The Journey of Morwen and Niënor to Nargothrond

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The Children of Húrin chapters
  1. The Childhood of Túrin
  2. The Battle of Unnumbered Tears
  3. The Words of Húrin and Morgoth
  4. The Departure of Túrin
  5. Túrin in Doriath
  6. Túrin among the Outlaws
  7. Of Mîm the Dwarf
  8. The Land of Bow and Helm
  9. The Death of Beleg
  10. Túrin in Nargothrond
  11. The Fall of Nargothrond
  12. The Return of Túrin to Dor-lómin
  13. The Coming of Túrin into Brethil
  14. The Journey of Morwen and Niënor
  15. Niënor in Brethil
  16. The Coming of Glaurung
  17. The Death of Glaurung
  18. The Death of Túrin

The Journey of Morwen and Niënor to Nargothrond is the fourteenth chapter of The Children of Húrin.

Synopsis

"The Journey of Morwen and Nienor" by Alan Lee

When the Fell Winter ended, news had come to Menegroth about the Fall of Nargothrond, and it wasn't clear what had happened with Mormegil, but all survivors confirmed that they knew he was indeed Túrin, son of Húrin. Thus Morwen demanded Thingol to join the exploraton party he was sending to Nargothrond, and not even Melian's advice convinced her to stay in Doriath, so Thingol refused to help her. However, she ordered her daughter Niënor to stay and left Thilgol's court alone. The King sent at once a party of ten men, lead by Mablung, to follow and escort her. When they met her at the Aelin-uial, she accepted their help, but the next day she noticed there was an eleventh member in the escort: it was Niënor, who had joined them without they noticed. The mother ordered her daughter to come back, but Niënor remained steadfast and strong, showing the firmness of the House of Hador