Narn i Chîn Húrin 3: The End of the Narn

[Arvegil145]

In my version, the Helm of Hador is buried along with Gurthang - I don't see any other way of incorporating the fate of the Dragon-helm inside the story (actually I do, but all the other versions seem rather unsatisfactory to me).

[Findegil]

But for burying the Dragon-Helm with Túrin no evidence whatsoever is found in Tolkiens writing.

Respectfuly
Findegil

[Arvegil145]

Originally Posted by Findegil

But for burying the Dragon-Helm with Túrin no evidence whatsoever is found in Tolkiens writing.

Neither is there any evidence of the fate of the Dragon-helm beside a note in which Húrin should receive it from the Halad of Brethil - but since the conception of the Halad being friendly to Húrin was completely turned upside down, I think that this scenario was rejected.

Also, since Túrin wore the Helm when he killed Glaurung, I don't think it unlikely that the Helm was buried along with Túrin - and moreover, it would be a fitting end of the House of Hador - its greatest heirloom buried for ever alongside the heir of Dor-lómin.

Of course, as you said, there is no textual evidence for that, but I simply had to find a fitting way of resolving the fate of the Helm of Hador - besides, every other attempt at resolving its loose end would be a concoction too - my no better than the rest.

[Findegil]

Your analyses of the textual situation is perfect, but you conclusion is wrong.

To be clear: Your interpretation of the facts is as good as that of anyone else. But what we put into our text is not what we think that most like happend.

If we finde out that an issue is unsetteled by JRR Tolkien, we will not write any hint of what we think happend in our text. Instaed we have to write our text in a way that every possible solution will stay possible.

Ambivalent wirting is what we Need, not inovative writing.

Respectfuly
Findegil

[Arvegil145]

You are right. But I simply could not resist (at least in my version) to let such an important thing unresolved. But, as I said, you are right - and it should be excluded from your version, of course.