Túrin Turambar

Túrin Turambar (pronounced [ˈtuːrɪn tuˈrambar]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. First introduced in The Silmarillion, he is the primary protagonist and a tragic hero (or anti-hero) of the novel The Children of Húrin. Prior to that book, early versions of the relevant story and some of the later texts were published in Unfinished Tales and in The History of Middle-earth series. In the books, Túrin was a Man of the First... more

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