In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Urwen, better known by her nickname Lalaith ("Laughter"), was the second child of Húrin Thalion and Morwen Edhelwen and the sister of Túrin Turambar. She was born is spring of the Year of the Sun 466 of the First Age.
Lalaith was a happy child, and was compared to an Elven child by most people. Túrin loved his little sister, but "he played with her seldom, and liked better to guard her unseen and wa...
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Urwen, better known by her nickname Lalaith ("Laughter"), was the second child of Húrin Thalion and Morwen Edhelwen and the sister of Túrin Turambar. She was born is spring of the Year of the Sun 466 of the First Age.
Lalaith was a happy child, and was compared to an Elven child by most people. Túrin loved his little sister, but "he played with her seldom, and liked better to guard her unseen and watch her going upon grass or under tree, as she sang such songs as the children of the Edain made long ago".
But in the autumn of the year when Urwen was three, a pestilent wind, called the 'Evil Breath', came to Hithlum from Angband, and both Túrin and Lalaith were taken sick. Túrin recovered from the plague, but his sister died. Thereafter "laughter was stilled" in Húrin's house, and Urwen's name Lalaith was not used. Túrin never got over her death and always looked for her likeness in women ever after, which is one possible reason for the...
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