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...
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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 Age of Middle-earth, whose family had been cursed by the ultimate evil being of the legendarium, Morgoth. In course of his unsuccessful attempts to defy the curse, Túrin brought ruin upon several Mannish and Elven strongholds as well as upon himself and his sister Nienor Níniel. Their history was recorded in the Tale of the Children of Húrin or Narn i Chîn Húrin, which was claimed by Tolkien to be the ultimate source of the published writings.
Turin is briefly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring), but little more is...
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