Hurin

[Yregwyn]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

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I believe the quote from The Silmarillion states Húrin was "mightiest of the warriors" of Men. That would seem to refer to his being the most accomplished in armed combat in Middle-earth at that time (among Men), but not necessarily oall time.

This is what i was talking about. I started thinking one day Elros vs Hurin..... or Elendil for that matter. in my opinion as much as i like Hurin, i think alot of the Dunadain would be greater. But i also think as Belegorn said, Hurin would have fit in nicely in Numenor.

[cellurdur]

Definitely it would seem to mean he was the mightiest of all men and he has the accomplishments that attest to that. When we consider he is called mightier than Beren, Turin and Tuor then no doubt he was far mightier than the Dunadan especially in the third Age. Aragorn can not hope to hold a candle to the likes of Glorfindel, but Turin, Beren etc were mightier than most elf lords.

It's also mentioned somewhere that at the moment where he defied Morgoth, his spirit was mightier than any man had ever reached.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by cellurdur

It's also mentioned somewhere that at the moment where he defied Morgoth, his spirit was mightier than any man had ever reached.

That's not a reference I recall, but it's certainly a singular occurrence in the books that a mortal Man was strong enough in will to resist the most powerful incarnate being in Middle-earth. It's a shame he couldn't keep up that level of defiance after Morgoth released him. Even knowing that Morgoth had an ulterior motive for doing so, he allowed himself to be used, and gave up the location of Gondolin, information that he had directly refused to tell under interrogation.