The Lay of the Children of Húrin

The Lay of the Children of Húrin

The Lay of the Children of Húrin is a long epic poem by J. R. R. Tolkien, which takes place in his fictional fantasy-world Middle-earth. It tells of the life and the ill fate of Túrin Turambar, the son of Húrin. It is written in alliterative verse and exists in several versions, but was never finished. The poem was published after the author's death by his son Christopher in "The Lays of Beleriand", the third volume of "The History of Middle-earth".

ee also

*Narn i Chîn Húrin, a prose version of the poem
*The Children of Húrin


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