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Narn i Chîn Húrin (tale)

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Narn i Chîn Húrin, the sorrowful Tale of the Children of Húrin, tells of the tragic lives of Túrin Turambar and his sister Nienor.[1]

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[edit] History

The Narn i Chîn Húrin was shown by Pengolodh to Ælfwine.[2]

[edit] Etymology

Narn i Chîn Húrin is Sindarin, directly meaning "Tale of the Children of Húrin".[3]

[edit] Other names

The Tale of Grief was a name for the Narn i Chîn Húrin.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: II. Ælfwine and Dírhaval"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The 'Túrin Wrapper'" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 50, March 2013, p. 8
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