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| othernames=Standing Stone<br />''Talbor'' ([[Halethian|H]]) | |||
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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. | 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. | ||
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> | |||
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> | |||
==Etymology== | == Etymology == | ||
The stone | The stone was also known as '''the Standing Stone''' or '''''Talbor''''' in the [[Halethian]] language (''[[bor (Taliska)|bor]]'' being "stone").<ref>{{WJ|Hurin}}, pp. 257, 309. See also note 15</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Graves and tombs]] | [[Category:Graves and tombs]] | ||
[[de:Stein der Unglücklichen]] | [[de:Stein der Unglücklichen]] | ||
[[fi:Kovaonnisten Kivi]] | [[fi:Kovaonnisten Kivi]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/tombes/pierre_des_infortunes]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/tombes/pierre_des_infortunes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:36, 16 August 2023
| Stone of the Hapless | |
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| Memorial stone | |
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| "The Death of Morwen" by Ted Nasmith | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Standing Stone Talbor (H) |
| Location | By the river Taeglin Presumably Tol Morwen |
| Type | Memorial stone |
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.
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[edit | edit source]
The stone was also known as the Standing Stone or Talbor in the Halethian language (bor being "stone").[3]
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, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", pp. 257, 309. See also note 15
