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6	[[caption-width-right:200:Cover art by Alexey Lipatov]]
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8	''Beyond the Dawn'' is a fantasy novel written by the Ukrainian writer Olga Chigirinskaya (Brilyova) under the pen name of "Beren Belgarion". This fantasy adventure novel retells the story of Beren and Lúthien as told by Creator/JRRTolkien in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''/''Literature/BerenAndLuthien''. The book was published in Russian by Exmo Publishing in 2003 (since copyright law was rather lax in the former Soviet republics, this book was commercially published on paper rather than staying an online fanfic).
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10	The plot basically follows the Lay of Leithian, but deviates substantially from Tolkien's original version in some points, what with the world being grimmer, and the followers of Morgoth being humans, just like their enemies.
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12	The book uses the poetry of Russian and Western poets and rock bands that is dedicated to Tolkien's characters and plots, such as Music/BlindGuardian (translated into Russian by Chigirinskaya herself).
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14	Compare with ''Fanfic/ABoyAGirlAndADogTheLeithianScript'', another long fanfic retelling of the Lay of Leithian.
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17	!!''Beyond the Dawn'' provides examples of:
18	* AdaptationExpansion: Two volumes total more than 1,000 pages. From the story that takes less than 30 in ''The Silmarillion''. Whoa.
19	* AintTooProudToBeg: Type 1: Beren during his duel against Boldog.
20	* AntiHero: Beren. His declination from imaginary KnightInShiningArmor was so great that it caused big disturbance in Russian Tolkien fandom.
21	%%* AntiVillain: Illyo the Half-Elf.%%How?
22	* ArtificialLimbs: Maedhros' mechanical hand. Also, the hook made for Beren by village blacksmith when he lost his right hand to Carcharoth and the other mechanical hand made for Beren by Celebrimbor.
23	* BadassInDistress: Beren, captured by Sauron. [[spoiler: [[AdaptationExpansion Twice.]]]]
24	%%** Finrod's eleven.
25	* BigDamnHeroes: happens several times. The first time, the Ents play BigDamnHeroes to rescue Beren from Sarnaduin. The second time, Húrin's army and Fingon's Noldor arrive at Tol-i-Ngaurhoth and help Lúthien take down the tower.
26	%%* BittersweetEnding:
27	%%-->This doom she chose, forsaking the Blessed Realm, and putting aside all claim to kinship with those that dwell there; that thus whatever grief might lie in wait, the fates of Beren and Lúthien might be joined, and their paths lead together beyond the confines of the world. So it was that alone of the Eldalië she has died indeed, and left the world long ago. Yet in her choice the Two Kindreds have been joined; and she is the forerunner of many in whom the Eldar see yet, thought all the world is changed, the likeness of Lúthien the beloved, whom they have lost. ''The Silmarillion''
28	%%** '''The honour is all Tolkien's'''.
29	%%%"Fond of this trope" is not context.
30	%%%* BreakingSpeech: Sauron
31	%%* TheBrute: Boldog.
32	%%* ChekhovsGun: Dwarven spring arbalest.
33	* CoDragons: Illyo, Boldog and Thuringwethil for Sauron.
34	* LesCollaborateurs: Cairist Mar-Frecart and some other highlanders.
35	* ColonelBadass: Illyo's rank (''aikyet'taero'') is stated to be roughly equivalent to colonel. And he is a badass.
36	* ConLang: The story uses both conlangs from Tolkien (Quenya and Sindarin) and Natalia Vasilyeva's conlang Ah'enn.
37	* DarkerAndEdgier: Than Tolkien's works. How one can write something darker than the story of eleven elves devoured alive? Have them speak in meantime.
38	%%* {{Determinator}}: Beren.
39	* {{Doorstopper}}: [[DividedForPublication two]] Doorstoppers.
40	%%* TheDragon: Sauron.
41	* DressingAsTheEnemy: Finrod's Eleven and Beren disguise themselves as orcs to go through the Pass of Sirion. [[spoiler: They fail]]. Beren later uses this more successfully when he [[spoiler: escapes from Cargond Castle]], and also tries to cheat the Tol-i-Ngaurhot garrison this way. [[spoiler: He fails]].
42	* DrinkingContest: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Beren vs. Melchar, King of Nogrod]]
43	* TheDungAges: The author treats the First Age of Middle-Earth as this.
44	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Finrod kills the monster and [[TearJerker dies in Beren's arms]].
45	* EliteMooks: Morgoth's Black Knights.
46	* OurElvesAreDifferent: averted. They are sincerely Tolkien's.
47	%%* EngagementChallenge: Thingol to Beren.
48	%%* EnemyMine: Beren and Illyo.
49	%%* EvilOverlord: Morgoth.
50	* FightingForAHomeland: Highlanders and elves of Dorthonion, men and elves of Hithlum.
51	* FantasticRankSystem: 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'' (SergeantRock), ''antar'' (EnsignNewbie), ''corna'taero'' (1st lieutenant or something like that), ''dhol'taero'' (TheCaptain), ''aikyet'taero'' (ColonelBadass).
52	%%* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Highlanders of Dorthonion.%%Counterparts of what?
53	* FauxAffablyEvil: Morgoth and Sauron.
54	* FriendOrFoe: Beren and his men are mistaken for the enemy by a group of Noldor warriors - with tragic consequences.
55	* GaveUpTooSoon: Aimenel, Finrod's lancer, in the dungeon of Tol-in-Gauroth.
56	* HeelRealization: played with. Beren tries to explain Sauron's atrocities to Illyo, hoping for this trope, but the black knight dismisses Beren's words as lies. A straighter example happens to Daereth, who wasn't really villainous to begin with, more a propaganda victim.
57	%%* HeroicDog: Huan.
58	%%* HeroicSacrifice:
59	%%** Finrod for Beren.
60	%%** Beren for Thingol.
61	* HighFantasy: ZigZagged. Open one page, and you see an honest retelling of ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Open another, and you'll see realistic descriptions of logistics, siege warfare and general medieval nastiness.
62	%%* HumansAreFlawed
63	%%* IGaveMyWord: Finrod, sons of Fëanor.
64	%%* ItsPersonal: Beren and Boldog.
65	%%* KidSidekick: Beren's lancer Rusco.
66	* LetsGetDangerous: Lúthien after her imprisonment on Hirilorn.
67	* MayflyDecemberRomance: Beren and Lúthien, subverted.%%Subverted how?
68	* MemoryGambit: Finrod's spell gives Beren false memories.
69	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: when Dorthonion first fell under the Shadow, it was merely occupied. After Beren's rebellion, Sauron seems really determined to commit an utter genocide of the Beoring people when he returns. From ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' we know that exactly this happened.
70	* NoExportForYou: it violates Western copyright laws and was published in Russia only because local copyright enforcement is so lax.
71	* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Sauron gives Beren this treatment, after a stay in the torture chamber.
72	* OnlyThePureOfHeart: Beren doesn't get burned when he touches the Silmaril.
73	%%* OrcusOnHisThrone: Morgoth.
74	* PsychicLink: One connects Morgoth with his Black Knights.
75	%%* ParentalMarriageVeto: Thingol to Beren and Lúthien.
76	* PathOfInspiration: Black Knights of Ast Ahe (the human part of Angband). This is an intentional TakeThat to the ''Black Book of Arda'', where these guys are actually introduced and described as completely heroic.
77	* PunchClockVillain: Beren briefly becomes one [[spoiler: when Sauron blackmails him, threatening to kill Finrod.]]
78	* RapidHairGrowth: Lúthien magically grows her hair to escape from the treehouse.
79	%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
80	%%** Finrod and Beren.%%How?
81	%%** Every Elven King, especially of Noldor.%%How?
82	%%** Dwarven king Melchar.%%How?
83	%%** Lúthien anyone?%%How?
84	* ShoutOut: 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? [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Seems familiar?]]
85	* TogetherInDeath: Beren and Lúthien.
86	* UnusualEuphemism: "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).
87	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Thuringwethil surprisingly seems not very different from the Hollywood standard.
88	%%* VariantChess: The Towers game.
89	%%* VillainousIncest: [[spoiler: Boldog and his mother.]]
90	%%* WarriorPoet: Beren.
91	%%* TheWisePrince: Finrod.

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