The Children of Húrin is a novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Released in 2007, it tells of Morgoth's attempts to kill the offspring of Húrin.
Characters[]
- Túrin Turambar - the son of Húrin
- Niënor (or Níniel) - the daughter of Húrin
- Húrin Thalion - a man imprisoned by Morgoth
- Morgoth
- Glaurung - a dragon who commands one of Morgoth's orc-armies
- Morwen - Húrin's wife and the mother of Túrin and Niënor
- King Thingol of Doriath - a king who takes Túrin in as his foster son
- Mîm - a Petty-dwarf captured by Túrin
- Mablung
- Brandir - a chieftan
- Finduilas - the daughter of King Orodreth
- King Orodreth of Nagrothrond - a king whose service Túrin enters into
- Gwindor of Nargothrond - a mutilated Elf rescued by Túrin
- Beleg - a Sinda archer and huntsman sent to look for Túrin by Thingol
- Saeros - a king's counsellor
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Publisher's summary[]
This tale of Middle-earth's First Age, which appeared in incomplete forms in the posthumously published The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, also edited by Tolkien's son, Christopher, only hinted at the depth and power of the tragic story of Túrin and Niënor, the children of Húrin, the lord of Dor-lómin, who achieved renown for having confronted Morgoth, who was the master of Sauron, the manifestation of evil in the Lord of the Rings.
Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-Earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, Túrin, son of Húrin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth -- awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.
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Sources[]
- Goodreads