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[[Húrin]] and [[Morwen]] together had three children, though their daughter [[Lalaith]] died when she was still very young. In the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Morgoth]] captured Húrin, and set a terrible curse on his surviving children, his son [[Túrin]] and daughter [[Nienor]]. The story of the working of this curse is a long and tragic one, involving the [[Sack of Nargothrond]], the slaying of [[Glaurung]], and ultimately the deaths of both Túrin and Nienor. It is told in the [[Narn i Hîn Húrin]], the '[[Tale of the Children of Húrin]]'.
[[Húrin]] and [[Morwen]] together had three children, though their daughter [[Lalaith]] died when she was still very young. In the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Morgoth]] captured Húrin, and set a terrible curse on his surviving children, his son [[Túrin Turambar|Túrin]] and daughter [[Nienor Níniel|Nienor]]. The story of the working of this curse is a long and tragic one, involving the [[Sack of Nargothrond]], the slaying of [[Glaurung]], and ultimately the deaths of both Túrin and Nienor. It is told in the [[Narn i Hîn Húrin]], the '[[Tale of the Children of Húrin]]'.

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Húrin and Morwen together had three children, though their daughter Lalaith died when she was still very young. In the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morgoth captured Húrin, and set a terrible curse on his surviving children, his son Túrin and daughter Nienor. The story of the working of this curse is a long and tragic one, involving the Sack of Nargothrond, the slaying of Glaurung, and ultimately the deaths of both Túrin and Nienor. It is told in the Narn i Hîn Húrin, the 'Tale of the Children of Húrin'.