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[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Aure Entuluva.jpg|thumb|''Aurë entuluva!'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Aure Entuluva.jpg|thumb|''Aurë entuluva!'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
'''''Aurë entuluva!''''' was the cry of [[Húrin]] during of the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad|Fifth Battle of Beleriand]].
'''''Aurë entuluva!''''' was the battle cry of [[Húrin]] during his last stand after the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad|Fifth Battle of Beleriand]], also known as the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.


==History==
==History==
Before the beginning of the battle, king [[Fingon]] had welcomed the armies of his brother [[Turgon]] with the cry: "''[[Utúlie'n aurë!]] The day has come!''" The hosts of [[Elves]] and [[Men]] had hope to defeat [[Morgoth]], but the result of the battle was totally tragic. After his lord and companions had fallen, Húrin remained fighting, killing with his axe any Orc that approached him. With every strike he cried: "'''''Aurë entuluva! Day shall come again!'''''". He cried it seventy times before Orcs took him.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>
Before the battle, King [[Fingon]] had welcomed the armies of his brother [[Turgon]] with the cry: "''[[Utúlie'n aurë!]] The day has come!''" The hosts of [[Elves]] and [[Men]] had hope to defeat [[Morgoth]], but were defeated and forced to retreat leaving many dead. After his lord and companions had fallen, Húrin remained fighting, killing with his axe any Orc that approached him. With every strike he cried: "'''''Aurë entuluva! Day shall come again!'''''". He cried it seventy times before Orcs captured him alive, as Morgoth had ordered.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>


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Revision as of 21:51, 12 January 2022

Aurë entuluva! by Jenny Dolfen

Aurë entuluva! was the battle cry of Húrin during his last stand after the Fifth Battle of Beleriand, also known as the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.

History

Before the battle, King Fingon had welcomed the armies of his brother Turgon with the cry: "Utúlie'n aurë! The day has come!" The hosts of Elves and Men had hope to defeat Morgoth, but were defeated and forced to retreat leaving many dead. After his lord and companions had fallen, Húrin remained fighting, killing with his axe any Orc that approached him. With every strike he cried: "Aurë entuluva! Day shall come again!". He cried it seventy times before Orcs captured him alive, as Morgoth had ordered.[1]

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