Túrin Turambar

See also: Turin (homonymy)

Túrin , wire of Húrin is an imaginary character invented by J.R.R. Tolkien. The account of its life is told in the Narn I Chîn Húrin (Epic of the Children of Húrin).

He is the son of Húrin and Morwen. He had as a young sister, Urwen, as everyone called Lalaith, the Laughter, but she died child of the plague. Whereas it was very young, his/her father went himself from there to fight Morgoth with dimensions wire of Fëanor and their allies for the battle of the innumerable tears, Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Húrin was captured and brought to Morgoth so that it can reveal to him the site of Gondolin, the hidden kingdom of the king Turgon elf. Following the refusal of Húrin, Morgoth launched a curse on his/her children and condemned Húrin by its evil spells to look at the curse falling down on his/her children.

To the 9 years age, the mother of Túrin sent it at Thingol, the king of Doriath to escape the influence from Morgoth which she saw growing in the area and to enable him to acquire knowledge that only the Elfe S had. Thingol accepted and regarded it as his/her son because of the respect which it had for his Húrin father and his people.

Later, then old of a score of years and become a valorous soldier in the discrete army of Thingol, it caused in spite of him the death of the elf Saeros who was jealous of him, had insulted it, caused and attacked in the back. Believer whom it would be punished by Thingol for this action, it flees of the kingdom of Doriath in order to escape a judgment which it would never have had because Thingol forgave him after being put at the current history. Thingol sent elves to find it, in vain. Only Beleg with the iron arc renonca not and continued to seek it.

Túrin had fled of the kingdom of Doriath and had taken refuge in outlaws. They were lodged by the Mîm dwarf against his liking since they had threatened it and killed his/her son. In spite of that, Mîm became friendly with Túrin.

Beleg found the trace of Túrin in the outlaws but this one renonca to be returned with him in Doriath as Thingol and Beleg wished it. Mîm, hating the elves was jealous of the friendship of Túrin and Beleg and indicated to Orque S the presence of the outlaws and the elf. The attack of the Orcs caused the death of the majority of the outlaws, the escape of the others and captures it of Túrin. When Beleg, which had been able to escape, succeeds in delivering Túrin, this one, plugged by an unhappy wound which Beleg by accident had inflicted to him while wanting to deliver it, believed that it was an Orc, seized its sword Gurthang (" Steel of mort" in Sindarin) and killed it.

He flees and was collected by Gwindor and his companions. Together, they in vain protected the city from Nargothrond. Over there, it fell on the dragon Glaurung which bewitched it before letting it set out again, the spirit tormented by the lies of the dragon.

Later, it was collected by the inhabitants of the forest of Brethil and settled among them. It was made call Turambar , “the Master of the destiny”. Nienor, his/her sister left to her research was also bewitched by Glaurung and was made amnesic. After its escape, it was collected by Túrin. Because of ensorcellement, Nienor did not know that he was his brother. As for him, he had never seen it and was unaware of that she sought it. In impossibility of learning its name, Túrin named it Niniel. To the wire of time, they fell in love, married and Nienor fell pregnant.

Glaurung, aggravated by the losses that Túrin caused in its troops of Orcs decided to leave Nargothrond and to join Angband, the fortress of its Master Morgoth. Túrin understood that it was the only occasion to kill it because it was to pass by a bridge above a river, which would expose its belly to the attacks. Túrin overcame Glaurung thanks to its black sword Gurthang.

But to died of Glaurung, its fate was raised and Niniel found the memory. Niniel found his/her brother inanimate beside the failing dragon and believer who he had died, of sorrow and despair, committed suicide. With its alarm clock, Túrin learned the truth from the mouth of the dragon and, including/understanding what had occurred, was thrown on its sword to commit suicide.

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