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Mar 12 2007, 1:52am
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The Death of Turin
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"Then he fled from them like the wind, and they were amazed, wondering what madness had seized him; and they followed after him. But Turin far out-ran them; and he came to Cabed-en-Aras, and heard the roaring of the water, and saw that all the leaves fell sere from the trees, as though winter had come. There he drew forth his sword, that now alone remained to him of all his possessions, and he said: 'Hail Gurthang! No lord or loyalty dost though know, save the hand that wieldeth thee. From no blood wilt thou shrink. Wilt thou therefore take Turin Turambar, wilt thou slay me swiftly?'
"And from the blade rang a cold voice in answer: 'Yea, I will drink thy blood gladly, that so I may forget the blood of Beleg my master, and the blood of Brandir slain unjustly. I will slay thee swiftly.'
"Then Turin set the hilts upon the ground, and cast himself upon the point of Gurthang, and the black blade took his life."
The Silmarillion
I love all the Turin stuff--tragedy through and through. This particular chapter in The Silmarillion is an illustration bonanza. There are so many image possibilities, one hardly knows where to start.
Illustration for Mythlore. Pen and Ink
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