Stone of the Hapless
Stone of the Hapless | |
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Memorial stone | |
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"Húrin Finds Morwen" by Ted Nasmith | |
General Information | |
Other names | Standing Stone Talbor (T) Tol Morwen |
Location | By the river Taeglin |
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.
[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 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