March 5
Day 64
Basic Reading:
The Children of Húrin: Chapter 10: Túrin in Nargothrond
*This chapter will be read over the course of two days, so read about half of it today.
Supplementary Reading:
Prior Versions:
The Shaping of Middle-Earth: Section VII. The Earliest Annals of Beleriand, Year 190 (including corresponding Commentary)
The Lays of Beleriand: I. The Lay of the Children of Húrin, III. Failivrin, lines 1339 - 2080 (including corresponding Commentary)
The Lost Road: Part Two, Section III. The Later Annals of Beleriand, Year 290
Enrichment Activities:
Maps:
Beleriand: Nargothrond, River Narog, Guarded Plain, River Ginglith, Woods of Núath, River Nenning, River Teiglin
Note the “Moors of the Nibin-noeg” refers to the hilly area between Sirion and Narog bordered by Amon Rûdh.
Timeline: First Age 490
Character Cards: Finduilas
Discussion Questions:
1. Is it wise of Orodreth to take Túrin’s counsel?
2. What motivates Túrin?
3. What do you anticipate in the relationship between Finduilas and Túrin?