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  • [ Daily Tolkien ] A Tolkien Virgin: Of Turin Turambar

    03/13/2003 10:07:36 PM PST · by JameRetief · 3 replies · 542+ views
    Tolkien Online ^ | February 21, 2000 | Mark-Edmond
    A Tolkien Virgin: Of Turin Turambarby Mark-Edmond The Journey Continues Sophocles would be proud. I've heard, "If you think Feanor is tragic, just wait." And what do you know? I found him. Turin the Tragic...or should I say the Bloodstained son of ill-fate? Every single thing Turin attempts to do is fated to evil. That's the whole point of the story, right? to show how no matter what good Turin tries to do his fate is going to be ruinous. Shakespeare would tip his hat. In an attempt to not be devastated by Tolkiens efforts to write the sort...