([[The Captain]]), ''aikyet'taero'' ([[Colonel Badass]]).

* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Highlanders of Dorthonion.

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** Dwarven king Melchar.

** Luthien anyone?

* [[Shout Out]]: Remember that scene where Beren draws his spring arbalest and shoots Sauron, only to see him thwart the dart with a flick of the wrist? [[The Empire Strikes Back|Seems familiar?]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: Remember that scene where Beren draws his spring arbalest and shoots Sauron, only to see him thwart the dart with a flick of the wrist? [[The Empire Strikes Back|Seems familiar?]]

* [[Together in Death]]: Beren and Luthien.

* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "fishing duck". Actually an attempt of [[Woolseyism]] of the relatively mild Russian swearword "едрена вошь" (strong, healthy louse), which is itself an euphemism of "ебана мать" (fuckin' mother).