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| − | The hallowed stone on the banks of the River [[ | + | {{location |
| + | | image=[[File:Ted Nasmith - Húrin Finds Morwen.jpg|250px]] | ||
| + | | name=Stone of the Hapless | ||
| + | | type=Memorial marker | ||
| + | | location=On the river Taeglin | ||
| + | | inhabitants= | ||
| + | | realms= | ||
| + | | description=A commemoration stone | ||
| + | | othernames=Standing Stone, Talbor | ||
| + | | etymology= | ||
| + | | events=Sinking of Beleriand | ||
| + | | references= | ||
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| + | The '''Stone of the Hapless''' was the hallowed stone on the banks of the River [[Taeglin]] that commemorated [[Túrin]] and [[Nienor]],<ref>{{S|21}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{S|22}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | 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'. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', pg. 257, 309 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Graves and tombs]] | ||
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| + | [[de:Stein der Unglücklichen]] | ||
| + | [[fi:Kovaonnisten Kivi]] | ||
| + | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/tombes/pierre_des_infortunes]] | ||
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| Stone of the Hapless | |
| 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,[1] and Morwen their mother.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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'.
[edit] References
- The History of Middle-earth, The War of the Jewels, pg. 257, 309
[edit] 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)