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First published April 16, 2007
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J.R.R. Tolkien
666听books75.2k听followersJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien: writer, artist, scholar, linguist. Known to millions around the world as the author of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien spent most of his life teaching at the University of Oxford where he was a distinguished academic in the fields of Old and Middle English and Old Norse. His creativity, confined to his spare time, found its outlet in fantasy works, stories for children, poetry, illustration and invented languages and alphabets.
Tolkien鈥檚 most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns 鈥� love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride 鈥� giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this 鈥榣egendarium鈥� that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children鈥檚 stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
Tolkien鈥檚 most popular works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth, an imagined world with strangely familiar settings inhabited by ancient and extraordinary peoples. Through this secondary world Tolkien writes perceptively of universal human concerns 鈥� love and loss, courage and betrayal, humility and pride 鈥� giving his books a wide and enduring appeal.
Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist who painted for pleasure and relaxation. He excelled at landscapes and often drew inspiration from his own stories. He illustrated many scenes from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sometimes drawing or painting as he was writing in order to visualize the imagined scene more clearly.
Tolkien was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past.
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 to English parents. He came to England aged three and was brought up in and around Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1915 and saw active service in France during the First World War before being invalided home. After the war he pursued an academic career teaching Old and Middle English. Alongside his professional work, he invented his own languages and began to create what he called a mythology for England; it was this 鈥榣egendarium鈥� that he would work on throughout his life. But his literary work did not start and end with Middle-earth, he also wrote poetry, children鈥檚 stories and fairy tales for adults. He died in 1973 and is buried in Oxford where he spent most of his adult life.
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August 14, 2023
This is one of Tolkien鈥檚 best works. Maybe even the best. I never expected Tolkien to write a story as dark and tragic as the one portrayed in The Children of Hurin.
First, a full disclosure that might anger Tolkien fanatics. During the time of writing this review, despite the fact that I鈥檝e watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy more than ten times, I鈥檓 sorry to say that I wasn鈥檛 able to finish reading The Fellowship of the Rings because I was extremely bored with it. It鈥檚 most likely because the movie has tainted me with its fast pacing; I have no idea why but the book was so boring that it drowsed me to sleep several times, not even halfway. I blame Tom Bombadil, really. I also failed to finish The Silmarillion. Twice I almost made it halfway鈥攖he first time was more than ten years ago, the second time was just a few days ago鈥攖hrough the book, and twice I gave up.
For the past few years, I have asked some fans of Tolkien whether it鈥檚 necessary to read (not watch) the main trilogy and The Silmarillion first or not before attempting the three Great Tales of Middle-Earth. Some answered as long that I鈥檝e watched the movies and I have the basic knowledge from the first half of The Silmarillion or thorough Wikipedia research (which I did on both accounts), they should be enough. Some even said it鈥檚 better to not read The Silmarillion first to get the maximum surprise experience of going into the story as blind as possible. Of course, some weren鈥檛 keen鈥攕ome even felt offended, only Morgoth knows why鈥攐n the idea that I鈥檓 reading The Silmarillion, or attempted this, without actually reading The Lord of the Rings first. Well, guess what? I鈥檓 going to offend them more. I finished The Children of Hurin without reading The Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings trilogy first, and I totally loved it.
I should note, though, that I鈥檝e now finished reading The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, and I enjoyed them both, but this review is written with the knowledge and experience when I haven鈥檛 read the two.
Picture: The Land of Bow and Helm by Alan Lee
With that knowledge in mind, until I do a reread, this review will be shorter and less detailed than my usual reviews; a lot of readers have done a better job than me in explaining the importance of The Children of Hurin and its connections to the larger story of Tolkien鈥檚 Middle-Earth. The Children of Hurin is one of the three Great Tales of Middle-Earth written by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien, the son of Tolkien. The Children of Hurin is a relatively short book. Excluding the preface, appendices, and glossary, the main story is only 200 pages long; what鈥檚 incredible and interesting, though, is how much depth, impact, and emotions are contained in it. Most of the storyline revolves around the curse bestowed upon the children of Hurin, specifically on the story of Turin Turambar that begins from his childhood.
As I said, I knew close to nothing when I first read this book, and I think it鈥檚 the best way to enjoy it. All I did know was that the story was dark, but I never knew how tragic and brutal it gets. Although the beginning felt a bit rough, I still think the prose was able to grab my attention so much more than The Silmarillion did. Don鈥檛 get me wrong, the writing style does feel similar, but The Silmarillion felt too much like reading a bible. In my opinion, The Children of Hurin is more approachable, and I found the second half of the book to be full of engaging drama, an intensely gripping narrative, heartbreaking twists and turns, and it鈥檚 utterly unputdownable. Also, T煤rinTurambar is one of the most memorable protagonists I鈥檝e ever read.
Lastly, I want to praise Alan Lee鈥檚 illustrations. The narrative itself already offered a mythical and distinct atmospheric experience, and Lee鈥檚 illustrations enhanced the immersion even further. They鈥檙e beautifully drawn, placed at the right moments, and it felt easy for me to feel like I was inside a dark tale of Middle-Earth when I was reading through this book.
Picture: Glaurung by Alan Lee
I have no idea whether finishing the 鈥榬equired鈥� reading would enhance or diminish my reading experience. But as far as my first reading goes, knowing nothing about the content has greatly worked in my favor. And I will have to say that I absolutely loved this book. The Children of Hurin is a superbly written tale. A fantastic, mythical, powerful, and atmospheric reading experience. For me, The Children of Hurin is one of Tolkien鈥檚 best books, and it鈥檚 certainly one of my favorite books now. I look forward to rereading it one day.
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First, a full disclosure that might anger Tolkien fanatics. During the time of writing this review, despite the fact that I鈥檝e watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy more than ten times, I鈥檓 sorry to say that I wasn鈥檛 able to finish reading The Fellowship of the Rings because I was extremely bored with it. It鈥檚 most likely because the movie has tainted me with its fast pacing; I have no idea why but the book was so boring that it drowsed me to sleep several times, not even halfway. I blame Tom Bombadil, really. I also failed to finish The Silmarillion. Twice I almost made it halfway鈥攖he first time was more than ten years ago, the second time was just a few days ago鈥攖hrough the book, and twice I gave up.
For the past few years, I have asked some fans of Tolkien whether it鈥檚 necessary to read (not watch) the main trilogy and The Silmarillion first or not before attempting the three Great Tales of Middle-Earth. Some answered as long that I鈥檝e watched the movies and I have the basic knowledge from the first half of The Silmarillion or thorough Wikipedia research (which I did on both accounts), they should be enough. Some even said it鈥檚 better to not read The Silmarillion first to get the maximum surprise experience of going into the story as blind as possible. Of course, some weren鈥檛 keen鈥攕ome even felt offended, only Morgoth knows why鈥攐n the idea that I鈥檓 reading The Silmarillion, or attempted this, without actually reading The Lord of the Rings first. Well, guess what? I鈥檓 going to offend them more. I finished The Children of Hurin without reading The Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings trilogy first, and I totally loved it.
I should note, though, that I鈥檝e now finished reading The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, and I enjoyed them both, but this review is written with the knowledge and experience when I haven鈥檛 read the two.
Picture: The Land of Bow and Helm by Alan Lee
With that knowledge in mind, until I do a reread, this review will be shorter and less detailed than my usual reviews; a lot of readers have done a better job than me in explaining the importance of The Children of Hurin and its connections to the larger story of Tolkien鈥檚 Middle-Earth. The Children of Hurin is one of the three Great Tales of Middle-Earth written by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien, the son of Tolkien. The Children of Hurin is a relatively short book. Excluding the preface, appendices, and glossary, the main story is only 200 pages long; what鈥檚 incredible and interesting, though, is how much depth, impact, and emotions are contained in it. Most of the storyline revolves around the curse bestowed upon the children of Hurin, specifically on the story of Turin Turambar that begins from his childhood.
鈥淎 man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.鈥�
As I said, I knew close to nothing when I first read this book, and I think it鈥檚 the best way to enjoy it. All I did know was that the story was dark, but I never knew how tragic and brutal it gets. Although the beginning felt a bit rough, I still think the prose was able to grab my attention so much more than The Silmarillion did. Don鈥檛 get me wrong, the writing style does feel similar, but The Silmarillion felt too much like reading a bible. In my opinion, The Children of Hurin is more approachable, and I found the second half of the book to be full of engaging drama, an intensely gripping narrative, heartbreaking twists and turns, and it鈥檚 utterly unputdownable. Also, T煤rinTurambar is one of the most memorable protagonists I鈥檝e ever read.
鈥淔alse hopes are more dangerous than fears.鈥�
Lastly, I want to praise Alan Lee鈥檚 illustrations. The narrative itself already offered a mythical and distinct atmospheric experience, and Lee鈥檚 illustrations enhanced the immersion even further. They鈥檙e beautifully drawn, placed at the right moments, and it felt easy for me to feel like I was inside a dark tale of Middle-Earth when I was reading through this book.
Picture: Glaurung by Alan Lee
I have no idea whether finishing the 鈥榬equired鈥� reading would enhance or diminish my reading experience. But as far as my first reading goes, knowing nothing about the content has greatly worked in my favor. And I will have to say that I absolutely loved this book. The Children of Hurin is a superbly written tale. A fantastic, mythical, powerful, and atmospheric reading experience. For me, The Children of Hurin is one of Tolkien鈥檚 best books, and it鈥檚 certainly one of my favorite books now. I look forward to rereading it one day.
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February 12, 2025
Ni毛nor N铆niel and Glaurung by Elena Kukanova
鈥楴onetheless, I will be the captain of my own host,鈥� said T煤rin; 鈥榓nd if I fall, then I fall. 鈥�
This review contains spoilers, so beware.
Tolkien did tragedy and incest before George R.R. Martin and did it better. Before Jaime and Cersei Lannister, there were T煤rin Turambar and Ni毛nor N铆niel, but the latter two didn't know they were siblings. So, I guess it's not as bad?
Eh, it's still bad.
Tolkien is often criticized for his convenient denouements and happy endings. I guess his critics never read The Children of H煤rin. Or The Silmarillion. Even The Lord of the Rings trilogy doesn't have a typical happy ending, especially when you take into consideration the appendices.
To borrow a quote from Aretha Franklin "Lies, lies and more lies, and lies on top of lies."
The Children of H煤rin is Tolkien's most tragic work, filled with dragons, elves, orcs, evil lords, beautiful landscapes, and family drama. The story takes place in the First Age, thousands of years before the heroes from Lord of the Rings were even born.
It is set during the reign of Morgoth, an Ainur (an immortal spirit) of great power. He is one of the main characters in The Silmarillion and was essentially Sauron's (the main villain in Lord of the Rings) boss. H煤rin was a great warrior who fought against Morgoth's evil forces. He and his wife, Morwen, had three children - T煤rin, Lalaith, and Ni毛nor. Right from the first chapter, the reader connects with this family. However, it doesn't take long before tragedy strikes. Lalaith, the joy of the family, dies of 'The Evil Breath' at three years old. H煤rin gets captured by Morgoth at Nirnaeth Arnoediad. T煤rin is sent to live with the elves in Doriath. Alone and without her family members, Morwen gives birth to Ni毛nor.
T煤rin is raised in the kingdom of Doriath, ruled by Thingol and Melian. Readers of The Silmarillion may remember their names. Thingol was the High King of the Sindar elves, and Melian was a powerful Maia (an angelic spirit). Thingol and Melian were the parents of L煤thien Tin煤viel. L煤thien was the most beautiful being who ever lived. She fell in love with a mortal man named Beren. Elrond, Arwen, and Aragorn are all descendants of L煤thien and Beren. You may remember Arwen's quote from LOTR-
"For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him when he departs to the Havens: for mine is the choice of L煤thien, and as she so have I chosen, both the sweet and the bitter."
T煤rin is treated kindly by Thingol, who grows to love him like a son. Despite this, with each passing year, his restlessness grows. It all comes crashing down when he kills an elf named Saeros in self-defense. He goes into a self-imposed exile. Thingol exonerates T煤rin, but T煤rin refuses to go back. He joins a band of outlaws because why not at this point?
He becomes best friends with Beleg C煤thalion, one of the Sindar elves, but a few chapters later, he accidentally kills Beleg. That man literally can't catch a break.
Meanwhile, the dragon Glaurung, much like George R.R. Martin's Vhagar, is causing mayhem across Middle-earth.
T煤rin Turambar and Ni毛nor N铆niel by Elena Kukanova
Ni毛nor, determined to find her long-lost brother, comes face to face with the fearsome dragon. The dragon works some weird voodoo on her, causing her to get amnesia. She is rescued briefly before getting lost in a forest. T煤rin, now the Captain of the Elven underground fortress Nargothrond, finds and rescues her. Gradually, the two fall in love, unaware that they are siblings, and eventually get married.
I'm skipping over many things in between. Glaurung continues to wreak havoc on unsuspecting villagers. T煤rin, tired of all the drama, sets out to find and kill the dragon. He stabs Glaurung with his sword, mortally wounding him, but then passes out from exhaustion.
Ni毛nor finds them, and Glaurung, with his dying breath, tells her that T煤rin is her brother. Ni毛nor is horrified to realize that her husband and the father of her unborn child is her brother. She throws herself from a cliff into a river. Brandir, who was in love with Ni毛nor, tells T煤rin what happened, but T煤rin, enraged, thinks he's only trying to cause drama and executes him. However, the truth is later confirmed by Mablung, a Sindar elf.
T煤rin is devastated by the truth and kills himself with his own sword. The story ends with an old H煤rin finding the graves of his children. There, he finds his wife Morwen as well. Overcome with grief and old age, Morwen, also known as Lady of Dor-l贸min, dies in his arms.
Then the people murmured, wondering at his speech, and some said that he was mad; but Brandir cried: 鈥楬ear me to the end! N铆niel too is dead, N铆niel the fair whom you loved, whom I loved dearest of all. She leaped from the brink of the Deer鈥檚 Leap, and the teeth of Teiglin have taken her. She is gone, hating the light of day. For this she learned before she fled: H煤rin鈥檚 children were they both, sister and brother. The Mormegil he was called, Turambar he named himself, hiding his past: T煤rin son of H煤rin. N铆niel we named her, not knowing her past: Ni毛nor she was, daughter of H煤rin. To Brethil they brought their dark doom鈥檚 shadow. Here their doom has fallen, and of grief this land shall never again be free. Call it not Brethil, not the land of the Halethrim, but Sarch nia Ch卯n H煤rin, Grave of the Children of H煤rin!鈥�
Each time I read this book, I am left with a deep sense of melancholy. But I suppose that's not a bad thing. The worst feeling a book could give is indifference, and that is something I never felt while reading Tolkien's work.
May 13, 2020
The Children of Hurin is a tragic tale of love and loss, of remorseful earth-shattering revelations; consequently, it is also one of the most moving stories Tolkien ever devised. The execution never fully delivered it though, only because Tolkien never finished editing it. It just needs a little bit of polishing to remove a couple of tarnishes, and then it would be perfection.
The Ancient Greeks understood exactly how to evoke sorrow, pity and despair all in one powerful moment within their plays. And here Tolkien follows suit. The Children of Hurin could no longer live with themselves after what they discovered; it was enough to send the sanest of men mad. Tolkien captures all this within his narrative. The final scenes were majestic and terrible to behold, dramatic and memorable in their awesomeness. There鈥檚 no optimism here, this is dark and beautiful, easily the saddest thing Tolkien penned. The plot is so strong, and with swift final strokes the death blow of an ending is delivered eloquently and mercilessly.
And, of course, an edition illustrated by Allan Lee helps to give Tolkien鈥檚 words even more life:
鈥淗e was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though he learned to speak early and ever seemed older than his years. T煤rin was slow to forget injustice or mockery; but the fire of his father was also in him, and he could be sudden and fierce. Yet he was quick to pity, and the hurts or sadness of living things might move him to tears.鈥�
That being said though, this, most certainly, has one of the worse opening chapters I鈥檝e ever read in fiction. Tolkien goes into extreme depth about Hurin鈥檚 lineage with the microscopic lens that is appropriate only in The Sillmarillion. I was bombarded with names, so many names, that I was so confused. It seemed a very odd way to begin things considering Tolkien eventually pulls this story into a traditional narrative and loses this authoritative authorial tone he began the book with. Perhaps, again, this is because he never finished editing it. So I recommend pushing through those first few chapters because this does eventually begin to pull itself together.
And it really begins with Turin, a young warrior cursed by Morgoth. The curse has come indirectly through his father鈥檚 lineage, from the man who once dared to oppose the original dark lord. He is haunted by black magic, his destiny shaped, leading to the tragic ending that befall the children of Hurin. Turin鈥檚 prideful nature sets it off somewhat so his destiny and own personality set him on the road to his marvellously grim ending, though Morgoth鈥檚 power is to blame: his revenge is realised.
鈥淭he doom lies in yourself, not in your name.鈥�
鈥淭hen Morgoth stretching out his long arm towards Dor-lomin cursed Hurin and Morwen and their offspring, saying: 'Behold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world.鈥�
The Children of Hurin lacks consistency. The tone changed and the writing was far too complex and loaded with history for it to be approachable; it was so unlike the mastery of tone in The Lord of the Rings. It lacked a certain sense of balance between storytelling and the insertion of history that makes the trilogy so grand. However, it is a vastly important work in the middle-earth cannon. On par with the brilliant Beren and L煤thien, Tolkien tells the tale of an equally as powerful, yet much more complex and conflicted (to say the least), romance. Not to be missed.
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The Ancient Greeks understood exactly how to evoke sorrow, pity and despair all in one powerful moment within their plays. And here Tolkien follows suit. The Children of Hurin could no longer live with themselves after what they discovered; it was enough to send the sanest of men mad. Tolkien captures all this within his narrative. The final scenes were majestic and terrible to behold, dramatic and memorable in their awesomeness. There鈥檚 no optimism here, this is dark and beautiful, easily the saddest thing Tolkien penned. The plot is so strong, and with swift final strokes the death blow of an ending is delivered eloquently and mercilessly.
And, of course, an edition illustrated by Allan Lee helps to give Tolkien鈥檚 words even more life:
鈥淗e was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though he learned to speak early and ever seemed older than his years. T煤rin was slow to forget injustice or mockery; but the fire of his father was also in him, and he could be sudden and fierce. Yet he was quick to pity, and the hurts or sadness of living things might move him to tears.鈥�
That being said though, this, most certainly, has one of the worse opening chapters I鈥檝e ever read in fiction. Tolkien goes into extreme depth about Hurin鈥檚 lineage with the microscopic lens that is appropriate only in The Sillmarillion. I was bombarded with names, so many names, that I was so confused. It seemed a very odd way to begin things considering Tolkien eventually pulls this story into a traditional narrative and loses this authoritative authorial tone he began the book with. Perhaps, again, this is because he never finished editing it. So I recommend pushing through those first few chapters because this does eventually begin to pull itself together.
And it really begins with Turin, a young warrior cursed by Morgoth. The curse has come indirectly through his father鈥檚 lineage, from the man who once dared to oppose the original dark lord. He is haunted by black magic, his destiny shaped, leading to the tragic ending that befall the children of Hurin. Turin鈥檚 prideful nature sets it off somewhat so his destiny and own personality set him on the road to his marvellously grim ending, though Morgoth鈥檚 power is to blame: his revenge is realised.
鈥淭he doom lies in yourself, not in your name.鈥�
鈥淭hen Morgoth stretching out his long arm towards Dor-lomin cursed Hurin and Morwen and their offspring, saying: 'Behold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world.鈥�
The Children of Hurin lacks consistency. The tone changed and the writing was far too complex and loaded with history for it to be approachable; it was so unlike the mastery of tone in The Lord of the Rings. It lacked a certain sense of balance between storytelling and the insertion of history that makes the trilogy so grand. However, it is a vastly important work in the middle-earth cannon. On par with the brilliant Beren and L煤thien, Tolkien tells the tale of an equally as powerful, yet much more complex and conflicted (to say the least), romance. Not to be missed.
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October 6, 2021
鈥€璑arnichin Hurin: The Children of H煤rin (Middle-Earth Universe), J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Alan Lee (Illustrator)
The Children of H煤rin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910's, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973.
His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work. The book contains 33 illustrations by Alan Lee, eight of which are full-page and in color.
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The Children of H煤rin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910's, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973.
His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work. The book contains 33 illustrations by Alan Lee, eight of which are full-page and in color.
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 03/11/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 13/07/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
June 5, 2008
It has been said that all good things must come to an end. In this case, the end of Children of Hurin also marks the end of my quest to read a book by each of my five favorite authors. It seems like a fitting way to end this journey, in that Tolkien is the oldest of my favorites, and if there was ever a modern author suited to end-of-quest tales, it was Tolkien. He was also the author on my list that gave me the greatest concern鈥攏ot only has he passed away, but his body of published work is relatively small. I didn鈥檛 want to re-read the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, not because I don鈥檛 love them, but because I wanted to be able to read something new, just as I had with the other authors. Having read the Silmarillion several months earlier, I was hard pressed to think of what else to read. Sure, I could have gone for Letters From Father Christmas, or Farmer Giles of Ham, but neither of those somehow felt right. Tolkien鈥檚 tales of Middle-Earth were what cemented him as one of my favorite writers, and I wanted to go back to Middle-Earth as part of this project.
Fortunately, the publishing gods smiled upon me, and gave me Children of Hurin. This is another in a line of books composed by Tolkien鈥檚 estate, taken from various notes, fragments, and other unfinished writings and molded into a coherent whole. In that respect, for the record, it鈥檚 very well done. The text flows seamlessly from chapter to chapter, and I never once had the sense that I was reading something out of place or inauthentic. This feels like Tolkien鈥檚 writing, and if it isn鈥檛 exactly what he intended, I have to believe it鈥檚 pretty damn close.
But what of the story itself?
The story of Hurin and his offspring is told as part of the Silmarillion, but not in the detail that Tolkien intended. Tolkien believed that this story was one that could be told apart from the Silmarillion as a whole鈥攖hat it was strong enough and vibrant enough to stand on it鈥檚 own. And he is absolutely correct.
Children of Hurin is an epic. It鈥檚 also a tragedy. If you come into this book expecting glorious battles and happy endings, you will be sorely disappointed (though if you come to Tolkien expecting nothing but happiness and light, I submit you haven鈥檛 read Tolkien very often or carefully). This is not a tale of good triumphing over evil, but a tale of a family brought down by an epic curse. More Macbeth than Star Wars, in other words.
The writing itself is epic鈥擟hildren of Hurin reads a lot like Beowulf or the Iliad. Tolkien apparently originally tried to write the tale as an actual epic poem, but was never quite able to make it work. Still, his prose captures that same spirit, rhythm, and cadence. As a huge fan of epic and epic poem, I love it.
Despite the epic prose and tragic scope, the characters of Children of Hurin are very well crafted, and ultimately, very human. Their actions, while not always rational, are often understandable, and while the tragedy has its origins in the supernatural (it is Morgoth who curses the line of Hurin), there is not a strong sense that the plot is forced simply by supernatural means. Instead, we get the sense that these are perhaps well meaning, but ultimately deeply flawed people, who suffer for their choices, and the choices of others. The final scene of the book, when Hurin is finally reunited with his dying wife, is absolutely heartbreaking.
There鈥檚 also a wonderful scene, much earlier, which really stuck with me, and I need to mention it here just because it鈥檚 so wonderfully crafted. It occurs shortly after Hurin鈥檚 capture by Morgoth, when Morwen, his wife, is trying to figure out what to do with herself and her children. Turin, the son, says something to the effect of 鈥淚 know my father is dead. He must be, because I know that his love for us is so strong that if he were alive, no chains could hold him, and no amount of enemies could keep him from returning to us.鈥�
And Morwen鈥檚 answer is 鈥淚 do not think either of those things is true, my son.鈥�
It鈥檚 a wonderful, if completely heartbreaking moment, where a child-like view of heroism clashes completely with the harsh realities of the world. It strikes me as a very Tolkien-esque moment; in many ways much of Tolkien鈥檚 work deals with the interplay between heroics, and the personal cost or realities of those heroics. At least, that鈥檚 my initial thought. In any case, it鈥檚 an immensely powerful scene.
The text of the book is aided by the wonderful illustrations done by Alan Lee, who has done a lot of Tolkien-related art in the past. His illustrations are interspersed in no particular order throughout the book, but each one of them is gorgeous, and really adds to the flavor of the text. It would have been neat to see some more of them.
This is yet another Tolkien book I鈥檒l be re-reading in the future. It鈥檚 a fine addition to the Middle Earth canon.
Fortunately, the publishing gods smiled upon me, and gave me Children of Hurin. This is another in a line of books composed by Tolkien鈥檚 estate, taken from various notes, fragments, and other unfinished writings and molded into a coherent whole. In that respect, for the record, it鈥檚 very well done. The text flows seamlessly from chapter to chapter, and I never once had the sense that I was reading something out of place or inauthentic. This feels like Tolkien鈥檚 writing, and if it isn鈥檛 exactly what he intended, I have to believe it鈥檚 pretty damn close.
But what of the story itself?
The story of Hurin and his offspring is told as part of the Silmarillion, but not in the detail that Tolkien intended. Tolkien believed that this story was one that could be told apart from the Silmarillion as a whole鈥攖hat it was strong enough and vibrant enough to stand on it鈥檚 own. And he is absolutely correct.
Children of Hurin is an epic. It鈥檚 also a tragedy. If you come into this book expecting glorious battles and happy endings, you will be sorely disappointed (though if you come to Tolkien expecting nothing but happiness and light, I submit you haven鈥檛 read Tolkien very often or carefully). This is not a tale of good triumphing over evil, but a tale of a family brought down by an epic curse. More Macbeth than Star Wars, in other words.
The writing itself is epic鈥擟hildren of Hurin reads a lot like Beowulf or the Iliad. Tolkien apparently originally tried to write the tale as an actual epic poem, but was never quite able to make it work. Still, his prose captures that same spirit, rhythm, and cadence. As a huge fan of epic and epic poem, I love it.
Despite the epic prose and tragic scope, the characters of Children of Hurin are very well crafted, and ultimately, very human. Their actions, while not always rational, are often understandable, and while the tragedy has its origins in the supernatural (it is Morgoth who curses the line of Hurin), there is not a strong sense that the plot is forced simply by supernatural means. Instead, we get the sense that these are perhaps well meaning, but ultimately deeply flawed people, who suffer for their choices, and the choices of others. The final scene of the book, when Hurin is finally reunited with his dying wife, is absolutely heartbreaking.
There鈥檚 also a wonderful scene, much earlier, which really stuck with me, and I need to mention it here just because it鈥檚 so wonderfully crafted. It occurs shortly after Hurin鈥檚 capture by Morgoth, when Morwen, his wife, is trying to figure out what to do with herself and her children. Turin, the son, says something to the effect of 鈥淚 know my father is dead. He must be, because I know that his love for us is so strong that if he were alive, no chains could hold him, and no amount of enemies could keep him from returning to us.鈥�
And Morwen鈥檚 answer is 鈥淚 do not think either of those things is true, my son.鈥�
It鈥檚 a wonderful, if completely heartbreaking moment, where a child-like view of heroism clashes completely with the harsh realities of the world. It strikes me as a very Tolkien-esque moment; in many ways much of Tolkien鈥檚 work deals with the interplay between heroics, and the personal cost or realities of those heroics. At least, that鈥檚 my initial thought. In any case, it鈥檚 an immensely powerful scene.
The text of the book is aided by the wonderful illustrations done by Alan Lee, who has done a lot of Tolkien-related art in the past. His illustrations are interspersed in no particular order throughout the book, but each one of them is gorgeous, and really adds to the flavor of the text. It would have been neat to see some more of them.
This is yet another Tolkien book I鈥檒l be re-reading in the future. It鈥檚 a fine addition to the Middle Earth canon.
September 26, 2017
This book in one gif:
I heard a lot of people say that Tolkien is the merry brother of George R.R. Martin. But anyone thinking that has clearly not read The Children of Hurin. To say that this story is tragic would be an understatement.
This might be the saddest thing I鈥檝e ever read. And I actually knew the story beforehand, because a shortened version of it is present in The Silmarillion.
The book chronicles mostly the life of Turin, son of Hurin. The events take place after Morgoth, one of the Valar (creators of the world) and the greatest dark lord of all times (basically the Lucifer of Middle-Earth) defeats the armies of men and elves and puts Beleriand (a land west of Middle-Earth) under his dominion. Hurin is taken prisoner and upon him and all his kin Morgoth lays a curse.
Turin, his son, grows to be a great warrior, but his life is an unhappy one. This is closer to a Nordic mythological saga or a Greek tragedy than it is to The Lord of the Rings. But that doesn鈥檛 make it any less of a great story! We get a lot of insight into the times before LOTR and how all of that came to be. And elves are much more present here.
The book also has some truly stunning illustrations by Alan Lee, like the one below. Plus a lot of thoughts and input on the story and its evolution by Christoper, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien. And he did a very good job bringing this tale together from his father鈥檚 drafts.
Now, I got a few people asking in what order they should read Tolkien鈥檚 work and the truth is it might be hard for some to comprehend what is going on in The Children of Hurin without reading The Silmarillion first.
Basically, in my opinion, if you have read nothing by Tolkien, I would say the order should be:
- The Silmarillion
- The Children of Hurin
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings
Now if you want to get deeper into Tolkien鈥檚 work, there is a lot of other material out there. But these are his main works. And while some might struggle with Silmarillion, I suggest you push forward. The Silmarillion is basically an epic history of Middle-earth. It鈥檚 like reading Greek myths. I found it extremely fascinating, but not everyone thinks so apparently.
The Children of Hurin is much more akin to LOTR and The Hobbit in terms of how it is written. So it might be more accessible to someone unfamiliar with Tolkien in that way. But it has a big ass backstory behind it. And while Cristopher tries to explain some events at the beginning of the book, it might get confusing to be faced with so many names and events so fast. That is why I recommend starting with The Silmarillion.
I heard a lot of people say that Tolkien is the merry brother of George R.R. Martin. But anyone thinking that has clearly not read The Children of Hurin. To say that this story is tragic would be an understatement.
This might be the saddest thing I鈥檝e ever read. And I actually knew the story beforehand, because a shortened version of it is present in The Silmarillion.
The book chronicles mostly the life of Turin, son of Hurin. The events take place after Morgoth, one of the Valar (creators of the world) and the greatest dark lord of all times (basically the Lucifer of Middle-Earth) defeats the armies of men and elves and puts Beleriand (a land west of Middle-Earth) under his dominion. Hurin is taken prisoner and upon him and all his kin Morgoth lays a curse.
Turin, his son, grows to be a great warrior, but his life is an unhappy one. This is closer to a Nordic mythological saga or a Greek tragedy than it is to The Lord of the Rings. But that doesn鈥檛 make it any less of a great story! We get a lot of insight into the times before LOTR and how all of that came to be. And elves are much more present here.
The book also has some truly stunning illustrations by Alan Lee, like the one below. Plus a lot of thoughts and input on the story and its evolution by Christoper, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien. And he did a very good job bringing this tale together from his father鈥檚 drafts.
Now, I got a few people asking in what order they should read Tolkien鈥檚 work and the truth is it might be hard for some to comprehend what is going on in The Children of Hurin without reading The Silmarillion first.
Basically, in my opinion, if you have read nothing by Tolkien, I would say the order should be:
- The Silmarillion
- The Children of Hurin
- The Hobbit
- The Lord of the Rings
Now if you want to get deeper into Tolkien鈥檚 work, there is a lot of other material out there. But these are his main works. And while some might struggle with Silmarillion, I suggest you push forward. The Silmarillion is basically an epic history of Middle-earth. It鈥檚 like reading Greek myths. I found it extremely fascinating, but not everyone thinks so apparently.
The Children of Hurin is much more akin to LOTR and The Hobbit in terms of how it is written. So it might be more accessible to someone unfamiliar with Tolkien in that way. But it has a big ass backstory behind it. And while Cristopher tries to explain some events at the beginning of the book, it might get confusing to be faced with so many names and events so fast. That is why I recommend starting with The Silmarillion.
April 29, 2022
鈰団媶鉁︹媶鈰嘔 have officially died of grief鈰団媶鉁︹媶鈰�
鈥淭hen Morgoth stretching out his long arm toward Dor-l贸min cursed H煤rin and Morwen and their offspring, saying: 鈥楤ehold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world鈥� Upon all whom you love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of Doom, and it shall bring them down into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak, their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death.鈥� - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of H煤rin
This is going to be a long and passionate review (maybe sometimes bordering on ranting...) so please sit back and relax (if you can!). I really do hope this helps to ignite some curiosity toward Tolkien鈥檚 works at large, if not in particular with the First Age of Middle-earth, and give those of you who are already familiar with the Elder Days some new ideas to think about.
The Children of H煤rin is by far one of Tolkien鈥檚 darkest and most twisted tales. If one simply skims it or reads it without much thought, it may not even seem like much, but the more one pays attention, the more one realizes the anguish and the struggle within. While The Hobbit and even the first third or so of The Lord of the Rings is quite pleasant (at least in comparison with everything else), Tolkien鈥檚 鈥済reater鈥� works, especially The Silmarillion and The Children of H煤rin have a vastly different style, one that hints that even while the written story is being told in glory and in eloquence, it is only a shadow of the "true" and complete tale.
By the way, this is going to come off as really random, but for those who are familiar with The Lord of the Rings but not with anything from the Elder Days, did you know that T煤rin (the MC of this book) was Elrond of Rivendell鈥檚 great uncle? Weird, huh? Also, Celeborn and Thranduil were closely related to King Thingol of Doriath (another character in the book) and Legolas may or may not have been inspired by an even greater elven bowman by the name of Beleg C煤thalion (who was close friends with T煤rin). Anyway, I hope that piqued your interest a bit!
The Children of H煤rin tells the story of T煤rin and his sister Nienor, who are, not surprisingly, H煤rin鈥檚 two children. When H煤rin was taken captive by Morgoth (the "Satan" of Middle-earth, basically), he defied him and Morgoth became angry and cursed his entire family. Unfortunately, the curse worked out quite well in the end, but I strongly believe that things didn鈥檛 go the way they went only because of the curse. Perhaps Morgoth's malice played a part in the decisions of the characters, but when it comes down to it, their decisions were still their own.
T煤rin was the tragic hero of the story (I like him much better in that role than say鈥� Romeo鈥� I don鈥檛 even know鈥�) and his story is based loosely on pagan legends, particularly on a work called The Kaleva about a man named Kullervo. Most of Tolkien鈥檚 stories illustrate how while darkness seems to win, light will eventually still triumph and overcome the darkness. The Children of H煤rin, however, is exactly the opposite. Sometimes T煤rin thinks he has overcome his fate and escaped Morgoth鈥檚 shadow, but every single time, he is dragged down once more until Morgoth鈥檚 ultimate plan is finally achieved.
On the surface, it seems like T煤rin simply has horribly bad luck, but Tolkien may actually have something deeper going on here. In one passage, T煤rin argued with Gwindor in Nargothrond鈥檚 court (p. 160-161), and Gwindor told him that they should all look to the Valar for help and wait for them to deliver them because Morgoth was much to strong for Elves and Men alone to defeat. T煤rin immediately scoffed at this and said that the Valar had abandoned them all and that the only power they had to do with was Morgoth himself. He then went on to speak proudly of taking everything into his own hands and wanting his own way. This, in some ways, made me feel like it was almost like T煤rin was, in a manner, denying God Himself and ultimately saying that God was dead and so everyone should be free to do whatsoever everyone pleased to do. And so if this theory is true, and it may well be since Tolkien was a devout Catholic, then The Children of H煤rin is ultimately an illustration of the utter senselessness of life when God is not in the picture. Similarly, in The Silmarillion, even with all the glory and prowess of the Valinorian Elves, their war against Morgoth was
One more thing I have to say concerning The Children of H煤rin in general is the lesson it has concerning pride. This message rang out the loudest above all others for me both times when I read the book. It is like Tolkien is telling us over and over and over again, "See how T煤rin made this decision out of pride? See how Morwen made that decision because of pride? See how Ni毛nor only did this because she was proud?" And so on and so forth. This was actually scary for me because I most definitely struggle with pride at times, and we can all sometimes be proud/arrogant/self-seeking.
I'll give you some examples to illustrate this theme of pride throughout The Children of H煤rin. H煤rin was proud in believing that he could withstand Morgoth鈥檚 evil, but instead he ended up falling into despair and utter hopelessness (not described in this book but it is in The Silmarillion) and even gave the location to Gondolin on accident to Morgoth because of it. Morwen was also proud and refused to go to Doriath for years because she didn鈥檛 want to humble herself to ask Thingol for leave to stay there. She was also too proud to listen to basically everyone else鈥檚 counsel and just had to go her own way because she didn鈥檛 want to admit she was wrong about her previous stance. Her actions ended up with her two children (T煤rin and Nienor) . Saeros was proud and arrogant because he was a councilor to King Thingol, and this pride got him killed eventually. And of course, T煤rin himself hardened his heart and ignored fair counsel over and over again. When Beleg begged him to return to Doriath, T煤rin refused because he didn鈥檛 want to even humble himself a little bit and seek out Thingol鈥檚 pardon. When he ended up in the fortress of Nargothrond, he wanted his own way in everything and ended up revealing the fortress鈥檚 location to Morgoth. This initiated the fall of Nargothrond. T煤rin鈥檚 pride in particular (as well as the curse on him), hurt/killed a lot of the people around him . Even Morgoth, who bragged to H煤rin that he had made the world in the beginning of time (which he did not) and called himself the 鈥淓lder King鈥� (which he was not), was eventually cast from his throne and into the Doors of Night. I just thought this was interesting to note!
Okay, now comes some thoughts I have about a few of the main characters (not all of them, just the ones I鈥檓 most fascinated about). Please note the from here on, what I have written, I haven't had a chance yet to proofread.
T煤rin - I loved T煤rin鈥檚 childhood so very much, he was a sweet and curious boy even though he thought more than he talked. I loved the friendship he had with Labadal (awww, isn鈥檛 it so adorable he named him 鈥淗op-a-foot鈥�?) but I do strongly believe that Morwen and H煤rin could鈥檝e done a better job of raising the kid. T煤rin barely ever even saw his father and his mother was often cold and distant and hard on T煤rin as well. As he grew up, he gained more ambition and strongly wanted to make a difference in the world (by fighting against Morgoth鈥檚 troops). I enjoyed the first half of T煤rin鈥檚 life more than the second half and that鈥檚 probably because the former is somewhat less depressing than the latter. I also found that I resonated deeply with him in the first half of the book (up through the fall of Nargothrond, actually). It鈥檚 a bit scary, but a lot of his thoughts are like my thoughts at times and even our personalities matched to some extent. I don鈥檛 feel like going into particular examples of this (the review is already too long) but I really, really hope my end will be different than poor T煤rin鈥檚 was! See, this book made me think about myself as much as it did about others and our world. And if I blamed or put down T煤rin鈥檚 actions earlier on during this review, it鈥檚 not because I think that he was an especially awful person or that I think none of us would have a similar thought process as he did but that all of us have a bit of 鈥淭煤rin'' in us and I鈥檓 rebuking myself as well as him.
Morwen - Morwen was proud, beautiful, and elegant, the very picture of a Lady of the Edain. However, at times she seemed like she was only hard on the outside to hide the softness on the inside. She seemed to be extremely afraid of being vulnerable (I鈥檓 not sure why unless it鈥檚 because she thought it was going to ruin her pride). It was really, really sad to see how broken and small she became in the end.
Beleg - Beleg C煤thalion is my most favorite character in this book (and one of my favorites in all of The Silmarillion) by far!!! He was the captain of the march-wardens of Doriath and one of King Thingol鈥檚 most trusted subjects as well as a very good friend to T煤rin (even when T煤rin did a bad job of showing his love back). Beleg was literally so sweet and so wise and so selfless (and so tragic鈥�), it just makes you want to be a better person just reading about him! And I鈥檓 so angry that he was only in like half of the book! That鈥檚 not even close to enough! I could talk forever about Beleg but probably no one wants to hear about it so鈥� *sad face*
Mablung - Mablung was a captain of the guard and the chief hunter of Doriath. I totally agree with Beleg鈥檚 title for him as the 鈥渇riend of truth鈥� above all others (including T煤rin). This was referring to Mablung speaking of what he had seen in front of Thingol鈥檚 court for a trial. However, in the end, Mablung said that he loved T煤rin and that 鈥渢hus with words have I slain [him],鈥� which was referencing back to Beleg鈥檚 title for him and him always speaking the truth. I don鈥檛 know what exactly that entailed but it gave me shivers.
Melian - Queen Melian the Maia was, to put it simply, one of the lesser 鈥済ods鈥� of Tolkien鈥檚 world but she took on a physical form permanently because of her love for Thingol. Melian鈥檚 counsel is always, always, always good but what frustrates me is that barely anyone listens to her! Not T煤rin, not Morwen, not even Beleg! So I feel quite bad for her because she has foresight (meaning she knows at least in part of some of what is going to happen in the future) and although she can鈥檛 really force anyone into doing what is right, she still counsels them dutifully but they don鈥檛 listen!!! Which is so annoying! So annoying! Did I already say it was annoying?
Gwindor - Awww I don鈥檛 even know what to say about Gwindor... Personally, I pitied him very much and his counsel almost always proved to be wiser than T煤rin鈥檚 except everyone always listened to T煤rin instead of him because T煤rin was younger and stronger (so stupid!). And yet even though Gwindor had suffered for years and years at Morgoth鈥檚 hand and was shamed because of it after he escaped, he still endured and fought bravely and stood up for what he believed was right, which I found very admirable. I just wish his life could鈥檝e been happier! I mean, the first part probably was, but all the rest was nearly all torment!
Sorry if I ranted a bit with the characters! Ultimately, The Children of H煤rin is a tale masterfully told as well as one that readers can go back to again and again and never tire of. I don鈥檛 think any of us will ever figure out how in the world Tolkien managed to make his characters and his world so real, so deep, and so beautiful, but he did and so we should most certainly seek to draw inspiration from all of it. This book won be for everyone and personally it took me multiple tries to get The Silmarillion down but it was more than worth it. So if you are thinking you want to give this book or any of the professor鈥檚 works a try, I would highly encourage that you do! Don鈥檛 be afraid, just do it! And if you have any questions about anything relating to Middle-earth (anything at all!), feel free to message me about it here and I will be more than happy to try to help you out.
I'm always open to conversations for anyone with thoughts on this book or anything Tolkien-related. Nam谩ri毛, nai aurelya nauva m谩ra.
芦芦Recommended for those who love...禄禄
鈽� High fantasy
鈽� The Lord of the Rings and/or The Silmarillion
鈽� Epics and/or dragons
鈽� Tragedies and tragic heroes
鈽� Books that make them depressed?
鈥淭hen Morgoth stretching out his long arm toward Dor-l贸min cursed H煤rin and Morwen and their offspring, saying: 鈥楤ehold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world鈥� Upon all whom you love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of Doom, and it shall bring them down into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak, their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death.鈥� - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of H煤rin
This is going to be a long and passionate review (maybe sometimes bordering on ranting...) so please sit back and relax (if you can!). I really do hope this helps to ignite some curiosity toward Tolkien鈥檚 works at large, if not in particular with the First Age of Middle-earth, and give those of you who are already familiar with the Elder Days some new ideas to think about.
The Children of H煤rin is by far one of Tolkien鈥檚 darkest and most twisted tales. If one simply skims it or reads it without much thought, it may not even seem like much, but the more one pays attention, the more one realizes the anguish and the struggle within. While The Hobbit and even the first third or so of The Lord of the Rings is quite pleasant (at least in comparison with everything else), Tolkien鈥檚 鈥済reater鈥� works, especially The Silmarillion and The Children of H煤rin have a vastly different style, one that hints that even while the written story is being told in glory and in eloquence, it is only a shadow of the "true" and complete tale.
By the way, this is going to come off as really random, but for those who are familiar with The Lord of the Rings but not with anything from the Elder Days, did you know that T煤rin (the MC of this book) was Elrond of Rivendell鈥檚 great uncle? Weird, huh? Also, Celeborn and Thranduil were closely related to King Thingol of Doriath (another character in the book) and Legolas may or may not have been inspired by an even greater elven bowman by the name of Beleg C煤thalion (who was close friends with T煤rin). Anyway, I hope that piqued your interest a bit!
The Children of H煤rin tells the story of T煤rin and his sister Nienor, who are, not surprisingly, H煤rin鈥檚 two children. When H煤rin was taken captive by Morgoth (the "Satan" of Middle-earth, basically), he defied him and Morgoth became angry and cursed his entire family. Unfortunately, the curse worked out quite well in the end, but I strongly believe that things didn鈥檛 go the way they went only because of the curse. Perhaps Morgoth's malice played a part in the decisions of the characters, but when it comes down to it, their decisions were still their own.
T煤rin was the tragic hero of the story (I like him much better in that role than say鈥� Romeo鈥� I don鈥檛 even know鈥�) and his story is based loosely on pagan legends, particularly on a work called The Kaleva about a man named Kullervo. Most of Tolkien鈥檚 stories illustrate how while darkness seems to win, light will eventually still triumph and overcome the darkness. The Children of H煤rin, however, is exactly the opposite. Sometimes T煤rin thinks he has overcome his fate and escaped Morgoth鈥檚 shadow, but every single time, he is dragged down once more until Morgoth鈥檚 ultimate plan is finally achieved.
On the surface, it seems like T煤rin simply has horribly bad luck, but Tolkien may actually have something deeper going on here. In one passage, T煤rin argued with Gwindor in Nargothrond鈥檚 court (p. 160-161), and Gwindor told him that they should all look to the Valar for help and wait for them to deliver them because Morgoth was much to strong for Elves and Men alone to defeat. T煤rin immediately scoffed at this and said that the Valar had abandoned them all and that the only power they had to do with was Morgoth himself. He then went on to speak proudly of taking everything into his own hands and wanting his own way. This, in some ways, made me feel like it was almost like T煤rin was, in a manner, denying God Himself and ultimately saying that God was dead and so everyone should be free to do whatsoever everyone pleased to do. And so if this theory is true, and it may well be since Tolkien was a devout Catholic, then The Children of H煤rin is ultimately an illustration of the utter senselessness of life when God is not in the picture. Similarly, in The Silmarillion, even with all the glory and prowess of the Valinorian Elves, their war against Morgoth was
One more thing I have to say concerning The Children of H煤rin in general is the lesson it has concerning pride. This message rang out the loudest above all others for me both times when I read the book. It is like Tolkien is telling us over and over and over again, "See how T煤rin made this decision out of pride? See how Morwen made that decision because of pride? See how Ni毛nor only did this because she was proud?" And so on and so forth. This was actually scary for me because I most definitely struggle with pride at times, and we can all sometimes be proud/arrogant/self-seeking.
I'll give you some examples to illustrate this theme of pride throughout The Children of H煤rin. H煤rin was proud in believing that he could withstand Morgoth鈥檚 evil, but instead he ended up falling into despair and utter hopelessness (not described in this book but it is in The Silmarillion) and even gave the location to Gondolin on accident to Morgoth because of it. Morwen was also proud and refused to go to Doriath for years because she didn鈥檛 want to humble herself to ask Thingol for leave to stay there. She was also too proud to listen to basically everyone else鈥檚 counsel and just had to go her own way because she didn鈥檛 want to admit she was wrong about her previous stance. Her actions ended up with her two children (T煤rin and Nienor) . Saeros was proud and arrogant because he was a councilor to King Thingol, and this pride got him killed eventually. And of course, T煤rin himself hardened his heart and ignored fair counsel over and over again. When Beleg begged him to return to Doriath, T煤rin refused because he didn鈥檛 want to even humble himself a little bit and seek out Thingol鈥檚 pardon. When he ended up in the fortress of Nargothrond, he wanted his own way in everything and ended up revealing the fortress鈥檚 location to Morgoth. This initiated the fall of Nargothrond. T煤rin鈥檚 pride in particular (as well as the curse on him), hurt/killed a lot of the people around him . Even Morgoth, who bragged to H煤rin that he had made the world in the beginning of time (which he did not) and called himself the 鈥淓lder King鈥� (which he was not), was eventually cast from his throne and into the Doors of Night. I just thought this was interesting to note!
Okay, now comes some thoughts I have about a few of the main characters (not all of them, just the ones I鈥檓 most fascinated about). Please note the from here on, what I have written, I haven't had a chance yet to proofread.
T煤rin - I loved T煤rin鈥檚 childhood so very much, he was a sweet and curious boy even though he thought more than he talked. I loved the friendship he had with Labadal (awww, isn鈥檛 it so adorable he named him 鈥淗op-a-foot鈥�?) but I do strongly believe that Morwen and H煤rin could鈥檝e done a better job of raising the kid. T煤rin barely ever even saw his father and his mother was often cold and distant and hard on T煤rin as well. As he grew up, he gained more ambition and strongly wanted to make a difference in the world (by fighting against Morgoth鈥檚 troops). I enjoyed the first half of T煤rin鈥檚 life more than the second half and that鈥檚 probably because the former is somewhat less depressing than the latter. I also found that I resonated deeply with him in the first half of the book (up through the fall of Nargothrond, actually). It鈥檚 a bit scary, but a lot of his thoughts are like my thoughts at times and even our personalities matched to some extent. I don鈥檛 feel like going into particular examples of this (the review is already too long) but I really, really hope my end will be different than poor T煤rin鈥檚 was! See, this book made me think about myself as much as it did about others and our world. And if I blamed or put down T煤rin鈥檚 actions earlier on during this review, it鈥檚 not because I think that he was an especially awful person or that I think none of us would have a similar thought process as he did but that all of us have a bit of 鈥淭煤rin'' in us and I鈥檓 rebuking myself as well as him.
Morwen - Morwen was proud, beautiful, and elegant, the very picture of a Lady of the Edain. However, at times she seemed like she was only hard on the outside to hide the softness on the inside. She seemed to be extremely afraid of being vulnerable (I鈥檓 not sure why unless it鈥檚 because she thought it was going to ruin her pride). It was really, really sad to see how broken and small she became in the end.
Beleg - Beleg C煤thalion is my most favorite character in this book (and one of my favorites in all of The Silmarillion) by far!!! He was the captain of the march-wardens of Doriath and one of King Thingol鈥檚 most trusted subjects as well as a very good friend to T煤rin (even when T煤rin did a bad job of showing his love back). Beleg was literally so sweet and so wise and so selfless (and so tragic鈥�), it just makes you want to be a better person just reading about him! And I鈥檓 so angry that he was only in like half of the book! That鈥檚 not even close to enough! I could talk forever about Beleg but probably no one wants to hear about it so鈥� *sad face*
Mablung - Mablung was a captain of the guard and the chief hunter of Doriath. I totally agree with Beleg鈥檚 title for him as the 鈥渇riend of truth鈥� above all others (including T煤rin). This was referring to Mablung speaking of what he had seen in front of Thingol鈥檚 court for a trial. However, in the end, Mablung said that he loved T煤rin and that 鈥渢hus with words have I slain [him],鈥� which was referencing back to Beleg鈥檚 title for him and him always speaking the truth. I don鈥檛 know what exactly that entailed but it gave me shivers.
Melian - Queen Melian the Maia was, to put it simply, one of the lesser 鈥済ods鈥� of Tolkien鈥檚 world but she took on a physical form permanently because of her love for Thingol. Melian鈥檚 counsel is always, always, always good but what frustrates me is that barely anyone listens to her! Not T煤rin, not Morwen, not even Beleg! So I feel quite bad for her because she has foresight (meaning she knows at least in part of some of what is going to happen in the future) and although she can鈥檛 really force anyone into doing what is right, she still counsels them dutifully but they don鈥檛 listen!!! Which is so annoying! So annoying! Did I already say it was annoying?
Gwindor - Awww I don鈥檛 even know what to say about Gwindor... Personally, I pitied him very much and his counsel almost always proved to be wiser than T煤rin鈥檚 except everyone always listened to T煤rin instead of him because T煤rin was younger and stronger (so stupid!). And yet even though Gwindor had suffered for years and years at Morgoth鈥檚 hand and was shamed because of it after he escaped, he still endured and fought bravely and stood up for what he believed was right, which I found very admirable. I just wish his life could鈥檝e been happier! I mean, the first part probably was, but all the rest was nearly all torment!
Sorry if I ranted a bit with the characters! Ultimately, The Children of H煤rin is a tale masterfully told as well as one that readers can go back to again and again and never tire of. I don鈥檛 think any of us will ever figure out how in the world Tolkien managed to make his characters and his world so real, so deep, and so beautiful, but he did and so we should most certainly seek to draw inspiration from all of it. This book won be for everyone and personally it took me multiple tries to get The Silmarillion down but it was more than worth it. So if you are thinking you want to give this book or any of the professor鈥檚 works a try, I would highly encourage that you do! Don鈥檛 be afraid, just do it! And if you have any questions about anything relating to Middle-earth (anything at all!), feel free to message me about it here and I will be more than happy to try to help you out.
I'm always open to conversations for anyone with thoughts on this book or anything Tolkien-related. Nam谩ri毛, nai aurelya nauva m谩ra.
芦芦Recommended for those who love...禄禄
鈽� High fantasy
鈽� The Lord of the Rings and/or The Silmarillion
鈽� Epics and/or dragons
鈽� Tragedies and tragic heroes
鈽� Books that make them depressed?
February 10, 2017
Gandolf, Poul Anderson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tom Bombadil and Ozzy Osbourne sit in the in Murfreesboro Tennessee and discuss Tolkien鈥檚 book The Children of Hurin.
Gandolf: Yes, Tom thank you, I will have some more of this delightful mead, what did you call it?
Tom: Melkor Mead, and here (offers a sample glass) try some of our Meriodoc Barleywine, we make them both here at Green Dragon.
Ozzy: Tahh, whassott faugh toouken majjes?
Tom: Thanks, Ozzy! I鈥檒l let the kitchen know you like the soup. Poul how鈥檙e you doing with your beer, like another Shadowfax Shandy?
Poul: I鈥檓 good for now, thanks Tom, so Ronald, it seems you鈥檝e been published more after you passed than before鈥�
Tolkien: Oh, for goodness sakes, Poul, are you still jealous?
Poul: Jealous? Me? Just because your prequel, trilogy and background works have outsold my life鈥檚 work many times over?
Tolkien: Poul, Poul, you are a wonderful writer, I mean, I loved, loved! your book Two Hearts and Three Leopards 鈥�
Poul: Three Hearts and Three Lions.
Tolkien: Yes, whatever, but 鈥�
Poul: I mean, Children of Hurin was not even a completed work, just thrown together by Christopher to make some coin.
Ozzy: Aw wooght looos a con!
Poul: Oh be quiet Prince of Darkness!
Gandolf: Oh, I say, Poul, Children of Hurin is a fine work, magnificent work.
Tom: Really more Silmarillion than Hobbit.
Tolkien: True, this was actually one of my earliest conceptions, not just as a first age story from middle-earth but an early idea I had and came back to many times. Of course my experiences in the Great War would have a significant influence on how I formed the text.
Poul: True, true, your world building is a great accomplishment. Turin鈥檚 tale is steeped in ancient myth and legend and you have, again, crafted a great work, I must admit.
Tolkien: Well, thank you Paul 鈥�
Poul: Poul.
Tolkien: Poul, yes, whatever, but I mean, I WISH I could write a fantasy as good as yours.
Poul: Do not patronize me, Ronald, OK so you鈥檝e sold more books than me, fine!
Ozzy: Feeegh moow, Rawoool!!
Tom: You can say that again, Oz!
Poul: Ok, ok, I give 鈥� Tom how about another craft beer.
Tom: Yes sir, here you go try our Radagast Red Ale, you鈥檒l love it, and make sure you all come in next Tuesday night, we鈥檙e having our Hobbits in Space night.
(all stare at him)
Tom: That was Lyn鈥檚 idea.
Lyn: What?
Gandolf: Yes, Tom thank you, I will have some more of this delightful mead, what did you call it?
Tom: Melkor Mead, and here (offers a sample glass) try some of our Meriodoc Barleywine, we make them both here at Green Dragon.
Ozzy: Tahh, whassott faugh toouken majjes?
Tom: Thanks, Ozzy! I鈥檒l let the kitchen know you like the soup. Poul how鈥檙e you doing with your beer, like another Shadowfax Shandy?
Poul: I鈥檓 good for now, thanks Tom, so Ronald, it seems you鈥檝e been published more after you passed than before鈥�
Tolkien: Oh, for goodness sakes, Poul, are you still jealous?
Poul: Jealous? Me? Just because your prequel, trilogy and background works have outsold my life鈥檚 work many times over?
Tolkien: Poul, Poul, you are a wonderful writer, I mean, I loved, loved! your book Two Hearts and Three Leopards 鈥�
Poul: Three Hearts and Three Lions.
Tolkien: Yes, whatever, but 鈥�
Poul: I mean, Children of Hurin was not even a completed work, just thrown together by Christopher to make some coin.
Ozzy: Aw wooght looos a con!
Poul: Oh be quiet Prince of Darkness!
Gandolf: Oh, I say, Poul, Children of Hurin is a fine work, magnificent work.
Tom: Really more Silmarillion than Hobbit.
Tolkien: True, this was actually one of my earliest conceptions, not just as a first age story from middle-earth but an early idea I had and came back to many times. Of course my experiences in the Great War would have a significant influence on how I formed the text.
Poul: True, true, your world building is a great accomplishment. Turin鈥檚 tale is steeped in ancient myth and legend and you have, again, crafted a great work, I must admit.
Tolkien: Well, thank you Paul 鈥�
Poul: Poul.
Tolkien: Poul, yes, whatever, but I mean, I WISH I could write a fantasy as good as yours.
Poul: Do not patronize me, Ronald, OK so you鈥檝e sold more books than me, fine!
Ozzy: Feeegh moow, Rawoool!!
Tom: You can say that again, Oz!
Poul: Ok, ok, I give 鈥� Tom how about another craft beer.
Tom: Yes sir, here you go try our Radagast Red Ale, you鈥檒l love it, and make sure you all come in next Tuesday night, we鈥檙e having our Hobbits in Space night.
(all stare at him)
Tom: That was Lyn鈥檚 idea.
Lyn: What?
December 15, 2008
As a general rule I try to write my reviews "in a vacuum" as much as possible, that is, before I read through the other reviews already here. I am not going to be able to do that here. I have spent more than twenty years with this story (since my mother first read the Unfinished Tales version aloud to me when I was eight years old), and if Christopher Tolkien had not put this volume together, I might have eventually had the hubris to do so myself.
Let me start by making a couple of points. First: this is not a new book in any sense of the word, other than it is now standing on its own between two covers and without visible editorial apparatus for the first time. Second: Christopher Tolkien cannot be said to have written any portion of the narrative of this book, despite many reviewers intimations to the contrary. The bulk of this text appeared in Unfinished Tales, with significant gaps; Tolkien the son has filled in these gaps using the relevant sections from the (much more concise) version that was used in assembling The Silmarillion, as well as framing material at the beginning and end of the current volume, also from The Silmarillion. Christopher Tolkien has done little more here than the literary equivalent of very carefully stitching a few patches to mend the gaping holes in an otherwise noble and beautiful garment.
On to the story itself, then. This is, as so many others have already noted with varying degrees of enthusiasm, a very dark tale. If you don't like very dark tales, well then, you will quite likely not like this. It is also in a prose style, as is the vast bulk of Tolkien's work, that is very susceptible to being called "stilted", because compared to contemporary prose, it is. But as at least one reviewer here has wisely noted the tone is in keeping with the tone of the Nordic sagas of which Tolkien was so fond of and inspired by. And like so many ancient sagas and myths, this tale is about an entire family haunted by a doom they cannot escape.
Or is it? I think that Tolkien has done a wonderful job here of subverting the curse of Morgoth and the doom of H煤rin and his kin with another motif: free will. Tolkien, who strenuously avoids almost any hint of allegory throughout his vast imaginative work, nevertheless imbued almost every corner of that world with reflections of his own deeply-held Catholic convictions and sensibilities. The core of the story is the tension between doom/fate on the one hand and free will on the other. T煤rin makes decision after decision that invariably lead to tragic consequences. But does he do so because he is doomed to do so? Or because he is a man of haughty pride who stubbornly refuses to consider any viewpoint but his own, using his considerable gifts (natural charisma and rightfully-legendary physical/martial prowess) to charge willfully forward regardless of even foreseeable consequences to anyone and everyone around him? I believe that it is very much the latter, but without necessarily completely repudiating the former.
The malice of such a being as Morgoth is a very real force in the tale of the Silmarils, and such malevolence bent upon a single family, and largely upon a single individual as T煤rin rises to prominence, can be understood to have tangible effect on individuals and events. And even on a more mundane level, the incursions and aggressive actions of Morgoth's forces, both the marauding armies of Orcs and the Easterlings who occupy T煤rin's childhood homeland, can be understood to push T煤rin in a particular direction in his life that he might not have gone had circumstances in his life and in his world been otherwise. So there is some range to the senses in which Morgoth can be said to have cursed the children of H煤rin.
But T煤rin has also grown up the proud child of a proud mother; effectively orphaned from the age of nine, he receives ostensibly every advantage, yet the pride instilled in him from the earliest age tragically unravels every opportunity he is presented with from his youthful fostering in the halls of Thingol onwards. It is his human choices, not the supernatural force of an evil will, that guide him on his tragic path, and this complex narrative thread is what makes this, to my mind, one of the greatest of all of Tolkien's tales.
Let me start by making a couple of points. First: this is not a new book in any sense of the word, other than it is now standing on its own between two covers and without visible editorial apparatus for the first time. Second: Christopher Tolkien cannot be said to have written any portion of the narrative of this book, despite many reviewers intimations to the contrary. The bulk of this text appeared in Unfinished Tales, with significant gaps; Tolkien the son has filled in these gaps using the relevant sections from the (much more concise) version that was used in assembling The Silmarillion, as well as framing material at the beginning and end of the current volume, also from The Silmarillion. Christopher Tolkien has done little more here than the literary equivalent of very carefully stitching a few patches to mend the gaping holes in an otherwise noble and beautiful garment.
On to the story itself, then. This is, as so many others have already noted with varying degrees of enthusiasm, a very dark tale. If you don't like very dark tales, well then, you will quite likely not like this. It is also in a prose style, as is the vast bulk of Tolkien's work, that is very susceptible to being called "stilted", because compared to contemporary prose, it is. But as at least one reviewer here has wisely noted the tone is in keeping with the tone of the Nordic sagas of which Tolkien was so fond of and inspired by. And like so many ancient sagas and myths, this tale is about an entire family haunted by a doom they cannot escape.
Or is it? I think that Tolkien has done a wonderful job here of subverting the curse of Morgoth and the doom of H煤rin and his kin with another motif: free will. Tolkien, who strenuously avoids almost any hint of allegory throughout his vast imaginative work, nevertheless imbued almost every corner of that world with reflections of his own deeply-held Catholic convictions and sensibilities. The core of the story is the tension between doom/fate on the one hand and free will on the other. T煤rin makes decision after decision that invariably lead to tragic consequences. But does he do so because he is doomed to do so? Or because he is a man of haughty pride who stubbornly refuses to consider any viewpoint but his own, using his considerable gifts (natural charisma and rightfully-legendary physical/martial prowess) to charge willfully forward regardless of even foreseeable consequences to anyone and everyone around him? I believe that it is very much the latter, but without necessarily completely repudiating the former.
The malice of such a being as Morgoth is a very real force in the tale of the Silmarils, and such malevolence bent upon a single family, and largely upon a single individual as T煤rin rises to prominence, can be understood to have tangible effect on individuals and events. And even on a more mundane level, the incursions and aggressive actions of Morgoth's forces, both the marauding armies of Orcs and the Easterlings who occupy T煤rin's childhood homeland, can be understood to push T煤rin in a particular direction in his life that he might not have gone had circumstances in his life and in his world been otherwise. So there is some range to the senses in which Morgoth can be said to have cursed the children of H煤rin.
But T煤rin has also grown up the proud child of a proud mother; effectively orphaned from the age of nine, he receives ostensibly every advantage, yet the pride instilled in him from the earliest age tragically unravels every opportunity he is presented with from his youthful fostering in the halls of Thingol onwards. It is his human choices, not the supernatural force of an evil will, that guide him on his tragic path, and this complex narrative thread is what makes this, to my mind, one of the greatest of all of Tolkien's tales.
September 20, 2019
One of Tolkien's best!
GLAURUNG RULES!
I know that the other villains of Middle-Earth like Sauron, Melkor, Smaug, Saruman, the Witch-King, etc... are far more popular and certainly more often commented as the favorite villain of Tolkien's fans,...
...BUT...
...in my humble, very personal case, I have to say that the dragon Glaurung won the top position for me in Middle-Earth villains, since he is not just evil, but malicious, since any decent Middle-Earth villain can kill and obliterate villages, entire cities, but the things that the dragon Glaurung does with his magic (yes, it's a dragon who uses magic!)... uff!!! He's wicked, and also, not matter what, he will have the final word, and what things he says!
TURIN AND NIENOR
I think that this book, instead of being titled just The Children of H煤rin, it should be called, The Tragedy of the Children of H煤rin, because if you think that Aragorn, Frodo, Bilbo and others had it harsh on their own adventures... ha! pfft! You can (and will) gone mad if you'd have to face what those poor souls have to deal with.
It's almost like Tolkien would have a morbid wish to see how much he can throw to them until break them, and the real awfful thing is that they are fictious character under control of the author, so they will suffer once and again, since they are pawns of the imagination of Tolkien.
I can say that I hadn't suffer so much in a reading experience since the fifth book of Harry Potter.
This Tolkien's book is certainly dark and not for the faint of heart.
But certainly one of the Tolkien's book with the better prose and strong development.
GLAURUNG RULES!
I know that the other villains of Middle-Earth like Sauron, Melkor, Smaug, Saruman, the Witch-King, etc... are far more popular and certainly more often commented as the favorite villain of Tolkien's fans,...
...BUT...
...in my humble, very personal case, I have to say that the dragon Glaurung won the top position for me in Middle-Earth villains, since he is not just evil, but malicious, since any decent Middle-Earth villain can kill and obliterate villages, entire cities, but the things that the dragon Glaurung does with his magic (yes, it's a dragon who uses magic!)... uff!!! He's wicked, and also, not matter what, he will have the final word, and what things he says!
TURIN AND NIENOR
I think that this book, instead of being titled just The Children of H煤rin, it should be called, The Tragedy of the Children of H煤rin, because if you think that Aragorn, Frodo, Bilbo and others had it harsh on their own adventures... ha! pfft! You can (and will) gone mad if you'd have to face what those poor souls have to deal with.
It's almost like Tolkien would have a morbid wish to see how much he can throw to them until break them, and the real awfful thing is that they are fictious character under control of the author, so they will suffer once and again, since they are pawns of the imagination of Tolkien.
I can say that I hadn't suffer so much in a reading experience since the fifth book of Harry Potter.
This Tolkien's book is certainly dark and not for the faint of heart.
But certainly one of the Tolkien's book with the better prose and strong development.
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June 24, 2024
After reading the tale of T煤rin and Ni毛nor in The Silmarillion, I already knew what a fucking tragedy this was 鈥� only now the tragedy played out over 260 pages instead of the synopsis of 27 pages that is included in The Silmarillion. And I guess I like misery because I totally loved it.
Also, I鈥榤 really glad I read The Silmarillion before The Children of H煤rin because I could appreciate the larger context more this way; even if I knew the general plot, which I didn鈥檛 mind, it still had a great emotional impact on me. Yes, I cried and my heart hurt for the children of H煤rin
Or, to put in more eloquently and succinctly,
鈥淸The Children of H煤rin] is truly a masterpiece, combining Tolkien鈥檚 usual medieval milieu with the best aspects of a modern sensibility and the timelessness of a Greek tragedy, and it鈥檚 hard to make it to the end with dry eyes. The single chapter devoted to this story in The Silmarillion, as good as it is, simply does not have this kind of dramatic power.鈥� (S, Marchese, A. Sisto, Why We Love Middle-earth, 2023, p. 156)
All in all, I already know I will eventually re-read this many times, but first I think I will have the great Sir Christopher Lee (!) read it to me.
Also, I鈥榤 really glad I read The Silmarillion before The Children of H煤rin because I could appreciate the larger context more this way; even if I knew the general plot, which I didn鈥檛 mind, it still had a great emotional impact on me. Yes, I cried and my heart hurt for the children of H煤rin
Or, to put in more eloquently and succinctly,
鈥淸The Children of H煤rin] is truly a masterpiece, combining Tolkien鈥檚 usual medieval milieu with the best aspects of a modern sensibility and the timelessness of a Greek tragedy, and it鈥檚 hard to make it to the end with dry eyes. The single chapter devoted to this story in The Silmarillion, as good as it is, simply does not have this kind of dramatic power.鈥� (S, Marchese, A. Sisto, Why We Love Middle-earth, 2023, p. 156)
All in all, I already know I will eventually re-read this many times, but first I think I will have the great Sir Christopher Lee (!) read it to me.
April 6, 2025
Tolkien non ha bisogno di alcuna presentazione ed ogni sua opera 猫 una tappa obbligata per ogni lettore che ama questo genere.
Se avete letto il Silmarillion, che rappresenta le fondamenta al suo vasto mondo, gi脿 sapete che questa ne 猫 una delle storie principali in esso narrate.
Questo libro, come indicato nella prefazione, 猫 stato curato dal figlio di Tolkien, Christopher, utilizzando gli scritti del padre ampliando e arricchendo la storia gi脿 narrata nel Silmarillion.
Un dramma oscuro che ha pochi eguali, la storia di Turin, figlio di Hurin, che maledetto da Melkor subir脿 sconvolgimenti nella sua vita e in quelle di chi gli sta vicino.
Oscuro, drammatico e magnifico.
Se avete letto il Silmarillion, che rappresenta le fondamenta al suo vasto mondo, gi脿 sapete che questa ne 猫 una delle storie principali in esso narrate.
Questo libro, come indicato nella prefazione, 猫 stato curato dal figlio di Tolkien, Christopher, utilizzando gli scritti del padre ampliando e arricchendo la storia gi脿 narrata nel Silmarillion.
Un dramma oscuro che ha pochi eguali, la storia di Turin, figlio di Hurin, che maledetto da Melkor subir脿 sconvolgimenti nella sua vita e in quelle di chi gli sta vicino.
Oscuro, drammatico e magnifico.
November 20, 2022
In the 1980s, I suggested more than a few times that all religious texts on planet Earth should be replaced by The Lord of Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien's best known epic (and The Hobbit) and the works of Robert E. Howard interested a twelve year-old Zahler in reading fiction and playing RPGs, two pursuits that profoundly impacted my life. Despite my fondness for Tolkien's mythic trilogy and its prequel, I found The Two Towers a bit of a chore when compared to the excellent first book and the emotional third part...and I was never able to make it through The Simarillion as a kid. Long have I associated this author with his well-known works and considered the door to Middle-earth closed.
I've not read Tolkien in over thirty years, and I didn't know how much I would or wouldn't enjoy the posthumously published Middle-earth novel, The Children of H煤rin.
This book is excellent.
Once I transcended the nigh unintelligible profusion of proper nouns that flooded the first three pages, I was transported to a deeply melancholic and incredibly rich otherworld. This novel has the mythic, fabular quality of Lord Dunsany and the heavy atmosphere of Clark Ashton Smith (my favorite fantasist), as well as the exotic names and dense history that Tolkien is known for creating.
The story centers on a house cloven by war, an oppressive evil that threatens Humans and Elves, and the adventures, skirmishes, battles, relationships, intrigues, and tragedies that branch out from these dark events. The tale is deftly plotted, gorgeously painted with words, and very emotional.
The scope of CoH covers several decades, and it has a rich philosophical depth akin to treasured fables, albeit told entirely underneath black clouds in a charcoal grey sky. "For a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it." Tolkien's book evinces plenty of worldly wisdom.
It wouldn't be wrong to make both Shakespearean and biblical comparisons when discussing Tolkien's prose and dialogue, but the most important things to note are how remote, true, and consistent his writing feels. "A shadow is over you. When we meet again, may it be no darker." Who but Dunsany, Smith, and Howard aimed for and achieved such otherworldly authenticity?
The Children of H煤rin ranks very highly on my list of all-time favorite fantasy books, which includes: Zothique (Clark Ashton Smith), The Averoigne Chronicles (Clark Ashton Smith), Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath (H.P. Lovecraft), Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay), The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin), Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (Lord Dunsany), The Coming of Conan of Cimmeria (Robert E. Howard), The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane (Robert E. Howard), Magician: Apprentice/Master (Raymond E. Feist), The Pastel City (M. John Harrison), Throne of Bones (Brian McNaughton), Eye of Sounnu (Schuyler Hernstrom), Thune's Vision (Schuyler Hernstrom), At the Earth's Core (Edgar Rice Burroughs), The Sword of Rhiannon (Leigh Brackett), Black Company (Glen Cook), and Nifft the Lean (Michael Shea).
Adventurers who seek the glories and sorrows of vanished times and rarely seen places are advised to visit The Children of H煤rin. This smaller tale is less ambitious than Tolkien's better known works, but it lacks the flaws of those pieces and in some ways is larger in scope and more emotional.
I've not read Tolkien in over thirty years, and I didn't know how much I would or wouldn't enjoy the posthumously published Middle-earth novel, The Children of H煤rin.
This book is excellent.
Once I transcended the nigh unintelligible profusion of proper nouns that flooded the first three pages, I was transported to a deeply melancholic and incredibly rich otherworld. This novel has the mythic, fabular quality of Lord Dunsany and the heavy atmosphere of Clark Ashton Smith (my favorite fantasist), as well as the exotic names and dense history that Tolkien is known for creating.
The story centers on a house cloven by war, an oppressive evil that threatens Humans and Elves, and the adventures, skirmishes, battles, relationships, intrigues, and tragedies that branch out from these dark events. The tale is deftly plotted, gorgeously painted with words, and very emotional.
The scope of CoH covers several decades, and it has a rich philosophical depth akin to treasured fables, albeit told entirely underneath black clouds in a charcoal grey sky. "For a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it." Tolkien's book evinces plenty of worldly wisdom.
It wouldn't be wrong to make both Shakespearean and biblical comparisons when discussing Tolkien's prose and dialogue, but the most important things to note are how remote, true, and consistent his writing feels. "A shadow is over you. When we meet again, may it be no darker." Who but Dunsany, Smith, and Howard aimed for and achieved such otherworldly authenticity?
The Children of H煤rin ranks very highly on my list of all-time favorite fantasy books, which includes: Zothique (Clark Ashton Smith), The Averoigne Chronicles (Clark Ashton Smith), Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath (H.P. Lovecraft), Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay), The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin), Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (Lord Dunsany), The Coming of Conan of Cimmeria (Robert E. Howard), The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane (Robert E. Howard), Magician: Apprentice/Master (Raymond E. Feist), The Pastel City (M. John Harrison), Throne of Bones (Brian McNaughton), Eye of Sounnu (Schuyler Hernstrom), Thune's Vision (Schuyler Hernstrom), At the Earth's Core (Edgar Rice Burroughs), The Sword of Rhiannon (Leigh Brackett), Black Company (Glen Cook), and Nifft the Lean (Michael Shea).
Adventurers who seek the glories and sorrows of vanished times and rarely seen places are advised to visit The Children of H煤rin. This smaller tale is less ambitious than Tolkien's better known works, but it lacks the flaws of those pieces and in some ways is larger in scope and more emotional.
October 5, 2024
I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings about 10 years ago, and I knew there were other works by Tolkien available but not sure if I wanted to continue. After re-reading those and adding The Silmarillion I watched some BookTubers and made up my mind I was interested enough in not only his other works but more about him as well. Now, I own a collection of books and I love them. Many are illustrated and it's just the beginning of delving into Tolkien's Legendarium.
In this tale we meet up with The Children of Hurin and it's full of multiple bad beings and a very nasty dragon. Thankfully Tolkien had a son Christopher who made sense of all his manuscripts ands notes, loyal enough to work on what his father started and gives us an amazing group of stories that will be enjoyed by readers in years to come. I hope others will find these legends or stories entertaining and keep the middle earth for years to come. Of course I recommend.
In this tale we meet up with The Children of Hurin and it's full of multiple bad beings and a very nasty dragon. Thankfully Tolkien had a son Christopher who made sense of all his manuscripts ands notes, loyal enough to work on what his father started and gives us an amazing group of stories that will be enjoyed by readers in years to come. I hope others will find these legends or stories entertaining and keep the middle earth for years to come. Of course I recommend.
February 6, 2013
Instead of The Children or H煤rin, this book should be entitled The story in which by J.R.R. Tolkien. Oh. My. God. And here I thought only Shakespeare wrote good Renaissance tragedies. Really. This story is so tragically sad I forget it was written by Tolkien.
I won't write a summary for the story but I'll write down some things about it that might persuade you to read this amazing book:
1. Elves and more Elves! If you like wise, brave elves who like to fight (a lot) and are good with a sword and a bow, read this!
2. Dragons! Evil, fire-breathing monsters that destroy everything in their path, kill half of the characters and torture the main character-check!
3. Revenge! Always a good reason to ruin your life.
4. Stubborn, flawed, cursed main (anti) hero! Who suffers a lot.
5. Middle-Earth! A nice little walk across the Middle Earth west of the Blue Mountains.
5. It's Tolkien, ok?! Do you need more reasons?
Ok, ok. Here, maybe these nice pictures convince you to read this:
October 20, 2024
鈥淲herever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak, their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death.鈥�
鈥淐hildren of H煤rin鈥� is the first book in the Tales of Middle Earth. Being the full rendition of the original story found in The Silmarillion, Children of H煤rin tells the story of H煤rin, his kin and the doom that befell them all.
Our story begins with a retelling of the House of Hador and how they came to be. They were a proud house that gained the favour of men and elves. H煤rin, the patriarch of the family has led his family well but it is time for the united force of Middle Earth to defeat Morgoth once and for all and so he leaves his family behind. But nothing goes as planned during the battle. They lose and so the battle was named Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.
Captured by Morgoth, H煤rin is held prisoner and forced to watch as his family is cursed to die. While H煤rin begins this story, our main character is his son and heir, T煤rin. We follow him from childhood into adulthood as all his choices are tainted by the curse. From ward of the great king Thingol to a renegade outlaw to an advisor to the King. Everywhere T煤rin goes, death follows, and people around deal with the aftermath. #JusticeforGwindor
I already knew the story of T煤rin from Silmarillion but this full length novel expanded on a lot and I never expected Tolkien to have such a tragedy in his legendarium. This is dark. As close to grimdark as Tolkien had probably ever written but also very funny?
When H煤rin was captured and told Morgoth: 鈥淣o more are you now than an escaped thrall of the Valar, and their chain still awaits you.鈥� I had to stop reading cause I was laughing too hard. Imagine being chaos incarnate, the closest synonym to evil there is, and a tiny measly human calls you a slave. I鈥檇 die of embarrassment. All this is after F毛anor calls him 鈥榡ail crow of Mandos鈥� and kicks him off his land, Fingolfin managing to wound him seven times and the power couple BerenLuthien robbing him blind. How embarrassing. I鈥檇 let the Valar capture me after all that.
In this story you also see how Tolkien loved not really retelling stories but showing how cyclical history can be. T煤rin, Beleg and M卯m were literally the original Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli but darker and more violent.
Still, this was a lovely if gruesome read and teaches us one very important lesson:
鈥渇or a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.鈥�
September 29, 2020
Aunque soy un fan absoluto de "El Se帽or de los anillos", en este libro me perd铆 completamente entre los miles de nombres e historias que se narran. No consegu铆 entender bien todo el inicio de la saga. S贸lo pude hacerme una idea general y algo confusa.
Para aut茅nticos "frikis".
Although I am an absolute fan of "The Lord of the rings ", in this book I completely lost myself among the thousands of names and stories that are told. I could not understand well the whole beginning of the saga. I could only get a general and somewhat confused idea.
For real "geeks".
Para aut茅nticos "frikis".
Although I am an absolute fan of "The Lord of the rings ", in this book I completely lost myself among the thousands of names and stories that are told. I could not understand well the whole beginning of the saga. I could only get a general and somewhat confused idea.
For real "geeks".
September 4, 2007
The Children of Hurin is not a for people who saw movies and then read the book. It's for hardcore fans. The people who remember all the names from the . Or for the few people out there who reread a lot. The Children of Hurin reads like a Nordic Saga.
As a self proclaimed Tolkien Fanatic I enjoyed The Children or Hurin. The Heroic, epic and ultimately tragic life of Turin and his sisters. It's not more but it continues to paint a more vivid tapestry for the Fellowships stories to play out against.
There are a number or jarring transitions in the book. Evidence of the unfinished state Tolkien left the tale in. But this actually gives a more authentic feeling to the story. Like a recovered Saga or Epic that is missing a few passages.
Hurin is high fantasy and if it were not set in the world of Tolkien's other stories it would be as unaccessible as the Kalevala. Even with it's grounding in the world of hobbits it is a book for the few not the many.
As a self proclaimed Tolkien Fanatic I enjoyed The Children or Hurin. The Heroic, epic and ultimately tragic life of Turin and his sisters. It's not more but it continues to paint a more vivid tapestry for the Fellowships stories to play out against.
There are a number or jarring transitions in the book. Evidence of the unfinished state Tolkien left the tale in. But this actually gives a more authentic feeling to the story. Like a recovered Saga or Epic that is missing a few passages.
Hurin is high fantasy and if it were not set in the world of Tolkien's other stories it would be as unaccessible as the Kalevala. Even with it's grounding in the world of hobbits it is a book for the few not the many.
December 23, 2022
亘賴 賳丕賲 丕賽乇賵 丕蹖賱賵賵丕鬲丕乇貙 禺丿丕蹖 禺丿丕蹖丕賳貙 禺丕賱賯 丌乇丿丕 賵 倬丿乇 丌蹖賳賵乇.
鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賳丕亘睾賴 鬲乇蹖賳貙 亘丕賴賵卮 鬲乇蹖賳貙 禺賱丕賯 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 丿丕賳卮賲賳丿 鬲乇蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴丕蹖蹖賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 卮賳丕禺鬲賲. 鬲賵蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖賲 鬲丕 丕賲乇賵夭貙 鬲毓丿丕丿蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 丕賳賯丿乇 毓丕卮賯卮賵賳賲貙 賵 丌賳賯丿乇 乇賵卮賵賳 鬲毓氐亘 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 賴乇趩蹖夭蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賳貙 丨鬲蹖 賳禺賵賳丿賴貙 亘賴卮賵賳 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 亘丕賱丕 賲蹖丿賲 賵 賲胤賲毓賳賲 毓丕賱蹖 丕賳. 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕賵賳賴丕 爻賱蹖賳 毓賴貙 賵 蹖讴蹖 賴賲 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丿賳蹖丕蹖 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 賵 倬丕丿卮丕賴 賯賱亘 賲賳貙 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳.
丿乇 亘蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 (丕诏乇 卮賲丕賴賲 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 禺賵賳 賵 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 禺賵賳 亘丕卮蹖丿 丨鬲賲丕 丕蹖賳丕乇賵 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖丿) 亘夭乇诏鬲乇蹖賳貙 禺賮賳 鬲乇蹖賳貙 倬乇賲丕噩乇丕 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 爻禺鬲 鬲乇蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘卮貙 芦爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳禄 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 賲賯丿爻 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 禺賵賳 賴丕爻鬲 賵 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 禺蹖賱蹖 賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 卮乇賵毓 丕蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 丕賵賳 乇賵 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賳. 趩賵賳 賴乇趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 賯乇丕乇賴 鬲賵蹖 丌孬丕乇 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 賵 亘亘賳蹖丿貙 丕爻鬲丕乇鬲卮 丕夭 丕賵賳噩丕 夭丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴貨 蹖毓賳蹖 丕夭 賱丨馗賴 氐賮乇 鬲丕 丕亘丿. 禺亘 丕蹖賳 賲賳胤賯蹖 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖乇爻賴 讴賴 丕夭 丕賵賳噩丕 卮乇賵毓 讴賳蹖丿. 賵賱蹖 賳馗乇 卮禺氐蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 丕诏賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 賳禺賵賳丿蹖賳貙 丕夭 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 卮乇賵毓 賳讴賳蹖丿 賵 亘蹖丕蹖蹖丿 丕賵賱 芦芦賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳禄 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿.
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賴 亘毓丿 賲乇诏 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘夭乇诏貙 鬲賵爻胤 倬爻乇卮 賵蹖乇丕蹖卮 賵 丌賲丕丿賴 趩丕倬 卮丿賴貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賮乇毓蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丕賲丕 禺賵丿卮 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 亘毓賳賵丕賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲爻鬲賯賱 賵 毓丕賱蹖 賵 亘丿賵賳 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賴賲 禺賵賳丿賴 亘卮賴. 蹖毓賳蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 倬爻乇貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賵 乇爻賲丕賸 丕夭 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 趩丕倬 賵 賵蹖乇丕蹖卮 賳卮丿賴 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 倬丿乇 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘賴賲 丿賵禺鬲賴 賵 噩丕賴丕蹖 禺丕賱蹖 乇賵 亘丕 丿爻鬲 賳賵卮鬲賴 賴丕蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 賵 讴鬲丕亘丕蹖 丿蹖诏賴 倬乇讴乇丿賴 鬲丕 卮丿賴 丕蹖賳 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗃屫�. 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 禺丕胤乇 賵賯鬲蹖 丕蹖賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丨賲丕爻蹖 乇賵 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屫� 賲鬲賵噩賴 賲蹖卮蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕 賱丨賳 丌卮賳丕蹖 噩蹖.噩蹖 乇賵 賳丿丕乇賴 賵 賮乇賯 賴丕蹖 馗乇蹖賮蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 丕诏乇 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 賯亘賱丕貙 賲鬲賵噩賴卮 賲蹖卮蹖丿貙 賵 丕诏乇 賴賲 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 賮乇賯蹖 賳賲蹖讴賳賴 賵 賱匕鬲 讴丕賮蹖 乇賵 賲蹖亘乇蹖丿 亘賴乇丨丕賱.
馃寪丕賲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 趩蹖賴責
馃惥丨丕賵蹖 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 卮丿蹖丿:
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳, 亘賴 胤賵乇 禺丕氐貙 丿乇亘丕乇賴 倬爻乇卮 鬲賵乇蹖賳 毓賴.
诏賮鬲賴 卮丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳貙 讴鬲丕亘 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇毓蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 毓賴貨 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 倬乇 丕夭 丕卮讴 賵 丌賴 賵 蹖讴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 讴丕賲賱貙 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 鬲乇 丕夭 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕賵丿蹖倬賵爻 賵 倬蹖趩 丿乇 倬蹖趩 鬲乇 丕夭 賴夭丕乇 賵 蹖讴 卮亘. 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丕賮爻丕賳賴 芦亘乇賳听 賵 賱賵鬲蹖賳禄 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 丕夭 卮賵乇丕賳诏蹖夭 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕 爻鬲.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 丕賵賱 爻蹖賱賲丕 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲蹖 丕賮鬲賴貙 蹖毓賳蹖 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕 亘賴 丿賳蹖丕 亘蹖丕賳. 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 爻賱胤賳鬲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳賴 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲蹖賵賮鬲賴. 鬲賵蹖 倬蹖卮诏賮鬲丕乇 讴鬲丕亘貙 蹖讴 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賲賮氐賱 賵 卮噩乇賴 賳丕賲賴 讴丕賲賱 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 乇賵 賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖丿 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 讴賴 氐丿 丿乇 氐丿 亘乇丕蹖 乇丿蹖丕亘蹖 亘賯蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 賱丕夭賲賴貙 丕賲丕 丌賳賯丿乇 卮賱賵睾賴 讴賴 賲噩亘賵乇鬲賵賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵賳 丕賵丕蹖賱 讴鬲丕亘 亘禺氐賵氐貙 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵 賴丕蹖賱丕蹖鬲 蹖丕 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 讴賳蹖丿.
{丌禺乇 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賱蹖賳讴 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 禺賵丿賲 丕夭 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 乇賵 賲蹖匕丕乇賲貙 讴賴 丕诏賴 讴爻蹖 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 賲卮鬲丕賯 禺賵賳丿賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇亘丕乇賴 倬蹖卮蹖賳賴 噩賴丕賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘賵丿貙 亘賴卮 爻乇亘夭賳賴}
禺亘! 亘乇丕蹖 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻蹖賱賲丕 乇賵 賳禺賵賳丿賳 毓乇囟 讴賳賲 讴賴 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 蹖丕 賲賱讴賵乇貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘夭乇诏鬲乇蹖賳 賵 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿鬲乇蹖賳 丌蹖賳賵乇 賴丕 (乇賵丨 賮賳丕賳丕倬匕蹖乇) 賵 乇卅蹖爻 爻丕卅賵乇賵賳 ( 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘丿 丕氐賱蹖 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕) 賴爻鬲. 丕爻賲 讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 毓賴貙 賵 賴賵乇蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 噩賳诏噩賵蹖丕賳蹖 毓賴 讴賴 毓賱蹖賴 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賵 丕乇鬲卮 卮蹖胤丕賳蹖 丕賵賳 噩賳诏蹖丿. 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘丕 賲賵乇賵賳 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 氐丕丨亘 爻賴 鬲丕 亘趩賴 賲蹖卮賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 賴丕蹖 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 賱丕賱丕蹖鬲 賵 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌必� 讴賴 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 賴乇诏夭 亘丕亘丕卮賵 賳賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�.
賲孬賱 賴賲賴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕貙 賴賲賴 趩蹖 禺賵亘 賵 禺賵卮 亘賵丿 讴賴 蹖賴賵賵 賮丕噩毓賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘж辟�.
丿乇 噩乇蹖丕賳 蹖賴 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖 亘賴 丕爻賲 芦賳賮爻 卮蹖胤丕賳蹖禄貙 賱丕賱丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 丿乇 爻賴 爻丕賱诏蹖貙 亘毓丿卮 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 噩賳诏 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 賵 鬲賵爻胤 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賵 賳賮乇蹖賳 賲蹖 卮賴貙 賲賵乇賵賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲丨丕賮馗鬲 丕夭 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丕賵賳 乇賵 亘賴 爻賵蹖 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 丕賱賮 賴丕 丿乇 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 賲蹖鈥屬佖必池� 賵 賲胤賲毓賳賴 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 禺丿賲丕鬲 倬丿乇卮 丿乇 噩賳诏蹖 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賳噩丕鬲 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕賱賮 賴丕 卮丿貙 賵 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 亘禺丕胤乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 賴賵乇蹖賳 賵 賴賵乇(亘乇丕丿乇卮 讴賴 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 噩賳诏 讴卮鬲賴 卮丿賴) 丿乇 讴賵丿讴蹖 賲丿鬲蹖 丿乇 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賳 賵 賲賵乇丿 賱胤賮 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賳貙丕夭卮 丕爻鬲賯亘丕賱 賵 賳诏賴丿丕乇蹖 賲蹖卮賴. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 蹖讴 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲禺賮蹖賴 賵 賲賵乇賵賳 賮賯胤 賲爻蹖乇 丕丨鬲賲丕賱蹖 乇賵 亘賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 蹖丕丿 賲蹖丿賴貙 亘賯蹖卮 丿爻鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲賴. 亘毓丿 乇賮鬲賳 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 賲賵乇賵賳 亘賴 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賵 丿乇 賮賱丕讴鬲貙 丿禺鬲乇卮 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌� 乇賵 亘賴 丿賳蹖丕 賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕蹖賳噩丕 賱丕夭賲賴 亘丿賵賳蹖丿 丕賵賳 賳賮乇蹖賳蹖 讴賴 賴賵乇蹖賳 诏乇賮鬲丕乇卮 賲蹖卮賴 趩蹖賴貙 趩賵賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 鬲賲丕賲 亘賱丕賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻乇 丕蹖賳 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 賲蹖丕丿 亘禺丕胤乇 丕賵賳賴. 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賴賵乇蹖賳 乇賵 賲丨讴賵賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴賵賴爻鬲丕賳 鬲丕賳诏賵丿乇蹖賲 亘丕賯蹖 亘賲賵賳賴 賵 賴賲賴 丨賵丕丿孬 賵 賵賯丕蹖毓蹖 讴賴 亘乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳賴 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 賲蹖诏匕乇賴 乇賵 丕夭 趩卮賲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘亘蹖賳賴 賵 亘丕 诏賵卮 丕賵賳 亘卮賳賵賴 鬲丕 毓匕丕亘 亘讴卮賴貙 賵 爻丕蹖賴 爻蹖丕賴蹖 亘乇 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕毓囟丕蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 亘禺氐賵氐 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賲蹖賳丿丕夭賴 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 賴賲賴 讴丕乇賴丕卮 睾賱胤 倬蹖卮 亘乇賴 賵 賴蹖趩賵賯鬲 賳鬲賵賳賴 亘賴 賳鬲蹖噩賴 禺賵亘蹖 鬲賵蹖 鬲氐賲蹖賲丕鬲卮 亘乇爻賴. 丕蹖賳 賳賮乇蹖賳 鬲賳賴丕 賵賯鬲蹖 賲賲讴賳賴 卮讴爻鬲賴 亘卮賴 讴賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 賯丿乇鬲蹖 亘夭乇诏鬲乇 丕夭 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 丿爻鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳賴.
禺亘! 鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 鬲丨鬲 爻乇倬乇爻鬲蹖 丿賵 丕賱賮 亘賴 賳丕賲 賴丕蹖 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 亘夭乇诏 賲蹖卮賴. 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕賱賮鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳丿丕乇 毓賴 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 讴賴 蹖讴 賲丕蹖丕 (乇賵丨 賮乇卮鬲賴) 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿賴貙 賲賱讴賴 丕賵賳賴. 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 賵丕賱丿蹖賳 賱賵鬲蹖賳 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 乇賯賲 夭賳賳丿賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 卮賵乇丕賳诏蹖夭 亘乇賳貙 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 賴爻鬲賳.
賱賵鬲蹖賳 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丕賱賮蹖 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賴貙 毓丕卮賯 蹖賴 賮丕賳蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 亘乇賳 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘丕賴賲 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 (丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 禺賵丿卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿丕乇賴貙 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳卮 鬲賵蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 丿爻鬲賲丕賱 賵 丌亘 賯賳丿 蹖丕丿鬲賵賳 賳乇賴). {丕賱乇賵賳丿貙 丌乇賵賳 賵 丌乇丕诏賵乇賳 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 爻賴 诏丕賳賴 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕 丕夭卮賵賳 賲蹖禺賵賳蹖賲 蹖丕 鬲賵蹖 賮蹖賱賲 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖蹖 丕卮 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖丿貙 丕夭 賳賵丕丿诏丕賳 賱賵鬲蹖賳 賵 亘乇賳 賴爻鬲賳.}
鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 鬲賲乇蹖賳 賳馗丕賲蹖 賲蹖亘蹖賳賴貙 丿乇爻 賲蹖禺賵賳賴 賵 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 噩賳诏噩賵蹖 亘夭乇诏蹖 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 賴蹖趩 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 亘丕賴丕卮 乇賵亘乇賵 亘卮賴貙 丕賲丕 蹖讴 丕蹖乇丕丿 丕爻丕爻蹖 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 丿丕乇賴 賵 丕賵賳 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 賲賵丿蹖 毓賴 賵 睾乇賵乇 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕乇賴 賵 亘賴 賳氐蹖丨鬲 讴爻蹖 诏賵卮 賳賲蹖丿賴. 丕蹖賳 丕蹖乇丕丿 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 丕賵賳 鬲賵蹖 丿乇诏蹖乇蹖 蹖讴 丕賱賮 爻乇卮賳丕爻 乇賵鈥� 亘賴 賯鬲賱 亘乇爻賵賳賴 賵 亘毓丿 丿乇 睾蹖亘鬲 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 賮乇丕乇 讴賳賴 丕夭 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 丕賱賮 賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 禺丕乇噩 亘卮賴 賵 丕蹖賳 賲蹖卮賴 賲賯丿賲賴 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 賵 丌賵丕乇诏蹖 丕亘丿蹖卮.
鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賲乇鬲亘 毓囟賵 诏乇賵賴 賴丕蹖 乇丕賴夭賳蹖 賵 禺賱丕賮讴丕乇 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘賴 爻禺鬲蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴貙 丕賲丕 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 (倬丿乇禺賵賳丿賴 丕賱賮蹖 丕卮) 亘蹖讴丕乇 賳賲賵賳丿賴 賵 蹖讴 丕賱賮 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 亘乇诏乇丿丕賳丿賳 丕賵賳 賲蹖鈥屬佖必池�. 丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 丕賱賮听 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲 氐賲蹖賲蹖 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賵 賲乇亘蹖卮 賴賲 亘賵丿賴 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 丕鬲賮丕賯 禺蹖賱蹖 毓噩蹖亘貙 丕卮鬲亘丕賴丕 鬲賵爻胤 鬲賵乇蹖賳 讴卮鬲賴 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 丿蹖诏賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丿蹖賵賵賳賴 賵 賲噩賳賵賳 丌賵丕乇賴 亘卮賴. 丕夭 丕賵賳 胤乇賮 賲賵乇賵賳 賵 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 讴賴 丨丕賱丕 丿蹖诏賴 亘夭乇诏 卮丿賴貙 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 鬲賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 賲蹖乇賳 賵 趩賵賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇丕乇 丕賵賳賵 賲蹖卮賳賵賳貙 賲蹖乇賳 鬲丕 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴賳賳. 丕賲丕 鬲賵蹖 賲爻蹖乇 丕跇丿賴丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 賵 禺賵賳禺賵丕乇 鬲丨鬲 丕賲乇 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘賴 賳丕賲 诏賱丕卅乇賵賳诏 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖诏蹖乇賳. 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 乇賵丿乇乇賵蹖蹖貙 賲賵乇賵賳 诏賲 賲蹖卮賴 賵 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 丨丕賮馗賴 卮賵 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 賵 鬲賵蹖 噩賳诏賱 賲孬賱 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 賴丕 丌賵丕乇賴 賲蹖卮賴. 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 丨蹖賳 賲蹖乇爻賴 亘賴 爻乇夭賲蹖賳蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賯囟丕 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丕賵賳噩丕 倬賳丕賴 亘乇丿賴貙 亘丕 丕爻賲 賲爻鬲毓丕乇貙 賵 趩賵賳 鬲丨鬲 鬲丕孬蹖乇 胤賱爻賲 丕跇丿賴丕 诏匕卮鬲賴 丕卮 蹖丕丿卮 賳賲蹖丕丿貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 丕夭 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲蹖 亘丿賴. 亘毓丿 賲丿鬲蹖 丕蹖賳 丿賵鬲丕 毓丕卮賯 賲蹖卮賳 賵 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖讴賳賳 丿乇丨丕賱蹖讴賴 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賳 禺賵丕賴乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇賳丿. 亘毓丿 賴賲 鬲賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 鬲丕 诏賱丕卅乇賵賳诏 乇賵 亘讴卮賴 賵 禺賵丿卮 亘賴 卮丿鬲 賲噩乇賵丨 賲蹖卮賴. 賵賯鬲蹖 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌� 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 亘丕賱丕爻乇 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 丕跇丿賴丕 乇丕夭 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇賵 賮丕卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 讴賴 丨丕賲賱賴 賴賲 賴爻鬲 丕夭 卮丿鬲 卮乇賲爻丕乇蹖 禺賵丿卮賵 鬲賵蹖 乇賵丿禺丕賳賴 賲蹖賳丿丕夭賴貙 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賴賲 亘毓丿 亘賴 賴賵卮 丕賵賲丿賳 賵 賮賴賲蹖丿賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵丿卮賵 亘丕 卮賲卮蹖乇 賴丕乇丕诏蹖乇蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賴乇丿賵 賲蹖賲蹖乇賳 賵 賲乇丿賲 亘乇丕卮賵賳 丕賵賳噩丕 賲賯亘乇賴 賲蹖爻丕夭賳. 鬲賵蹖 丌禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 賴賵乇蹖賳 丕夭 亘賳丿 丕爻丕乇鬲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賳噩丕鬲 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賲蹖丕丿 爻乇 賯亘乇 亘趩賴 賴丕卮貙 丕賵賳噩丕 賲賵乇賵賳 乇賵 賲蹖亘蹖賳賴 讴賴 卮讴爻鬲賴 賵 丿丕睾賵賳 賵 丿乇 丨丕賱 賲乇诏賴貙 亘毓丿 丕賵賳噩丕 丿乇 丌睾賵卮 賴賲 賲蹖賲蹖乇賳.
馃寪賳馗乇 賳爻亘鬲丕 卮禺氐蹖 蹖丕 鬲丕蹖蹖丿 卮丿賴:
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇趩蹖夭貙 卮亘蹖賴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕蹖 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 毓賴貙 賲孬賱 丕蹖賱蹖丕丿 賵 丕賵丿蹖爻賴貙 蹖丕 賯亘賱丕 賴賲 诏賮鬲賲 卮亘蹖賴 丕賵丿蹖倬賵爻貨 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕 賲丕噩乇丕 賴丕 賵 丨賵丕丿孬 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賵 賲賵噩賵丿丕鬲 賮乇丕夭賲蹖賳蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 鬲乇 賵 亘丕丨丕賱 鬲乇 賲孬賱 丕跇丿賴丕 賵 丕賵乇讴 賴丕貙 丕賱賮 賴丕 賵 賴丕亘蹖鬲 賴丕.
丕蹖賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 蹖讴 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 亘丿亘禺鬲 夭噩乇 讴卮蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 馗丕賴乇丕賸 夭蹖乇 爻丕蹖賴 卮賵賲 蹖讴 賳賮乇蹖賳 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賳. 丕賲丕 丿乇 丕氐賱貙 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賵 丕乇丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 賵 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丕賮乇丕丿蹖賴 讴賴 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 睾乇賵乇 賵 亘蹖 賮讴乇蹖 卮賵賳 亘丕毓孬 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 禺賵丿卮賵賳 賵 賴賲賴 讴爻丕賳蹖 賲蹖卮賳 讴賴 丕夭 丕賵賳丕 倬蹖乇賵蹖 賲蹖讴賳賳丿. 丕蹖賳 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲賳貙 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌賲賵夭賳丿賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 賯丿乇鬲 丕乇丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 蹖丕丿賲賵賳 賲蹖丿賴 賲爻賵賱蹖鬲 倬匕蹖乇 賵 丿賵乇丕賳丿蹖卮 亘丕卮蹖賲.
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賲賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 诏乇賵賴 賴賲禺賵丕賳蹖 禺賵賳丿賲貙 丕賲丕 夭賵丿鬲乇 丕夭 亘賯蹖賴 蹖毓賳蹖 爻毓蹖丿貙 爻蹖賳丕 賵 蹖丕乇丕 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賲 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賳賵卮鬲賲. 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賴賲 丕夭 賲賳丕亘毓蹖 讴賴 爻毓蹖丿 賲蹖賮乇爻鬲丕丿 鬲賯賱亘 讴乇丿賲. ( 亘丕 丕丿丕蹖 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 亘賴 賴賲賴 賴賲鈥屭辟堎囒� 賴丕蹖 禺賮賳賲 讴賴 亘丕爻賵丕丿 鬲乇蹖賳 丌丿賲丕蹖蹖 丕賳 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 卮賳丕禺鬲賲 賵 賴賲賴 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 亘丕賴丕卮賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賲貙 爻毓蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 賴賲禺賵丕賳 鬲賲丕賲 丿賵乇丕賳 賴丕爻鬲貙 鬲囟賲蹖賳蹖 馃い)
丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 賳馗乇丕鬲 丕賵賳賴丕貙 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 乇賵 讴丕賲賱鬲乇 賲蹖讴賳賲.
丕蹖賳賴賲 賱蹖賳讴 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賲賳 乇賵蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 讴賴 禺賵亘賴 丕诏賴 亘禺賵賳蹖丿卮.
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鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賳丕亘睾賴 鬲乇蹖賳貙 亘丕賴賵卮 鬲乇蹖賳貙 禺賱丕賯 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 丿丕賳卮賲賳丿 鬲乇蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴丕蹖蹖賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 卮賳丕禺鬲賲. 鬲賵蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖賲 鬲丕 丕賲乇賵夭貙 鬲毓丿丕丿蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 丕賳賯丿乇 毓丕卮賯卮賵賳賲貙 賵 丌賳賯丿乇 乇賵卮賵賳 鬲毓氐亘 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 賴乇趩蹖夭蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賳貙 丨鬲蹖 賳禺賵賳丿賴貙 亘賴卮賵賳 丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 亘丕賱丕 賲蹖丿賲 賵 賲胤賲毓賳賲 毓丕賱蹖 丕賳. 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕賵賳賴丕 爻賱蹖賳 毓賴貙 賵 蹖讴蹖 賴賲 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丿賳蹖丕蹖 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 賵 倬丕丿卮丕賴 賯賱亘 賲賳貙 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳.
丿乇 亘蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 (丕诏乇 卮賲丕賴賲 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 禺賵賳 賵 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 禺賵賳 亘丕卮蹖丿 丨鬲賲丕 丕蹖賳丕乇賵 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖丿) 亘夭乇诏鬲乇蹖賳貙 禺賮賳 鬲乇蹖賳貙 倬乇賲丕噩乇丕 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 爻禺鬲 鬲乇蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘卮貙 芦爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳禄 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 賲賯丿爻 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 禺賵賳 賴丕爻鬲 賵 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 禺蹖賱蹖 賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 卮乇賵毓 丕蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 丕賵賳 乇賵 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖 讴賳賳. 趩賵賳 賴乇趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 賯乇丕乇賴 鬲賵蹖 丌孬丕乇 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 賵 亘亘賳蹖丿貙 丕爻鬲丕乇鬲卮 丕夭 丕賵賳噩丕 夭丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴貨 蹖毓賳蹖 丕夭 賱丨馗賴 氐賮乇 鬲丕 丕亘丿. 禺亘 丕蹖賳 賲賳胤賯蹖 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖乇爻賴 讴賴 丕夭 丕賵賳噩丕 卮乇賵毓 讴賳蹖丿. 賵賱蹖 賳馗乇 卮禺氐蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 丕诏賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 賳禺賵賳丿蹖賳貙 丕夭 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 卮乇賵毓 賳讴賳蹖丿 賵 亘蹖丕蹖蹖丿 丕賵賱 芦芦賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳禄 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖丿.
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賴 亘毓丿 賲乇诏 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘夭乇诏貙 鬲賵爻胤 倬爻乇卮 賵蹖乇丕蹖卮 賵 丌賲丕丿賴 趩丕倬 卮丿賴貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賮乇毓蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 丕賲丕 禺賵丿卮 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 亘毓賳賵丕賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲爻鬲賯賱 賵 毓丕賱蹖 賵 亘丿賵賳 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賴賲 禺賵賳丿賴 亘卮賴. 蹖毓賳蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 倬爻乇貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賵 乇爻賲丕賸 丕夭 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 趩丕倬 賵 賵蹖乇丕蹖卮 賳卮丿賴 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 倬丿乇 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘賴賲 丿賵禺鬲賴 賵 噩丕賴丕蹖 禺丕賱蹖 乇賵 亘丕 丿爻鬲 賳賵卮鬲賴 賴丕蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 賵 讴鬲丕亘丕蹖 丿蹖诏賴 倬乇讴乇丿賴 鬲丕 卮丿賴 丕蹖賳 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗃屫�. 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 禺丕胤乇 賵賯鬲蹖 丕蹖賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丨賲丕爻蹖 乇賵 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屫� 賲鬲賵噩賴 賲蹖卮蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕 賱丨賳 丌卮賳丕蹖 噩蹖.噩蹖 乇賵 賳丿丕乇賴 賵 賮乇賯 賴丕蹖 馗乇蹖賮蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 丕诏乇 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 賯亘賱丕貙 賲鬲賵噩賴卮 賲蹖卮蹖丿貙 賵 丕诏乇 賴賲 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 賮乇賯蹖 賳賲蹖讴賳賴 賵 賱匕鬲 讴丕賮蹖 乇賵 賲蹖亘乇蹖丿 亘賴乇丨丕賱.
馃寪丕賲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 趩蹖賴責
馃惥丨丕賵蹖 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 卮丿蹖丿:
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳, 亘賴 胤賵乇 禺丕氐貙 丿乇亘丕乇賴 倬爻乇卮 鬲賵乇蹖賳 毓賴.
诏賮鬲賴 卮丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳貙 讴鬲丕亘 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇毓蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 毓賴貨 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 倬乇 丕夭 丕卮讴 賵 丌賴 賵 蹖讴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 讴丕賲賱貙 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 鬲乇 丕夭 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕賵丿蹖倬賵爻 賵 倬蹖趩 丿乇 倬蹖趩 鬲乇 丕夭 賴夭丕乇 賵 蹖讴 卮亘. 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丕賮爻丕賳賴 芦亘乇賳听 賵 賱賵鬲蹖賳禄 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 丕夭 卮賵乇丕賳诏蹖夭 鬲乇蹖賳 賵 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕 爻鬲.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 丕賵賱 爻蹖賱賲丕 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲蹖 丕賮鬲賴貙 蹖毓賳蹖 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕 亘賴 丿賳蹖丕 亘蹖丕賳. 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 爻賱胤賳鬲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳賴 丕鬲賮丕賯 賲蹖賵賮鬲賴. 鬲賵蹖 倬蹖卮诏賮鬲丕乇 讴鬲丕亘貙 蹖讴 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賲賮氐賱 賵 卮噩乇賴 賳丕賲賴 讴丕賲賱 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕 乇賵 賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖丿 亘禺賵賳蹖丿 讴賴 氐丿 丿乇 氐丿 亘乇丕蹖 乇丿蹖丕亘蹖 亘賯蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 賱丕夭賲賴貙 丕賲丕 丌賳賯丿乇 卮賱賵睾賴 讴賴 賲噩亘賵乇鬲賵賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵賳 丕賵丕蹖賱 讴鬲丕亘 亘禺氐賵氐貙 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵 賴丕蹖賱丕蹖鬲 蹖丕 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 讴賳蹖丿.
{丌禺乇 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賱蹖賳讴 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 禺賵丿賲 丕夭 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 乇賵 賲蹖匕丕乇賲貙 讴賴 丕诏賴 讴爻蹖 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 賲卮鬲丕賯 禺賵賳丿賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇亘丕乇賴 倬蹖卮蹖賳賴 噩賴丕賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 亘賵丿貙 亘賴卮 爻乇亘夭賳賴}
禺亘! 亘乇丕蹖 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻蹖賱賲丕 乇賵 賳禺賵賳丿賳 毓乇囟 讴賳賲 讴賴 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 蹖丕 賲賱讴賵乇貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘夭乇诏鬲乇蹖賳 賵 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿鬲乇蹖賳 丌蹖賳賵乇 賴丕 (乇賵丨 賮賳丕賳丕倬匕蹖乇) 賵 乇卅蹖爻 爻丕卅賵乇賵賳 ( 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘丿 丕氐賱蹖 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕) 賴爻鬲. 丕爻賲 讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 毓賴貙 賵 賴賵乇蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 噩賳诏噩賵蹖丕賳蹖 毓賴 讴賴 毓賱蹖賴 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賵 丕乇鬲卮 卮蹖胤丕賳蹖 丕賵賳 噩賳诏蹖丿. 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘丕 賲賵乇賵賳 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 氐丕丨亘 爻賴 鬲丕 亘趩賴 賲蹖卮賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 賴丕蹖 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 賱丕賱丕蹖鬲 賵 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌必� 讴賴 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 賴乇诏夭 亘丕亘丕卮賵 賳賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�.
賲孬賱 賴賲賴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕貙 賴賲賴 趩蹖 禺賵亘 賵 禺賵卮 亘賵丿 讴賴 蹖賴賵賵 賮丕噩毓賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘж辟�.
丿乇 噩乇蹖丕賳 蹖賴 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖 亘賴 丕爻賲 芦賳賮爻 卮蹖胤丕賳蹖禄貙 賱丕賱丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 丿乇 爻賴 爻丕賱诏蹖貙 亘毓丿卮 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 噩賳诏 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 賵 鬲賵爻胤 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賵 賳賮乇蹖賳 賲蹖 卮賴貙 賲賵乇賵賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲丨丕賮馗鬲 丕夭 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丕賵賳 乇賵 亘賴 爻賵蹖 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 丕賱賮 賴丕 丿乇 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 賲蹖鈥屬佖必池� 賵 賲胤賲毓賳賴 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 禺丿賲丕鬲 倬丿乇卮 丿乇 噩賳诏蹖 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賳噩丕鬲 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕賱賮 賴丕 卮丿貙 賵 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 亘禺丕胤乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 賴賵乇蹖賳 賵 賴賵乇(亘乇丕丿乇卮 讴賴 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 噩賳诏 讴卮鬲賴 卮丿賴) 丿乇 讴賵丿讴蹖 賲丿鬲蹖 丿乇 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賳 賵 賲賵乇丿 賱胤賮 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賳貙丕夭卮 丕爻鬲賯亘丕賱 賵 賳诏賴丿丕乇蹖 賲蹖卮賴. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 蹖讴 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲禺賮蹖賴 賵 賲賵乇賵賳 賮賯胤 賲爻蹖乇 丕丨鬲賲丕賱蹖 乇賵 亘賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 蹖丕丿 賲蹖丿賴貙 亘賯蹖卮 丿爻鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲賴. 亘毓丿 乇賮鬲賳 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 賲賵乇賵賳 亘賴 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賵 丿乇 賮賱丕讴鬲貙 丿禺鬲乇卮 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌� 乇賵 亘賴 丿賳蹖丕 賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕蹖賳噩丕 賱丕夭賲賴 亘丿賵賳蹖丿 丕賵賳 賳賮乇蹖賳蹖 讴賴 賴賵乇蹖賳 诏乇賮鬲丕乇卮 賲蹖卮賴 趩蹖賴貙 趩賵賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 鬲賲丕賲 亘賱丕賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻乇 丕蹖賳 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 賲蹖丕丿 亘禺丕胤乇 丕賵賳賴. 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賴賵乇蹖賳 乇賵 賲丨讴賵賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴賵賴爻鬲丕賳 鬲丕賳诏賵丿乇蹖賲 亘丕賯蹖 亘賲賵賳賴 賵 賴賲賴 丨賵丕丿孬 賵 賵賯丕蹖毓蹖 讴賴 亘乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳賴 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 賲蹖诏匕乇賴 乇賵 丕夭 趩卮賲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘亘蹖賳賴 賵 亘丕 诏賵卮 丕賵賳 亘卮賳賵賴 鬲丕 毓匕丕亘 亘讴卮賴貙 賵 爻丕蹖賴 爻蹖丕賴蹖 亘乇 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕毓囟丕蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 亘禺氐賵氐 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賲蹖賳丿丕夭賴 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 賴賲賴 讴丕乇賴丕卮 睾賱胤 倬蹖卮 亘乇賴 賵 賴蹖趩賵賯鬲 賳鬲賵賳賴 亘賴 賳鬲蹖噩賴 禺賵亘蹖 鬲賵蹖 鬲氐賲蹖賲丕鬲卮 亘乇爻賴. 丕蹖賳 賳賮乇蹖賳 鬲賳賴丕 賵賯鬲蹖 賲賲讴賳賴 卮讴爻鬲賴 亘卮賴 讴賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 賯丿乇鬲蹖 亘夭乇诏鬲乇 丕夭 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 丿爻鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳賴.
禺亘! 鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 鬲丨鬲 爻乇倬乇爻鬲蹖 丿賵 丕賱賮 亘賴 賳丕賲 賴丕蹖 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 亘夭乇诏 賲蹖卮賴. 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 倬丕丿卮丕賴 丕賱賮鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳丿丕乇 毓賴 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 讴賴 蹖讴 賲丕蹖丕 (乇賵丨 賮乇卮鬲賴) 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿賴貙 賲賱讴賴 丕賵賳賴. 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 賵丕賱丿蹖賳 賱賵鬲蹖賳 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 乇賯賲 夭賳賳丿賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 卮賵乇丕賳诏蹖夭 亘乇賳貙 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 鬲丕賱讴蹖賳 賴爻鬲賳.
賱賵鬲蹖賳 夭蹖亘丕鬲乇蹖賳 丕賱賮蹖 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賴貙 毓丕卮賯 蹖賴 賮丕賳蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 亘乇賳 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘丕賴賲 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 (丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 禺賵丿卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿丕乇賴貙 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳卮 鬲賵蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 丿爻鬲賲丕賱 賵 丌亘 賯賳丿 蹖丕丿鬲賵賳 賳乇賴). {丕賱乇賵賳丿貙 丌乇賵賳 賵 丌乇丕诏賵乇賳 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 爻賴 诏丕賳賴 丕乇亘丕亘 丨賱賯賴 賴丕 丕夭卮賵賳 賲蹖禺賵賳蹖賲 蹖丕 鬲賵蹖 賮蹖賱賲 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖蹖 丕卮 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖丿貙 丕夭 賳賵丕丿诏丕賳 賱賵鬲蹖賳 賵 亘乇賳 賴爻鬲賳.}
鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 鬲賲乇蹖賳 賳馗丕賲蹖 賲蹖亘蹖賳賴貙 丿乇爻 賲蹖禺賵賳賴 賵 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 噩賳诏噩賵蹖 亘夭乇诏蹖 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 賴蹖趩 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 亘丕賴丕卮 乇賵亘乇賵 亘卮賴貙 丕賲丕 蹖讴 丕蹖乇丕丿 丕爻丕爻蹖 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 丿丕乇賴 賵 丕賵賳 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 賲賵丿蹖 毓賴 賵 睾乇賵乇 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕乇賴 賵 亘賴 賳氐蹖丨鬲 讴爻蹖 诏賵卮 賳賲蹖丿賴. 丕蹖賳 丕蹖乇丕丿 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 丕賵賳 鬲賵蹖 丿乇诏蹖乇蹖 蹖讴 丕賱賮 爻乇卮賳丕爻 乇賵鈥� 亘賴 賯鬲賱 亘乇爻賵賳賴 賵 亘毓丿 丿乇 睾蹖亘鬲 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 賵 賲賱蹖丕賳 賮乇丕乇 讴賳賴 丕夭 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 丕賱賮 賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 禺丕乇噩 亘卮賴 賵 丕蹖賳 賲蹖卮賴 賲賯丿賲賴 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 賵 丌賵丕乇诏蹖 丕亘丿蹖卮.
鬲賵乇蹖賳 鬲賵蹖 爻丕賱 賴丕蹖 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賲乇鬲亘 毓囟賵 诏乇賵賴 賴丕蹖 乇丕賴夭賳蹖 賵 禺賱丕賮讴丕乇 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘賴 爻禺鬲蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴貙 丕賲丕 鬲蹖賳诏賵賱 (倬丿乇禺賵賳丿賴 丕賱賮蹖 丕卮) 亘蹖讴丕乇 賳賲賵賳丿賴 賵 蹖讴 丕賱賮 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 亘乇诏乇丿丕賳丿賳 丕賵賳 賲蹖鈥屬佖必池�. 丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 丕賱賮听 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲 氐賲蹖賲蹖 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賵 賲乇亘蹖卮 賴賲 亘賵丿賴 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 丕鬲賮丕賯 禺蹖賱蹖 毓噩蹖亘貙 丕卮鬲亘丕賴丕 鬲賵爻胤 鬲賵乇蹖賳 讴卮鬲賴 賲蹖卮賴 賵 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖卮賴 丿蹖诏賴 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丿蹖賵賵賳賴 賵 賲噩賳賵賳 丌賵丕乇賴 亘卮賴. 丕夭 丕賵賳 胤乇賮 賲賵乇賵賳 賵 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 讴賴 丨丕賱丕 丿蹖诏賴 亘夭乇诏 卮丿賴貙 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 鬲賵乇蹖賳 亘賴 丿賵乇蹖丕鬲 賲蹖乇賳 賵 趩賵賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賮乇丕乇 丕賵賳賵 賲蹖卮賳賵賳貙 賲蹖乇賳 鬲丕 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴賳賳. 丕賲丕 鬲賵蹖 賲爻蹖乇 丕跇丿賴丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 賵 禺賵賳禺賵丕乇 鬲丨鬲 丕賲乇 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 亘賴 賳丕賲 诏賱丕卅乇賵賳诏 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖诏蹖乇賳. 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 乇賵丿乇乇賵蹖蹖貙 賲賵乇賵賳 诏賲 賲蹖卮賴 賵 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 丨丕賮馗賴 卮賵 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 賵 鬲賵蹖 噩賳诏賱 賲孬賱 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 賴丕 丌賵丕乇賴 賲蹖卮賴. 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 丨蹖賳 賲蹖乇爻賴 亘賴 爻乇夭賲蹖賳蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賯囟丕 鬲賵乇蹖賳 丕賵賳噩丕 倬賳丕賴 亘乇丿賴貙 亘丕 丕爻賲 賲爻鬲毓丕乇貙 賵 趩賵賳 鬲丨鬲 鬲丕孬蹖乇 胤賱爻賲 丕跇丿賴丕 诏匕卮鬲賴 丕卮 蹖丕丿卮 賳賲蹖丕丿貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 丕夭 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲蹖 亘丿賴. 亘毓丿 賲丿鬲蹖 丕蹖賳 丿賵鬲丕 毓丕卮賯 賲蹖卮賳 賵 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖讴賳賳 丿乇丨丕賱蹖讴賴 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賳 禺賵丕賴乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇賳丿. 亘毓丿 賴賲 鬲賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 鬲丕 诏賱丕卅乇賵賳诏 乇賵 亘讴卮賴 賵 禺賵丿卮 亘賴 卮丿鬲 賲噩乇賵丨 賲蹖卮賴. 賵賯鬲蹖 賳蹖賴鈥屬嗁堌� 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 亘丕賱丕爻乇 鬲賵乇蹖賳貙 丕跇丿賴丕 乇丕夭 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇賵 賮丕卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賳蹖賴 賳賵乇 讴賴 丨丕賲賱賴 賴賲 賴爻鬲 丕夭 卮丿鬲 卮乇賲爻丕乇蹖 禺賵丿卮賵 鬲賵蹖 乇賵丿禺丕賳賴 賲蹖賳丿丕夭賴貙 鬲賵乇蹖賳 賴賲 亘毓丿 亘賴 賴賵卮 丕賵賲丿賳 賵 賮賴賲蹖丿賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵丿卮賵 亘丕 卮賲卮蹖乇 賴丕乇丕诏蹖乇蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賴乇丿賵 賲蹖賲蹖乇賳 賵 賲乇丿賲 亘乇丕卮賵賳 丕賵賳噩丕 賲賯亘乇賴 賲蹖爻丕夭賳. 鬲賵蹖 丌禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 賴賵乇蹖賳 丕夭 亘賳丿 丕爻丕乇鬲 賲賵乇诏賵鬲 賳噩丕鬲 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賲蹖丕丿 爻乇 賯亘乇 亘趩賴 賴丕卮貙 丕賵賳噩丕 賲賵乇賵賳 乇賵 賲蹖亘蹖賳賴 讴賴 卮讴爻鬲賴 賵 丿丕睾賵賳 賵 丿乇 丨丕賱 賲乇诏賴貙 亘毓丿 丕賵賳噩丕 丿乇 丌睾賵卮 賴賲 賲蹖賲蹖乇賳.
馃寪賳馗乇 賳爻亘鬲丕 卮禺氐蹖 蹖丕 鬲丕蹖蹖丿 卮丿賴:
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 賴賵乇蹖賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇趩蹖夭貙 卮亘蹖賴 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕蹖 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 毓賴貙 賲孬賱 丕蹖賱蹖丕丿 賵 丕賵丿蹖爻賴貙 蹖丕 賯亘賱丕 賴賲 诏賮鬲賲 卮亘蹖賴 丕賵丿蹖倬賵爻貨 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕 賲丕噩乇丕 賴丕 賵 丨賵丕丿孬 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賵 賲賵噩賵丿丕鬲 賮乇丕夭賲蹖賳蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 鬲乇 賵 亘丕丨丕賱 鬲乇 賲孬賱 丕跇丿賴丕 賵 丕賵乇讴 賴丕貙 丕賱賮 賴丕 賵 賴丕亘蹖鬲 賴丕.
丕蹖賳 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 蹖讴 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 亘丿亘禺鬲 夭噩乇 讴卮蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 馗丕賴乇丕賸 夭蹖乇 爻丕蹖賴 卮賵賲 蹖讴 賳賮乇蹖賳 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賳. 丕賲丕 丿乇 丕氐賱貙 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賵 丕乇丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 賵 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丕賮乇丕丿蹖賴 讴賴 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 睾乇賵乇 賵 亘蹖 賮讴乇蹖 卮賵賳 亘丕毓孬 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 禺賵丿卮賵賳 賵 賴賲賴 讴爻丕賳蹖 賲蹖卮賳 讴賴 丕夭 丕賵賳丕 倬蹖乇賵蹖 賲蹖讴賳賳丿. 丕蹖賳 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲賳貙 蹖讴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌賲賵夭賳丿賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 賯丿乇鬲 丕乇丕丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 蹖丕丿賲賵賳 賲蹖丿賴 賲爻賵賱蹖鬲 倬匕蹖乇 賵 丿賵乇丕賳丿蹖卮 亘丕卮蹖賲.
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賲賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 诏乇賵賴 賴賲禺賵丕賳蹖 禺賵賳丿賲貙 丕賲丕 夭賵丿鬲乇 丕夭 亘賯蹖賴 蹖毓賳蹖 爻毓蹖丿貙 爻蹖賳丕 賵 蹖丕乇丕 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賲 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賳賵卮鬲賲. 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賴賲 丕夭 賲賳丕亘毓蹖 讴賴 爻毓蹖丿 賲蹖賮乇爻鬲丕丿 鬲賯賱亘 讴乇丿賲. ( 亘丕 丕丿丕蹖 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 亘賴 賴賲賴 賴賲鈥屭辟堎囒� 賴丕蹖 禺賮賳賲 讴賴 亘丕爻賵丕丿 鬲乇蹖賳 丌丿賲丕蹖蹖 丕賳 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 卮賳丕禺鬲賲 賵 賴賲賴 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 亘丕賴丕卮賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賲貙 爻毓蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 賴賲禺賵丕賳 鬲賲丕賲 丿賵乇丕賳 賴丕爻鬲貙 鬲囟賲蹖賳蹖 馃い)
丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 賳馗乇丕鬲 丕賵賳賴丕貙 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 乇賵 讴丕賲賱鬲乇 賲蹖讴賳賲.
丕蹖賳賴賲 賱蹖賳讴 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 賲賳 乇賵蹖 爻蹖賱賲丕乇蹖賱蹖賵賳 讴賴 禺賵亘賴 丕诏賴 亘禺賵賳蹖丿卮.
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袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪懈褌械 械谢褎懈 芯褌 鈥炐捫恍把佈傂敌恍感窖娧� 薪邪 锌褉褗褋褌械薪懈褌械鈥� 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 褋械 薪邪屑懈褉邪褌 胁 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械 薪邪 蟹薪邪褔懈褌械谢械薪 褍锌邪写褗泻 胁 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈械 褋 褌褟褏薪芯褌芯 胁械谢懈褔懈械 芯褌 锌褉械写褏芯写薪懈褌械 械锌芯褏懈, 邪 锌褗泻 袥芯屑懈写芯谢 械 懈蟹斜谢械写薪褟谢邪 胁械褉褋懈褟 薪邪 薪褟泻芯谐邪褕薪懈褌械 谐褉邪写芯胁械. 袨斜邪褔械, 蟹邪锌谢邪褏懈褌械 锌褉械写 械谢褎懈褔械褋泻芯褌芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 胁 芯褌屑懈薪邪谢懈褌械 胁褉械屑械薪邪 褋褗褖芯 褋邪 斜懈谢懈 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯-谐芯谢械屑懈, 褌褗泄 泻邪褌芯 袦芯褉谐芯褌 械 斜懈谢 薪械褋褉邪胁薪懈屑芯 锌芯-屑芯谐褗褖 懈 懈蟹芯斜褉械褌邪褌械谢械薪 胁褉邪谐 芯褌 小邪褍褉芯薪 (褌芯谐邪胁邪褕械薪 薪械谐芯胁 褋谢褍谐邪) 懈 屑褉邪泻芯斜械褋懈械褌芯 屑褍 - 锌芯-械褎械泻褌懈胁薪芯.
孝褍褉懈薪 孝褍褉邪屑斜邪褉 械 屑芯卸械 斜懈 薪邪泄-褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈褟褌 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸 胁 褑褟谢芯褌芯 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁芯 薪邪 孝芯谢泻懈薪...
鈥炩€� 袙褗锌褉械泻懈 褌褍泄 斜褗写懈 卸邪谢芯褋褌懈胁邪 鈥� 芯褌胁褗褉薪邪谢 啸褍褉懈薪. 鈥� 效械褋褌薪邪 褉褗泻邪 懈 胁褟褉薪芯 褋褗褉褑械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 褋斜褗褉泻邪褌; 邪 褌芯谐邪蟹 褉邪薪邪褌邪 械 锌芯-谢褞褌邪, 芯褌泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 邪泻芯 胁褉邪谐 褟 薪邪薪械褋械.鈥�
February 20, 2017
I can鈥檛 deny that Tolkien was master of his craft. However, this book missed the drive and compactness that his other books possessed and I didn鈥檛 like it as much as I hoped I would.
Was it because this book consists of small parts (scenes) of bigger picture put together after Tolkien鈥檚 death by someone else than master himself? Most probably.
Either way, this is a must-read for all true fans of Middle-earth!
Was it because this book consists of small parts (scenes) of bigger picture put together after Tolkien鈥檚 death by someone else than master himself? Most probably.
Either way, this is a must-read for all true fans of Middle-earth!
July 3, 2019
I'm finally getting around to reading the Silmarillion side tales Tolkien worked on but never published in his lifetime, and I can say this for certain:
This one is a lot smoother than Beren and Luthien.
In fact, it just comes across as a collection of quite readable short stories following the line of H煤rin from the First Age fighting Melkor in the north with its dragons, balrogs, and orcs action to the later days when all the grey elves were cut off from their folk and had to deal with the rise of man.
Primarily, however, we get a very character-oriented tale of misunderstood heroism and bullish pride and survival in hostile lands. A tale of falling from a great height, winding up lower than anyone else. :)
Quite good. Fascinating. But I wouldn't really recommend this for anyone other than fans of LotR and the Silmarillion. It's quite readable, but the story might come off as ... something usual. :)
This one is a lot smoother than Beren and Luthien.
In fact, it just comes across as a collection of quite readable short stories following the line of H煤rin from the First Age fighting Melkor in the north with its dragons, balrogs, and orcs action to the later days when all the grey elves were cut off from their folk and had to deal with the rise of man.
Primarily, however, we get a very character-oriented tale of misunderstood heroism and bullish pride and survival in hostile lands. A tale of falling from a great height, winding up lower than anyone else. :)
Quite good. Fascinating. But I wouldn't really recommend this for anyone other than fans of LotR and the Silmarillion. It's quite readable, but the story might come off as ... something usual. :)
February 6, 2013
After watching Hobbit, I desperately wanted to get some Tolkien fare, and I was (strangely enough) not up to reading LOTR for a thirteenth time (though I plan to soon enough). So I turned to the Children of Hurin and boy, was it fun.
Deriving from the Finnish national epic Kalevala and the tragic Kullervo, The Children of Hurin proves again what Tolkien can do with ancient legends and myths. I have to confess that I was looking for parallels with Beowulf through most of my readings and found many, only to be informed later about the Finnish origins of the tale. Goes to show my ignorance as well as how easy it is to mix these things up.
Tolkien infuses such grandeur into every story, taking them to almost mythic proportions, it is always thrilling and we just want more and more. It would be a pity if it takes another splendid movie to bring this book too into public spotlight.
Deriving from the Finnish national epic Kalevala and the tragic Kullervo, The Children of Hurin proves again what Tolkien can do with ancient legends and myths. I have to confess that I was looking for parallels with Beowulf through most of my readings and found many, only to be informed later about the Finnish origins of the tale. Goes to show my ignorance as well as how easy it is to mix these things up.
Tolkien infuses such grandeur into every story, taking them to almost mythic proportions, it is always thrilling and we just want more and more. It would be a pity if it takes another splendid movie to bring this book too into public spotlight.
March 27, 2019
The Children of Hurin is a brilliant if a deeply tragic novel. It tells the story of the cursed Hurin's children. As the title indicates, Hurin's children are the protagonists of this novel, and the plot itself mostly follows his son Turin, who is the force setting most events in motion. At the start of the novel, Hurin is imprisoned by Morgoth, and thus his wife and children are forced to fend for themselves. Hurin's family members do find help with friends, but it is not an easy life for them. To make matters worse, Morgoth has placed a heavy course upon them, and if you have read The Silmarillion, you know that his curses are no figures of speech. Moreover, the readers of The Silmarillion will also know about the plot. From all of Tolkien's works set in this world, The Children of Hurin (not surprisingly) resembles the Simarillion the most, being in fact, a part of it. It is quite darker in tone than the LOTR thrilogy and the Hobbit. The Children of Hurin is more reminiscent of the tragic Scandinavian lore Tolkien was inspired by. In fact, this story quite resembles one of stories found in the Finnish epic poem Kalevala. Some parallels can also be drawn with Sigmund and the Volsunga saga. Fans of Tolkien probably know that he was partly inspired by European mythology, and being a scholar, we can assume that Tolkien's had an intimate knowledge of history.
I've loved Tolkien's writing since I was a little girl, and I don't think that will ever change. However, my initial expectations for this book weren't sky high. Having read Silmarillion a couple of times, I thought that The Children of Hurin will not be that interesting because I already knew the plot. I was quite wrong. Despite the fact that I was already familiar with the story and the plot, I enjoyed it as much as any book by Tolkien, that is - immensely. Everything I've always admired about Tolkien's writing is there: the beautiful prose, the mind-blowing attention to details, the intense emotions, the epic quests. The protagonist of this book is Turin and he makes for quite a tragic hero: 鈥淗e was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though he learned to speak early and ever seemed older than his years. T煤rin was slow to forget injustice or mockery; but the fire of his father was also in him, and he could be sudden and fierce. Yet he was quick to pity, and the hurts or sadness of living things might move him to tears.鈥�
Among the other stories in Silmarillion, this one seems to me to be the saddest and the darkest one, with a heavy curse flying over its pages, filling every part of it with a sense of impending doom. Reading the longer version only highlighted that impression. In comparison with the shorter version, this book seems more personal, probably because there was more space to explore and portray the characters. Highly recommended, especially if you happen to be a fan of Tolkien.
I've loved Tolkien's writing since I was a little girl, and I don't think that will ever change. However, my initial expectations for this book weren't sky high. Having read Silmarillion a couple of times, I thought that The Children of Hurin will not be that interesting because I already knew the plot. I was quite wrong. Despite the fact that I was already familiar with the story and the plot, I enjoyed it as much as any book by Tolkien, that is - immensely. Everything I've always admired about Tolkien's writing is there: the beautiful prose, the mind-blowing attention to details, the intense emotions, the epic quests. The protagonist of this book is Turin and he makes for quite a tragic hero: 鈥淗e was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though he learned to speak early and ever seemed older than his years. T煤rin was slow to forget injustice or mockery; but the fire of his father was also in him, and he could be sudden and fierce. Yet he was quick to pity, and the hurts or sadness of living things might move him to tears.鈥�
Among the other stories in Silmarillion, this one seems to me to be the saddest and the darkest one, with a heavy curse flying over its pages, filling every part of it with a sense of impending doom. Reading the longer version only highlighted that impression. In comparison with the shorter version, this book seems more personal, probably because there was more space to explore and portray the characters. Highly recommended, especially if you happen to be a fan of Tolkien.
June 27, 2021
Remek delo!
Nakon Kalevale i Kulerva ova knjiga je jos zanimljivija za citanje.
Obozavam je!
Nakon Kalevale i Kulerva ova knjiga je jos zanimljivija za citanje.
Obozavam je!
March 14, 2023
The Children Of Hurin was a perfect read for when I wanted to dive back into Tolkien鈥檚 world, but fancied exploring some of the 鈥滶lder Days鈥�, rather re-reading The Hobbit or the LOTR trilogy for the umpteenth time.
I鈥檓 a fan of dark literature, obviously as a huge horror fan. This is full of despair, death lurking around every corner, written in Tolkien鈥檚 engaging way. Despite the way it is written, it almost begs to be read slowly and savoured. Which I鈥檓 glad that I did.
Everything in the First Age is described to be bigger; more evil villains, taller Elves with stronger magic, and man being even more heroic.
The setting of Middle Earth is described to be even richer; more vibrant and spectacular. One could even reach the paradise location of Valinor with ease, a run-of-the-mill boat.
The main hero of the story, T煤rin, was well-liked by me. I always click with the brooding and mysterious types.
It is one of those books where you aren鈥檛 to expect a happy ending, this is a tragedy. And a bloody brilliantly written one at that.
I believe that J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the main (if not the main) influences during my childhood that kickstarted me being an avid reader. And aspire to write.
I used to give all that credit to JKR and Harry Potter, but upon reflection, I was always more of a LOTR fan that tried to convince myself that Harry Potter was more important and influential because I believed that was the 鈥渞ight鈥� thing to think as a young reader.
I outgrew Hogwarts, but I will never outgrow The Shire.
鈥滲ut upon all whom you love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of Doom, and it shall bring them down into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death鈥�.
5 stars.
I鈥檓 a fan of dark literature, obviously as a huge horror fan. This is full of despair, death lurking around every corner, written in Tolkien鈥檚 engaging way. Despite the way it is written, it almost begs to be read slowly and savoured. Which I鈥檓 glad that I did.
Everything in the First Age is described to be bigger; more evil villains, taller Elves with stronger magic, and man being even more heroic.
The setting of Middle Earth is described to be even richer; more vibrant and spectacular. One could even reach the paradise location of Valinor with ease, a run-of-the-mill boat.
The main hero of the story, T煤rin, was well-liked by me. I always click with the brooding and mysterious types.
It is one of those books where you aren鈥檛 to expect a happy ending, this is a tragedy. And a bloody brilliantly written one at that.
I believe that J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the main (if not the main) influences during my childhood that kickstarted me being an avid reader. And aspire to write.
I used to give all that credit to JKR and Harry Potter, but upon reflection, I was always more of a LOTR fan that tried to convince myself that Harry Potter was more important and influential because I believed that was the 鈥渞ight鈥� thing to think as a young reader.
I outgrew Hogwarts, but I will never outgrow The Shire.
鈥滲ut upon all whom you love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of Doom, and it shall bring them down into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death鈥�.
5 stars.
September 6, 2013
This a much darker tale than Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit. Curses, deceit and never ending woe seem to make up this tome. This being a reread I found that I was having a much easier time of keeping the characters names straight. His world and history building really helped me understand the two more popular books which I already love. I'm just sorry I didn't reread The Silmarillion first as it has the history for this book. Call George R.R. Martin a world builder if you like but I'm pretty sure he borrowed a lot of pages from Tolkien.
Not only do I see the influence of Norse Sagas I also feel there are a few influences from Shakespeare and foremost comes to mind Romeo and Juliet. Turin and Nienor may not have been star crossed lovers but they were star crossed none the less. Glarung is far more evil then his Kindred Smaug. To enslave an entire people shows the cunning of this most wicked dragon. The mention of Sauron was a nice foreshadowing.
I think Christopher did a fine job of putting this together from all his Father's notes and writings. I will say that I don't recommend this for anyone but Tolkien fans.
Not only do I see the influence of Norse Sagas I also feel there are a few influences from Shakespeare and foremost comes to mind Romeo and Juliet. Turin and Nienor may not have been star crossed lovers but they were star crossed none the less. Glarung is far more evil then his Kindred Smaug. To enslave an entire people shows the cunning of this most wicked dragon. The mention of Sauron was a nice foreshadowing.
I think Christopher did a fine job of putting this together from all his Father's notes and writings. I will say that I don't recommend this for anyone but Tolkien fans.
September 19, 2017
There's so much to say about Tolkien's mastery of language and myth.
But what's important and powerful about CoH is that it stands (stylistically) somewhere in between Silmarillion and LotR. There are no anachronisms in Silmarillion, which are present in LotR (and the Hobbit, of course). CoH is blissfully free of them, but is also less "macro" than Sil. CoH treads on solid (Middle) earth, but is not quite as intimate as LotR (E.g., with Frodo & the other hobbits).
This is such a grim tale and setting, with such anguish and personal horror. This reveals Tolkien's darker view of mythology and the suffering we often endure.
But what's important and powerful about CoH is that it stands (stylistically) somewhere in between Silmarillion and LotR. There are no anachronisms in Silmarillion, which are present in LotR (and the Hobbit, of course). CoH is blissfully free of them, but is also less "macro" than Sil. CoH treads on solid (Middle) earth, but is not quite as intimate as LotR (E.g., with Frodo & the other hobbits).
This is such a grim tale and setting, with such anguish and personal horror. This reveals Tolkien's darker view of mythology and the suffering we often endure.
Want to read
September 2, 2023Well, The Children of H煤rin is on the reading list for my university course. Well, I guess if they insist I'll just have to read it....
April 12, 2012
The Children of Hurin provides some great historical material to Tolkien's world of Middle-Earth and adds even more richness to the Lord of the Rings. This addition to Tolkien's extensive historical background of Middle-earth fills in the gaps and fleshes out stories that have been mentioned and hinted at in other works by giving us a detailed and colorful look at the tragic story surrounding T煤rin and Ni毛nor (Hurin's children) and the ongoing battle against Morgoth, the master of the Lord of the Rings' evil character, Sauron.
This is a well-told tale with engaging characters and plenty of action that keeps the reader interested throughout. While not as enthralling as the Lord of the RIngs Trilogy, or as entertaining and wonderful as The Hobbit, The Children of Hurin is a worthy addition to the Middle-Earth cannon and is a more complete novel than most other source material that is out there. It stands on it's own well and one does not need to have read any of the other histories to follow along with what is going on here.
Overall, a solid work that I'd recommend to fans of Tolkien's works or epic fantasy in general.
This is a well-told tale with engaging characters and plenty of action that keeps the reader interested throughout. While not as enthralling as the Lord of the RIngs Trilogy, or as entertaining and wonderful as The Hobbit, The Children of Hurin is a worthy addition to the Middle-Earth cannon and is a more complete novel than most other source material that is out there. It stands on it's own well and one does not need to have read any of the other histories to follow along with what is going on here.
Overall, a solid work that I'd recommend to fans of Tolkien's works or epic fantasy in general.
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