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'''Narn i Chîn Húrin''', the sorrowful '''Tale of the Children of Húrin''', tells of the tragic lives of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] and his sister [[Nienor]].<ref name="Turin">{{S|Turin}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Known also as ''Narn e-'Rach Morgoth'' (Tale of the Curse of Morgoth), it formed part of the wider matter ''Narn e-mbar Hador'' ("Tale of the [[House of Hador]]") and the ''[[Atanatárion]]'', preserved in [[Gondor]].<ref>{{MR|P5I}}</ref><br />
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The [[Eldar]] also preserved a copy of the story and brought to [[Valinor]]; Narn i Chîn Húrin was shown by [[Pengolodh]] to [[Ælfwine]].<ref>{{WJ|Aelfwine}}</ref> <br />
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It appears in [[Unfinished Tales]] with notes and comparisons to the [[The Silmarillion]] by Christopher Tolkien Although it is not presented as a complete narrative since it has some contradictions. <br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Narn i [[hîn|Chîn]] Húrin'' is [[Sindarin]], directly meaning "Tale of the Children of Húrin".<ref>{{VT|50a}}, p. 8</ref><br />
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==Other names==<br />
The '''Tale of Grief''' was a name for the ''Narn i Chîn Húrin''.<ref name="Turin" /><br />
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==Other versions of the legendarium==<br />
The concept of the narrative referring to another longer tale of the life of Túrin is present since early stages of the [[legendarium]]. Appears for first time in ''[[Sketch of the Mythology]]'' as the "Children of Húrin".<ref>{{SM|2}}, [Section] 12, p. 28</ref> The same name is given to it in the ''[[Quenta Noldorinwa]]'', and it is also called the "Tale of Grief".<ref>{{SM|Q12}}, p. 124</ref><br />
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