Stone of the Hapless
(Redirected from Talbor)
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| Stone of the Hapless | |
| Physical Description | |
| Type | Memorial marker |
| Location | On the river Taeglin |
| Description | A commemoration stone |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Standing Stone, Talbor |
| Events | Sinking of Beleriand |
The Stone of the Hapless was the hallowed stone on the banks of the River Taeglin that commemorated Túrin and Nienor,[1] and Morwen their mother.
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[edit] Fate
Later, during the drowning of Beleriand, the site of the Stone of the Hapless did not drown (as predicted by Glirhuin, but remained as an island, Tol Morwen.[2]
[edit] Etymology
The stone had two other names the Standing Stone, and Talbor.[3] Talbor is Taliskan and the latter part of the word, bor, means 'stone'.
[edit] References
- The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Jewels, pg. 257, 309
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Wanderings of Húrin" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)