Stone of the Hapless
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| 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 (T) |
| 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]
The stone was also known as "the Standing Stone" or Talbor in Taliska (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
