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HuanIn J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Huan was a great Hound. Huan was given by the Vala Orom the Hunter to his friend Celegorm, one of the Sons of Fanor. Huan was as large as a small horse, and accompanied Celegorm on his huntings. When the oldor under Fanor rebelled, Huan went with his master to Middle-earth. Huan had been granted special powers by the Valar, and was allowed to speak three times before he died. It was also prophesied that he could not be killed unless it was by the greatest wolf that ever lived. Huan became involved with the Quest for the Silmaril. When Beren had left Lthien and gone with Finrod Felagund to Angband but had been captured in Tol-in-Gaurhoth, Lthien set out to rescue him. She was intercepted by Celegorm and Curufin, who were living in Nargothrond at the time and were hunting. Huan smelt Lthien and captured her, and she was brought before Celegorm. Celegorm and Curufin did not reveal to her that they had sent Beren to his death by the hand of Sauron, and took her as a prisoner to Nargothrond, "for her own protection", secretly plotting to wed her to Celegorm and thereby force an alliance with Lthien's father Thingol. Huan felt pity for Lthien, and sought her out. Speaking for the first time, he told her of a way to escape, and then accompanied her to Tol-in-Gaurhoth where he killed all of Sauron's werewolves until Sauron himself came out, taking the shape of the greatest wolf that had ever lived. Huan nevertheless managed to defeat him, and Sauron was forced to flee. Huan went back to his master, while Lthien and Beren went on their way back to Doriath, they came across Celegorm and Curufin, who had been exiled from Nargothrond by Orodreth when he learned of their deeds. Curufin tried to kill Lthien, but Huan turned against his master, defending Beren and Lthien. Speaking for the second time, Huan told Beren and Lthien of his plan to gain entrance to Angband, bringing them the skin of the werewolf Draugluin and the bat-skin of Sauron's messenger Thuringwethil. Using these skins as disguise Beren and Lthien went to Angband, while Huan hunted in the wild. After Beren and Lthien had won the Silmaril but Beren had lost his hand to the werewolf Carcharoth, Huan joined Beren, Thingol, Beleg Cthalion and Mablung in the Hunt for the Wolf. Huan and Beren managed to kill Carcharoth, but Huan was mortally wounded. Speaking for the third and last time, he wished Beren and Lthien fare-well, and died.
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