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'''Dor-Cúarthol''', the "Land of Bow and Helm", was a name of [[Talath Dirnen]]  and specifically the area around [[Amon Rûdh]], between [[Teiglin]] and the edges of [[Doriath]]. The name comes from [[Beleg]]'s [[Belthronding|great bow]] and the [[Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin]] borne by [[Túrin]] whose [[Gaurwaith|outlaw band]] protected that land from [[Orcs]].
==History==
Amon Rûdh was the old home of a family of [[Petty-dwarves]], [[Mîm]] and his sons, when Túrin and his outlaws came requesting to stay, threatening the Dwarf with his life. One day in the midst of winter, Beleg, having been seeking out his old friend, brought to him the helm of [[House of Hador|his ancestors]], and joined the outlaws. Together, the [[Two Captains]] defended that region against the [[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth]]. Túrin took a new name, ''[[Gorthol]]'', from the dreadful helm he was wearing.


In [[Doriath]], [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] and [[Beleg|Beleg Strongbow]] were great friends and comrades in arms. Through a tragic mistake, Túrin caused the death of one of King [[Thingol]]'s [[Saeros|courtiers]], and fled the land where he had grown up. After many adventures in the wild, he joined himself to an [[Gaurwaith|outlaw band]] who eventually came to the occupy the hill known as [[Amon Rûdh]]. This was the old home of a family of [[Petty-dwarves]], [[Mîm]] and his sons, who gave his home over to the outlaws in ransom for his life.
Only less than a year later however, perceiving that "Gorthol" was truly Túrin the son of [[Húrin]], Morgoth sent his spies to watch the lands around this hill. Mîm eagerly betrayed the outlaws to the Orc captain. The outlaws were routed, Beleg was left for dead, and Túrin was captured and led away to the north.
 
One day in the midst of winter, Beleg sought out his old friend Túrin, and they formed an alliance to defend that region against the [[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth]]. Túrin took a new name, ''[[Gorthol]]'', from the dreadful helm of his ancestors that Beleg had brought to him. Together with Túrin's outlaws, they commanded a land that stretched from the River Teiglin in the north to the edges of Doriath in the south and east. This land was given the name '''Dor-Cúarthol''', the "Land of Bow and Helm"; the name comes from Beleg's [[Belthronding|great bow]] and the [[Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin]] borne by Túrin.
 
The land of Dor-Cúarthol was to survive for less than a year. Perceiving that "Gorthol" was truly Túrin the son of [[Húrin]], Morgoth sent his spies to watch the lands around Amon Rûdh. Mîm the Petty-dwarf, whose mansions the Two Captains had occupied, struck a bargain with the captain of Morgoth's Orcs, and betrayed Beleg and Túrin. The outlaws were routed, Beleg was left for dead, and Túrin was captured and led away to the north. Though Beleg in fact survived, and later rescued Túrin, this was the end of the short-lived land of Dor-Cúarthol.


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Alan Lee - The Land of Bow and Helm

Dor-Cúarthol, the "Land of Bow and Helm", was a name of Talath Dirnen and specifically the area around Amon Rûdh, between Teiglin and the edges of Doriath. The name comes from Beleg's great bow and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin borne by Túrin whose outlaw band protected that land from Orcs.

History

Amon Rûdh was the old home of a family of Petty-dwarves, Mîm and his sons, when Túrin and his outlaws came requesting to stay, threatening the Dwarf with his life. One day in the midst of winter, Beleg, having been seeking out his old friend, brought to him the helm of his ancestors, and joined the outlaws. Together, the Two Captains defended that region against the Orcs of Morgoth. Túrin took a new name, Gorthol, from the dreadful helm he was wearing.

Only less than a year later however, perceiving that "Gorthol" was truly Túrin the son of Húrin, Morgoth sent his spies to watch the lands around this hill. Mîm eagerly betrayed the outlaws to the Orc captain. The outlaws were routed, Beleg was left for dead, and Túrin was captured and led away to the north.

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