Much like yourselves, I have long been awaiting the publication of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Children of Hurin. The tale of the longer living offspring of Húrin, son of Galdor and Morwen, daughter of Baragund (their daughter, Lalaith, died very young).
You likely recall in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morgoth captured Húrin, and set a terrible curse on his surviving children, his son Túrin and daughter Nienor. The story of the working of this curse is a long and tragic one, involving the Sack of Nargothrond, the slaying of Glaurung, and ultimately the deaths of both Túrin and Nienor. It is told in the Narn i Hîn Húrin, the ‘Tale of the Children of Húrin’. It’s on my Amazon wish list, y’all!
Namárië!
How can you be such a nerd AND such a babe all at once?!
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I liked it better when your posts were in English…
Did you wear tube socks with your shorts today!?! You need a Nerd factor widget on your page that fluxes with each post…
I have to say, when Christopher Tolkien asked me to edit (basically “fact check”) “The Children of Húrin,” I was both dubious and flattered. But, after much hard work, CT and I feel that this epic is ready for print and am thrilled that there such a warm welcome amongst the faithful. It wasn’t easy though. Among other things; CT’s grasp of the finer points of the history of Arda, and his father’s work in general, is… limited.
To clear up any possible confusion for the novice reader; this story concerns Húrin Thalion of the House of Hador during the First Age; who, by the way, was placed upon the high peak of Thangordrim by Morgoth to watch Morgoth’s dreadful curse unfold.
He is not to be confused with Húrin, of the Gondorian Stewards, who presided over the Watchful Peace when Sauron was in hiding and the Nazgûl were biding their time in Minas Morgul.
Whew! That felt good. I haven’t nerded out like that for months… OK, fifteen minutes, but refreshing none-the-less.
Wow.