Turin the Forgetful - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morwen · 05-30-2007, 01:58 PM

In Children of Hurin we are told that Nellas, an Elf of Doriath, is a childhood friend and tutor of Turin. Later, Beleg tells Turin that Nellas' account of the Turin/Saeros altercation is the basis for Thingol pardoning Turin. Now Turin hears this story but can't seem to remember who Nellas is. I find this strange - because this was someone that he once walked with hand in hand and who taught him to speak Sindarin after the manner of the Elves of Doriath. So I wonder what I'm missing. I can understand that he outgrew his friendship with Nellas (who seems a bit on the Tra-la-lally side). But how can he have forgotten who she was?

05-30-2007, 01:58 PM	#1
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 274	Turin the Forgetful In Children of Hurin we are told that Nellas, an Elf of Doriath, is a childhood friend and tutor of Turin. Later, Beleg tells Turin that Nellas' account of the Turin/Saeros altercation is the basis for Thingol pardoning Turin. Now Turin hears this story but can't seem to remember who Nellas is. I find this strange - because this was someone that he once walked with hand in hand and who taught him to speak Sindarin after the manner of the Elves of Doriath. So I wonder what I'm missing. I can understand that he outgrew his friendship with Nellas (who seems a bit on the Tra-la-lally side). But how can he have forgotten who she was? __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said