Stone of the Hapless
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | Talbor is [[Taliska|Taliskan]] and the latter part of the word, ''[[bor (Taliska)|bor]]'', means 'stone'. | + | The stone had two other names the Standing Stone, and Talbor.<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, "[[The Wanderings of Húrin]]" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)</ref> Talbor is [[Taliska|Taliskan]] and the latter part of the word, ''[[bor (Taliska)|bor]]'', means 'stone'. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Stone of the Hapless | |
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| Physical Description | |
| Type | Memorial marker |
| Location | On the river Taeglin |
| Description | A commemoration stone |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Standing Stone, Talbor |
| Events | Sinking of Beleriand |
The Stone of the Hapless was the hallowed stone on the banks of the River Taeglin that commemorated Túrin and Nienor Níniel,[1] and Morwen their mother.
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Fate
Later, during the drowning of Beleriand, the site of the Stone of the Hapless did not drown (as predicted by Glirhuin, but remained as an island, Tol Morwen.[2]
Etymology
The stone had two other names the Standing Stone, and Talbor.[3] Talbor is Taliskan and the latter part of the word, bor, means 'stone'.
References
- The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Jewels, pg. 257, 309
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Wanderings of Húrin" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)