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Húrin

Húrin Thalion, also known as Húrin the Tall, is a prominent figure in Tolkien’s mythic history of the First Age. He was a Man of the Edain, belonging to the House of Hador, and served as lord of Dor-lómin in the northern regions of Beleriand. Renowned for his courage and martial skill, he is remembered as one of the great warriors who opposed Morgoth, the Dark Lord.

Húrin married Morwen and they had two children: a son, Turambar (better known as Turin Turambar), and

During the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, Húrin was captured by Morgoth and held as

In legacy, Húrin remains a central figure in The Silmarillion and in the tale of Túrin Turambar.

a
daughter,
Niënor.
The
tale
of
Húrin’s
life
is
deeply
intertwined
with
the
fate
of
his
house,
whose
members
suffer
enduring
misfortune
under
Morgoth’s
curse.
Húrin’s
prowess
in
battle
and
his
steadfastness
earned
him
the
epithet
Thalion,
or
the
Steadfast.
a
prisoner
in
Angband
and
the
fortress
of
Thangorodrim.
Morgoth
forced
him
to
reveal
strategic
information
and,
in
vengeance,
laid
a
terrible
curse
on
Húrin
and
his
lineage.
The
curse
foretold
grievous
sorrows
for
Turin
and
Niënor
and
cast
a
long
shadow
over
the
fates
of
their
descendants,
shaping
the
arc
of
the
Children
of
Húrin.
His
life
illustrates
themes
of
courage,
loyalty,
and
doom
that
recur
throughout
Tolkien’s
legendarium.