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==Fate==
==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]].<ref>{{S|22}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{S|22}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Stone of the Hapless
Memorial marker
Ted Nasmith - Húrin Finds Morwen.jpg
General Information
Other namesStanding Stone, Talbor
LocationOn the river Taeglin
TypeMemorial marker
DescriptionA commemoration stone
History
EventsSinking of Beleriand

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.

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]

Etymology

The stone had two other names the Standing Stone, and Talbor.[3] Talbor is Taliskan and the latter part of the word, bor, means 'stone'.

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