I just picked up the book a couple of days ago at the library, been reading it ever since, and have a quick question:
In the chapter where Túrin first meets Glaurung, the Dragon says something along the lines of “You will never see your mother or sister again”. But when does Túrin actually ever *see *Niënor? As far as I can tell, he leaves for Doriath shortly before she’s born and they don’t meet until Brethil, when it’s too late.
It would certainly make the whole thing with Turambar and Níniel a bit more understandable…
I know he ends up seeing Niënor. Why does Glaurung say “You won’t ever see your sister again?” As far as I can tell, Túrin hasn’t ever seen his sister once.
I haven’t read Children of Hurin (mostly because Turin makes my teeth itch) so I don’t know if she’s in there, but there WAS another sister, Lalaith, who was older than Nienor and who died of plague during childhood. I don’t remember whether she died before or after Turin left for Doriath, though.
Sorry. I didn’t understand your point, perhaps because in The Silmarillion, the quote from Glaurung is, “And if thou tarry for Finduilas, then never shalt thou see Morwen again, and never at all shalt thou see Nienor thy sister; and they will curse thee.” So, you see, the quote is consistent with the story.
I’m amazed at his perseverence, and willingness to do the job in the first place. He could have sat back and just let the money roll in.
I’ve seen JRRT’s original manuscripts from the Marquette University collection. I’d have been screaming in 2 days tops, trying to decipher that stuff.
Add to that the fact that [del]every damn JRRT uber-geek[/del] fellow students of the good professor’s works will be ready leap into the released material, to debate every inconsistency.
Which reminds me, I don’t think I ever really got to the heart of Omar-Amillo/Salmar-Lirillo conundrum.
