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| name=Brethil
| image=[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil.jpg|250px]]
| caption="The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil" by [[Ted Nasmith]]
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| othernames=''Sarch nia Chîn Húrin''
| location=Between [[Taeglin]] and [[Sirion]], [[West Beleriand]]
| type=Forest
| description=Forest of silver birches, with [[Amon Obel]] at the centre
| regions=
| towns=[[Ephel Brandir]]
| inhabitants=[[House of Haleth|Haladin]], [[Sindar]]
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In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', the Forest of '''Brethil''' was a cluster of woods bordering [[Dorthonion]], which was probably originally part of [[Doriath]].  
'''Brethil''', later called '''''Sarch nia Chîn Húrin''''', was a forest between the [[Taeglin]] and the [[Sirion]], originally part of [[Doriath]] but outside the [[Girdle of Melian]]. The main feature of the forest was the hill of [[Amon Obel]].
==History==
After dwelling east of the river [[Gelion]], the [[Men]] of the [[House of Haleth]] were granted Brethil by King [[Thingol]], on the condition that they guard the [[Crossings of the Taeglin]].<ref>{{S|West}}</ref> Some [[Drúedain]] also dwelt there.<ref>{{UT|Druedain}}</ref> The main settlement of the Haladin was [[Ephel Brandir]] on Amon Obel.  


It was to Brethil that the [[House of Haleth]] removed after dwelling east of the river [[Gelion]]. Some [[Drúedain]] also dwelt there.
The [[Men of Brethil]] for a century protected [[Nargothrond]] and also took part in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], where they were all slain. Their [[Chieftain of the Haladin|Chieftain]] [[Handir]] was slain by Orcs north of Brethil on {{FA|495}}.<ref name=T>{{S|Turin}}</ref>


The main feature of the forest was the hill of [[Amon Obel]], upon which stood [[Ephel Brandir]], the main settlement of the Haladin.
Túrin came here after the destruction of [[Nargothrond]] and the journey to [[Dor-Lómin]], and rested here for a while, until rumours came again about [[Glaurung]], the father of all dragons. At the borders of this forest Glaurung was slain by Túrin.<ref name=T/>


The river [[Taeglin]] crossed the forest.  
After the death of the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Glaurung]] his slayer Túrin wrenched his sword [[Gurthang]] from the belly of the beast. This action caused a spurt of black venomous blood to drench Túrin's hand.  The pain of his burned hand and a baleful glare by the dragon caused Túrin to swoon and appear as if dead. Soon after [[Nienor]], still under the dragon's curse and unaware of her true name, came to the scene and bound her husband Túrin's hand. She cried for him to awake but this only aroused Glaurung one last time. He hailed her by her true name and as he died she recalled all of her past. Niënor was horrified for she carried within her womb her brother's child. Brandir witnessed the scene and cried out to Niënor, but she fled and jumped to her death at the [[Cabed-en-Aras]]. When Brandir walked back to [[Nen Girith]] where the people of Brethil cowered he spoke of the deaths of the children of Húrin and renamed the land, stating that it would never be free of grief.<ref>{{CH|17}}</ref>


==Etymology==
''[[brethil (Sindarin word)|brethil]]'' is [[Sindarin]] for  "silver birch".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref>


''Sarch nia Chîn Húrin'' was the name that [[Brandir]] gave to Brethil, meaning "Grave of the Children of [[Húrin]]".
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Brethil
Forest
Ted Nasmith - The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil.jpg
"The Orc-Host is Ambushed in Brethil" by Ted Nasmith
General Information
Other namesSarch nia Chîn Húrin
LocationBetween Taeglin and Sirion, West Beleriand
TypeForest
DescriptionForest of silver birches, with Amon Obel at the centre
InhabitantsHaladin, Sindar
GalleryImages of Brethil

Brethil, later called Sarch nia Chîn Húrin, was a forest between the Taeglin and the Sirion, originally part of Doriath but outside the Girdle of Melian. The main feature of the forest was the hill of Amon Obel.

History

After dwelling east of the river Gelion, the Men of the House of Haleth were granted Brethil by King Thingol, on the condition that they guard the Crossings of the Taeglin.[1] Some Drúedain also dwelt there.[2] The main settlement of the Haladin was Ephel Brandir on Amon Obel.

The Men of Brethil for a century protected Nargothrond and also took part in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, where they were all slain. Their Chieftain Handir was slain by Orcs north of Brethil on F.A. 495.[3]

Túrin came here after the destruction of Nargothrond and the journey to Dor-Lómin, and rested here for a while, until rumours came again about Glaurung, the father of all dragons. At the borders of this forest Glaurung was slain by Túrin.[3]

After the death of the dragon Glaurung his slayer Túrin wrenched his sword Gurthang from the belly of the beast. This action caused a spurt of black venomous blood to drench Túrin's hand. The pain of his burned hand and a baleful glare by the dragon caused Túrin to swoon and appear as if dead. Soon after Nienor, still under the dragon's curse and unaware of her true name, came to the scene and bound her husband Túrin's hand. She cried for him to awake but this only aroused Glaurung one last time. He hailed her by her true name and as he died she recalled all of her past. Niënor was horrified for she carried within her womb her brother's child. Brandir witnessed the scene and cried out to Niënor, but she fled and jumped to her death at the Cabed-en-Aras. When Brandir walked back to Nen Girith where the people of Brethil cowered he spoke of the deaths of the children of Húrin and renamed the land, stating that it would never be free of grief.[4]

Etymology

brethil is Sindarin for "silver birch".[5]

Sarch nia Chîn Húrin was the name that Brandir gave to Brethil, meaning "Grave of the Children of Húrin".

References