March 21

Day 80

Basic Reading:

The Children of Húrin: Chapter 17: The Death of Glaurung
*Read the second third of this chapter today.

Supplementary Reading:

Prior Versions:
- Unfinished Tales: Part One, II. Narn I Hîn Húrin: The Death of Glaurung - Read the first section, ending with, “and his sword was beneath him.”

Enrichment Activities:

Maps:
- Beleriand: Nen Girith, Celebros, Crossings of Teiglin, Amon Obel, Brethil, Haudh-en-Elleth, Cabed-en-Aras
Timeline: First Age 499

Discussion Questions:

   1. Was Túrin unwise to retrieve his sword?
   2. Why does fear cause people to assume the worst?
   3. What does Níniel expect to find?