Of Túrin Turambar
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That said, Turin's own flaws lay him wide open to Morgoth's curse--and his strengths, also...
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Anyway, I don't think Túrin fully understood that the curse wasn't upon "Túrin son of Húrin, resident of Doriath", but upon "the seed of Húrin", i.e., going by genetics (which he couldn't well change) rather than a mere name or location!
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Anyway, I don't think Túrin fully understood that the curse wasn't upon "Túrin son of Húrin, resident of Doriath", but upon "the seed of Húrin", i.e., going by genetics (which he couldn't well change) rather than a mere name or location!
Thinking about it, I'm not sure anyone understood that it was on Húrin's family rather than on Túrin himself until all the facts were collected and Túrin and Nienor were dead. Morgoth targeting one person clearly isn't out of the realm of possibilty, which makes me wonder if it happened to anyone else.
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