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==History==
==History==
Húrin fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], and along with [[Forlong]], [[Hirluin]], and [[Imrahil]] came to the aid of the [[Rohirrim]] when they were outnumbered and hard-pressed.
Húrin fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], and along with [[Forlong]], [[Hirluin]], and [[Imrahil]] came to the aid of the [[Rohirrim]] when they were outnumbered and hard-pressed.<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref>


He was left in command of the small garrison that stayed behind while the armies of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] marched to the [[Black Gate]].  At the coronation of [[Aragorn]], he opened the gate to the city for the new king.
He was left in command of the small garrison that stayed behind while the armies of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] marched to the [[Black Gate]].  At the coronation of [[Aragorn]], he opened the [[Great Gate of Minas Tirith]] for the new king.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref>


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Revision as of 11:38, 23 October 2016

The name Húrin refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Húrin (disambiguation).
Húrin
Gondorian
Peter Xavier Price - Hurin of the Keys.jpeg
"Hurin of the Keys" by Peter Xavier Price
Biographical Information
Other names"the Tall", "of the Keys"
PositionWarden of the Keys
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthLate Third Age
DeathPresumably early Fourth Age
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Húrin

Húrin the Tall, also referred to as "Lord Húrin" or Húrin of the Keys, was the Warden of the Keys of Minas Tirith at the time of the War of the Ring.

History

Húrin fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and along with Forlong, Hirluin, and Imrahil came to the aid of the Rohirrim when they were outnumbered and hard-pressed.[1]

He was left in command of the small garrison that stayed behind while the armies of Gondor and Rohan marched to the Black Gate. At the coronation of Aragorn, he opened the Great Gate of Minas Tirith for the new king.[2]

References