Tûl Acharn! was a phrase that Húrin shouted to Lorgan in Hithlum after he was released from Angband by Morgoth.
History
After the Eastron, Lorgan, told Húrin to leave Hithlum and wished him ill, Húrin shouted the phrase "Tûl Acharn", warning Lorgan that he was not the last of the Edain, regardless of his fate.[1]
Etymology
Tûl Acharn! is a Sindarin phrase translating to "Vengeance comes", and is made up of the words Tûl ("to come") and Acharn ("vengeance, an act of revenge").[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In a note, Christopher Tolkien mentions that the phrase was originally Tôl Acharn.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. 253-254
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 166-168
- ↑ 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", p. 301, Note 19