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Chapter 21: Of Turin Turambar
CHAPTER 21: OF TURIN TURAMBAR
Additional Reading: Unfinished Tales: Narn I Hin Hurin Book of Lost Tales 2: Turambar and the Foaloke Lays of Beleriand: The Lay of the Children of Hurin And possibly more, that’s all the HOME I have access to. Quote:
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Turin and his companions managed to get lost in the Girdle of Melian, but lucky for them, Beleg Strongbow came along and led them to Menegroth. Turin was well received by King Thingol, because Ol’ Thingol no longer hated the Edain, due to Beren’s rescue of the Silmaril, and Hurin’s and Huor’s last stand at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Anyway, he was treated with honor, as a foster son of the king, yet he remained sorrowed. Messengers regularly went to Dor-lomin to bring word, and to try to persuade Morwen to bring herself and Nienor to Menegroth, but she refused, being too stubborn to leave her husbands land. She did send the Dragon-Helm of Dor-lomin, however, “one of the greatest heirlooms of the house of hador.” About nine years passed of Turins abiding in Menegroth, when the messengers went out, but did not return, and the king would send no more. At this news, Turin went to Thingol and asked for mail and a sword, and he went to battle on the marches of Doriath, fighting alongside Beleg Cuthalion. After three years, Turin went back to Menegroth. He came in dirty and unkempt from the field, and an elf of the place, Saeros, who was jealous of his favor with the king, taunted him saying: Quote:
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The next day, Turin was headed back to the front lines, and he was waylaid by Saeros, but Turin overcame him, and “sent him to run naked as a hunted beast through the woods.” Well, Saeros fell into a stream and died on the rocks. Others coming by thought that Turin had done this, and on of those, Mablung ( who you may also know from the Lay of Lethian), bade him return to Menegroth and await the judgement of the king. In his pride, Turin fled.
It came to pass that one who had seen the whole thing, Nelles, who was an elf who preferred the wild to the halls of Menegroth, confessed it before the king, and he was grieved that Turin had run, so he sent Beleg to find him.\ Meanwhile, Turin had found his way among a crew of outlaws in the woodlands south of Teiglin. These guys were remanants of lost battles and the various homesteads that were destroyed by the orcs, and they were not the kindest people. Turin took the name of Neithan, the Wronged. He lived among these guys for a while, and they went about their outlawish business, when Beleg happened upon them, and they took him prisoner and treated him cruelly. Turin came back and found them doing this, untied Beleg and was very angry with the outlaws, and he let them know this. He also swore not to harm or harass anyone or thing that was an enemy of Morgoth. Beleg told Turin of the kings pardon, and tried to convince him to return to Menegroth, but Turin refused, mostly out of pride, which is a recurring theme in this particular story. He told Beleg to look for him on Amon Rudh, without knowing what would soon befall him. Beleg and Turin parted, friends, but sad friends. Beleg went back to Menegroth, and informed Thingol of the happenings, save for the fact that he was treated evilly by Turin’s companions, and the king was grieved, but thankful that Beleg had found Turin. Beleg requested to go back to Turin, and watch over him, and try to persuade him to come back, that his skills might not be wasted in the wild. Thingol agreed and sent him with the sword of his choosing, which was Anglachel. Anglachel was forged from a meteor by Eol, who you might remember was Maeglin’s father before he “died” in Gondolin. Melian warned him, though: Quote:
` During this time, Turin and his outlaws headed west, seeking a safer lair, and it was in this movement that they ran into Mim the petty dwarf, and his two kids. It happened that the two sons of Mim fled, and one of Turins men let fly an arrow, Androg, as it were, but there was no report of a hit. They captured Mim, who pleaded for his life. He ended up leading them to his ancient halls in Amon Rudh, where he found out that one of the arrows that was loosed struck and killed his youngest son. Turin managed to calm him down, and was allowed to abide in Mim’s halls. So they lived for awhile, until winter came, and one day, so did Beleg, and he brought with him the Dragon-helm of Dor-lomin. Time went by, and Beleg helped them out and healed their wounds, and soon, the orcs came marching out of Angband, through Anach, along the northern marches of Doriath, and down into the Guarded Plain, but here they were halted, for Turin once again donned the Dragon-helm of Dor-lomin. He and Beleg, the Two Captains, offered leadership and hope to the dispossessed and leaderless, and the land was called Dor-Cuarthol, the Land of Bow and Helm. Word spread, and Turin was again happy, calling himself Gorthol, the Dreaded Helm. Their deeds were heard of everywhere, including Angband. Morgoth knew then where Turin was, due to the Dragon-helm, and he sent his spies to Amon Rudh. On a time, Mim and his remaining son Ibun went out to gather roots, and were captured by orcs. Mim betrayed the dwelling of Turin and Beleg, on the terms that Turin would not be harmed. Everyone was slain, save Turin and Beleg. The orcs took Turin and left. Mim crept out of his house and went to check out the bodies, and looking at Beleg, he noticed that Beleg was looking back. He took off, with Beleg shouting his curse after him, “The vengeance of the house of Hador will find you yet!” Beleg looked around and didn’t see Turin, so he followed the trail of the orcs all the way through Tar-nu-Fuin, where he ran into Gwindor, son of Guilin, who was captured by the Enemy at the battle of Unnumbered Tears. This elf was the same who led the charge to the doors of Angband in that battle, and he was now bent and fearful, having been enthralled by Morgoth. Gwindor informed Beleg that he had seen a large company of orcs pass a while back, carrying a man, who he described as “very tall…as tall as are the Men from the misty hills of Hithlim.” So they moved to the orc camp, and when everyone was asleep, Beleg shot the wolf-sentinels, and they entered in. Turin was tied to a tree, so they cut him off and took him out of the camp. As they were cutting his bonds, Anglachel slipped, and pricked Turin’s foot. In a rage he jumped up and grappled the sword from Beleg, and slew him, thinking him a foe. Quote:
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At first no one in the place knew who Gwindor was, until Finduilas, the daughter of Orodreth the king, recognized him, due to the fact that she was in love with him befor the Nirnaeth. Turin was admitted since he was with Gwindor, and when Gwindor tried to introduce him, Turin stopped him and called himself Agarwaen the son of Umarth, the Bloodstained, son of Ill-fate.
He was in Nargothrond for a while, and he grew to his full manhood, until he looked almost like one of the Noldor. The sword Anglachel was reforged, and Turin became known as Mormegil, the Black Sword, and his prowess in battle was great. So great, that Finduilas’ love was turned to him, rather to Gwindor, though Turin did not realize it. Gwindor got pissed about the whole deal, and told Finduilas Turins real name, and warned her about the doom that hung over Turin’s head. But she didn’t really seem to care, saying only, “Turin son of Hurin loves me not, nor will.” Finduilas told Turin, and he got raged on Gwindor, saying that he was trying to hide the doom that was upon him, but Gwindor told him the doom was in him, not his name. So, Orodreth learned that the Mormegil was the son of Hurin, and gave him great honor, and Turin became mighty among the people of Nargothrond. He managed to be in the highest council of the king, which only made Gwindor more angry. He didn’t like the stealthy way that war was fought in Nargothond, so he took the people and went openly to battle, thus was Nargothrond revealed to Morgoth, yet Turin’s name was hidden from him still. Because of Turin’s deeds in the west, the west was more open to travel, so Morwen headed to Doriath with Nienor, but when she got there, she was grieved to find Turin gone, with no word of him heard since the Dragon-helm had vanished. But there they remained, and were treated with honor. Eventually, messengers appeared in Nargothrond from Cirdan. They brought news of Orcs at Ered Wethrin and in the Pass of Sirion, and word from Cirdan, that he had heard from Ulmo… Quote:
The army of Nargothrond went forth, but the army of Morgoth was further forward than they thought, and the battle turned into a rout. Turin only, wearing his dwarf mask, could withstand the approach of Glaurung, and Orodreth was slain, and Gwindor was fatally wounded. But Turin grabbed him and took him away from the battle. Gwindor told him that he did love him, but he rued the day that he rescued him from the orcs, for if he hadn’t, Nargothrond may still stand, and he would still have the love of Finduilas. He told Turin to haste back to the caves and save Finduilas. So he did, and he grabbed as many soldiers as he could on the way, but the dragon got there before him, using the bridge that Turin built but in his pride refused to cast down. Even as they arrived, the sack of Nargothrond was at hand, and the orcs were herding the women that were not slain on the terraces. Turin decided to charge into battle, and he hacked his way across the bridge, and found himself facing Glaurung. He tried to fight him, but Glaurung withstood the attack, and managed to catch Turin in his glance in the process. Turin was taken by the dragons spell, and Glaurung spoke to him, saying: Quote:
He headed to Dor-lomin with great speed, and did not stop until he got to Eithel Irvin, and he saw that Glaurung had defiled it, and was angry. Angry. He made it to Hithlim, and he attacked Brodda and Brodda told him that they fled south, that the way was opened by the Black Sword. So Turins eyes were open as the lies of Glaurung were untangled. So now he rides south in rage, trying to save Finduilas, and on the way, he saved a bunch of Men of Brethil, who were surrounded by orcs. He called himself a Wildman of the woods, and when they asked him to stay, he refused, as he still had to find Finduilas. They informed him that she was dead, they had attacked the orcs trying to save their captives, and the orcs killed everyone of them. Finduilas was staked to a tree with a spear, and she had died. They had laid her in a mound and named it Haudh-en-Elleth, the Mound of the Elf-maid. Dorlas, the leader of the Brethil men led him to the mound, and he fell down in a “darkness of grief that was near death.” Dorlas, their leader, saw the black sword and knew who he was then, and they bore him up and took him to Ephel Brandir upon Amon Obel, where the remanant of the people of Haleth were chilling. They were ruled by a lame dude called Brandir, son of Handir. At spring, Turin cast off his darkness, and named himself Turambar, which is master of Doom.
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After the fall of Nargothrond, no new tidings hit Doriath of Turin, so Morwen decided to go to Nargothrond by herself. Thingol sent Mablung after her, along with some people. Nienor was told to stay, but she disguised herself as one of Thingol’s riders and went out. They found Morwen and rode to Amon Ethir, the hill of Spies, that Felagund had built long ago. They couldn’t see anything of Nargothrond from there, so Mablung rode down there, leaving Morwen and Nienor on the hill with his people.
Glaurung was there however, and he jumped into the river causing a steam to rise. Mablungs people saw this and tried to lead Morwen and Nienor away from the fray, but the horses went mad and took off everywhere. No one in Doriath ever heard word of Morwen, but Nienor, thrown off her horse tried to make her way west, and ended up staring Glaurung in the face. He made her forget everything, and she couldn’t hear see or move on her own will. Mablung found her like this, and soon his people came back, and they led her on the way back to Doriath. They were attacked by orcs on the way, just as Nienor’s sight and hearing came back, and she took off through the woods, ripping off her clothes as she ran. So she cruised though the woods for a while, and finally exhausted, laid herself down upon Haudh-en-Elleth, and there Turin and the woodsmen found her. She was comforted as soon as she looked upon Turin, and would not be parted from him. Turin called her Niniel, Tear Maiden, having no idea that she was his sister. So they took her to their home, and she was stricken by a fever, but Brandir cured her. She couldn’t tell of anything that happened before Turambar found her, but she managed to get by. Three years after the sack of Nargothrond, Turin and Niniel got married, and he got her pregnant. For a while he had peace, and would not go to battle, for the love of Niniel, but soon word of Glaurung came, and he had to fight. He told them that the worm could not be bested but by cunning, and asked for support from anyone. Dorlas only stood forward, and spoke bad about Brandir, the cripple. He dishonored him, but oh well, the man was scared of a dragon, for crying out loud ! Eventually, Hunthor, a kinsman of Brandir came forward, and went in his stead. So they went down to Nen Girith and learned that Glaurung was chilling by the Teiglin, and was going to cross when the sun went down. The dragon was lying at Cabed-en-Aras, a gorge that was narrow enough for a deer to jump. So they went to climb down the near side of the gorge, cross the river, and go up the other side, taking the dragon in the belly. On the way down, Dorlas got scared, and withdrew in shame to the edge of the woods. Turambar and Hunthor crossed over the stream and headed up the other side. Then Glaurung decided to move, and a disloged stone hit and killed Hunthor. Turambar climbed the rest of the way, and stabbed Glaurung in the belly. The dragon writhed all about, spewing forth flame and such, and finally, he died. Turin headed up to get his sword and to look upon his foe. He stood over Glaurung, saying: Quote:
During all this, Niniel got worried, and would not wait to see what was happening, but went down to Nen Girith to see what was going on. Brandir tried to stay her, but he couldn’t, and he took off after her, for he loved her so. He came to her, and tried to lead her to flee, but she wanted to go to her husband. When they came to Haudh-en-Elleth, she let out a cry and took off down to Cabed-en-Aras, where Glaurung lie next to Turin Turambar. Then Glaurung awoke and revealed all to her. She looked down at Turin and cried: Quote:
Brandir heard all of this, and could not bring himself to look over into the gorge, and it was since called Cabed Naeramarth, the Leap of Dreadful Doom. He headed to the house, and told them what had happened, including that Turambar was her brother, Turin. Turin awoke and made his way back, and found out what Brandir had said, and he was pissed, so he killed Brandir after mocking him and speaking evilly, and fled. He went to Haudh-en-Elleth, and pondered what had happened. Eventually, Mablung came up, and found him alive. He told them that the dragon was dead, and how. Mablung was surprised, and when Turin told asked them for tidings of his kin, he told him what had happened. So he knew everything was true. He told mablung to go back to Doriath sending curses with him. Then he went to Cabed-en-Aras and drew his sword: Quote:
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How much did fate and the doom of Melkor have to do with what happened to Turin all the time, and how much was pride on his part? Compare Of Turin Turambar to Odipheus (Sp?), in terms of fate and such. What exactly, other than killing the Dragon, did Turin accomplish, and was Gwindor right (for the lives, not the story) when he said that he shouldn’t have rescued him from the orcs, or if he had died, instead of his ill-fated sister, Lalaith. And discuss anything else, because I’m not too good at coming up with discussion points, due to the fact that I really havent had pratice discussing anything or writing papers in about for year. Also, please add any additional reading you can think of, for I have a limited supply of books. Enjoy
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Wow, there is just so much that happens in this chapter. I think it is one of the best in terms of a complete and cohesive storyline. There is more narrative and less description than in other chapters.
I find it to be very operatic, in that the story and actions of the characters so closely resemble that of an opera: you have a tragic hero (who has a catchy sounding name that's fun to say ), an ill-fated love affair marred by taboo (though unintentional), the killing of the best friend, betrayal, seedy characters, larger-than-life bad guys, and suicides a-plenty. I'll have to respond to the discussion points later, no time at the moment. But thanks for doing the intro, Beor! |
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Lovely intro Beor!
Some more additional readings: HoME 4, The Quenta ch. 12 and 13 - a short account on Turin's life. HoME 11, The grey annals year 473 to 499, with commentaries. Will respond more later.
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Well, I tried to do a good job, there was a lot of information there, and it was hard to get it all into something small enough to not be the entire chaper 21, but I did my best, so hell.
I do love this chapter, it is probably one of my favorite stories too. It is tragic, like you said, and it is just an all around great story. I wish I had the materials that Artanis was talking about, so I could make it more complete. Hopefully I did a good job, havent written a paper in years.
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Let's begin with Túrin: We have here a man, who had the misfortune of being separated from his family at a very early age. He was raised by an Elvish King (granted that the Elvish king was Elwë), who's pride and fate (Curse of Melkor) caused a great deal of damage to his life, he in the end, fell in love with his sister (unknown to him of course and even got her pregnant is some versions). And you could note that (Morgoth/Oracle) is the main driving force in both dramas. When he finally learns the truth, he kills himself. Now as to Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King. Oedipus was the son of the King of Thebes Laius and his wife Jocasta. The Oracle told Laius that he should kill his son, but instead of killing him outright, he gave him to a servant of him that instead of killing him, gave him away to another person. He eventually became the foster son of the King of Corinth From Oedipus the King Quote:
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The thing that Oedipus didn't know is that he was the pollution that felled the land. As the tragedy continues, he comes to realize that the man that he killed was his father Laius, and by guessing the riddle of the Sphinx, he became king of Thebes and married his mother. His mother/wife knowing this, killed herself, and Oedipus blinded himself and begged Creon to let him leave into exile. The interesting thing is that it was Oedipus insistence and pride that eventually lead him to know the whole truth. As with Túrin, he defeated a great Monster (Glaurung/ Sphinx). They both married someone in their family (sister/mother), their pride led them, but it is to be noted that to me at least, it seems that Oedipus was a victim of fate, that he had very little chance of beating the odds, while Túrin, although being cursed by Morgoth, he was the artificer of his own downfall because of his pride. It is to be noted that Oedipus the King, was the first tragedy of a trilogy that continues with Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. As a funny side note, in Antigone, the people at Thebes want to bury Oedipus in Thebes because there is a belief that the city that has the body of Oedipus buried cannot be conquered. After driving him away at first in the end they want to bury his body in there.
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Thanks for the intro, Beor!
And yes, that comparisson with Oedipus is very interesting. Good job you too, Maedhros. Yet, I see both characters as victim of fate. I don't think it's Turin's pride what leads him to ruin. It's true that without he was a proud man, and that pride led him into some evil actions, but I don't think that he can be made responsible of his doom. It is the curse of Morgoth what brought the doom on him. While in Oedipus the oracle just announce the fate, here Glaurung helps to "make" the fate: he tells lies to Túrin in order to accomplish his task: to ruin the House of Húrin. Túrin changes names trying to escape from his doom, yet as Gwindor says: Quote:
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I disagree with you there, man. I think that Turin was for the most part responsible for his actions, and the Doom of Morgoth didnt go any further than him sending the dragon to screw with Turin and his kin.
I think that Turin let the Doom of Morgoth be an excuse so that he didnt have to blame himself for his deeds, which were for the most part, either by accident or a result of his pride. The bridge at Nargothrond, his unwillingness to go back to Doriath, not telling anyone his name (though this was also for the hiding from Morgoth, and no one can really blame him for that), and killing Brandir, they were all the cause of pride, not fate or doom. That was Turins free will at work. The death of Beleg was an accident, however unfortunate, and that may have been cast in fate, or doom, or whatever, but Melian told him when she gave him the sword that it had a black heart. It was pretty set up by Morgoth, though, he played on Turins pride when he sent the Dragon, not on fate. Morgoth sent the dragon to mess with Turin, and to bring ruin to the lands, but it says that the will of Morgoth was accomplished right after Glaurung talks to Turin at the fall of Nargothrond.
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Túrin went to Doriath and was raised there. He fled because of the incident with Saeros and joined with a band of outlaws. Beleg found him and told him that he could return back safely to Doriath and that he had received the pardon of Thingol. But why didn’t Túrin come back? It was because of his pride. Quote:
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I must also say this: If you like the story of Túrin from the Sil, get a copy of UT and read the Narn! It's soooo much better. The story is detailed, and Túrin is so much more a real person in there, as are also the other characters.
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Also the "proud family" did make some good choices IMHO: sending Túrin to Doriath, going also Morwen and Nienor to Doriath, Nienor going after her mother when she went seeking for Túrin, Túrin's deeds at Dol-Cúarthol... And some actions that we deem wrong were perhaps wrong because of their doom: the building of the Bridge...
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Morwen's pride in sending Turin to Thingols court, rather than to Brethil as had been the plan of Hurin, was a mistake. Turins pride and vanity would have had less venue for development and self destrutive expression among the woodsmens with their lifstyle and partly democratic systems, than among the rich and vain court of Thingol and its intriques.
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“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
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