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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> | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 25 March 2011
Stone of the Hapless | |
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Memorial marker | |
General Information | |
Other names | Standing Stone, Talbor |
Location | On the river Taeglin |
Type | Memorial marker |
Description | A commemoration stone |
History | |
Events | Sinking 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Wanderings of Húrin" (see especially Notes 15 and 55)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"