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| name=Stone of the Hapless
| type=Memorial marker
| location=On the river Taeglin
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| description=A commemoration stone
| othernames=Standing Stone, Talbor
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S]]. Dark Isle
| events=Sinking of Beleriand
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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 Níniel]],<ref>{{S|21}}</ref> and [[Morwen]] their mother. It was also called the [[Standing Stone]] and [[Talbor]].<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, "[[The Wanderings of Húrin]]" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)</ref>
The '''Stone of the Hapless''' was the hallowed stone on the banks of the River [[Taeglin]] that commemorated [[Túrin]] and [[Nienor Níniel]],<ref>{{S|21}}</ref> and [[Morwen]] their mother. It was also called the [[Standing Stone]] and [[Talbor]].<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, "[[The Wanderings of Húrin]]" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)</ref>



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Stone of the Hapless
Memorial marker
General Information
Other namesStanding Stone, Talbor
LocationOn the river Taeglin
TypeMemorial marker
DescriptionA commemoration stone
History
EventsSinking 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. It was also called the Standing Stone and Talbor.[2]

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.[3]

References