Family Tree Trivia

[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.

hS

[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.

~

Here you go:

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

hS

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

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

I really want to say Faramir, but I'm not actually sure his encounters with Boromir's boat and broken horn qualify. My somewhat vague memory tells me he didn't dream of the boat but was at most having a waking vision, if not seeing the real thing. But he did hear the horn blow, and knew about the broken pieces.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I really want to say Faramir, but I'm not actually sure his encounters with Boromir's boat and broken horn qualify. My somewhat vague memory tells me he didn't dream of the boat but was at most having a waking vision, if not seeing the real thing. But he did hear the horn blow, and knew about the broken pieces.

I missed this! Yes, this is quite correct. I didn't check the books, but my memory is that he first found out through a dream or vision, and then from one of those mythical Halflings of northern legend.

Over to you.

hS

[Galadriel55]

I will attempt the dreaded genealogy, no direct quotes or speculated kinship this time.


My first-cousin-once-removed-in-law and I are both known for similar encounters. Who are we?