Family Tree Trivia

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

A simpler one, maybe.

Which two family members' actions lead to the downfall of two separate settlements?

Hurin and Turin? Turin brought down Nargothrond, while Hurin played off the wreckage left by Turin to finish off the Haladin town.

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[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Hurin and Turin? Turin brought down Nargothrond, while Hurin played off the wreckage left by Turin to finish off the Haladin town.

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Well, you got the right pair, so have at it.

[Galadriel55]

What did Hurin do to the Haladin town?

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

What did Hurin do to the Haladin town?

Actually, I had him enabling the destruction of Doriath via Nauglamir in mind.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Actually, I had him enabling the destruction of Doriath via Nauglamir in mind.

Not the downfall of Gondolin? I guess he's only tangentially responsible for either.

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Not the downfall of Gondolin? I guess he's only tangentially responsible for either.

Gondolin's downfall was caused by Morleg and Morgoth.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

What did Hurin do to the Haladin town?

Showed up, sparked off an insurrection, watched it burn and then wandered off, as I recall.

Will think of a puzzle.

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[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Showed up, sparked off an insurrection, watched it burn and then wandered off, as I recall.

Is that UT? The Narn? In Sil/COH he just buries Morwen and wanders off. That's why I was confused about it.

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Is that UT? The Narn? In Sil/COH he just buries Morwen and wanders off. That's why I was confused about it.

It's from Wanderings of Hurin.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

It's from Wanderings of Hurin.

Which I really thought had made it into CoH, but apparently it's still only found in HoME XI.

Apparently after Hurin was set free, he wandered as follows:

-To Hithlum, which he left entirely at peace under the iron fist of Lorgan the Eastron.

-To the Dry River, where he betrayed Gondolin's location by yelling at clouds.

-To the Stone of the Hapless, where he refused to tell Morwen anything about their kids despite her being literally dying at the time.

-To Brethil, where he assaulted the Chieftain for being slightly rude, was arrested, and called for insurrection against the Chieftain at his trial. All the claimants are killed, Obel Halad is burnt, and the Haladin are basically destroyed as a people.

- And then he popped down to Nargothrond, murdered Mim, stole a bunch of treasure cursed by both dragon and dwarf, and took it to Doriath to spite Thingol for not chaining up his family until they died of old age.

Post-bondage Hurin wasn't a great person to be around, is what I'm saying.

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Here you go:

Who learned twice of a kinsman's death, once from a dream and once from a legend?

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