J.R.R. Tolkien: Children of Húrin review

At first for those who haven't yet read neither Silmarillion nor the Unfinished tales of Númenor and Middle-earth: don't read the tale of children of Húrin from those books.
Here it is all together without additions and references - just the plain story and a good one I might add.

Children of Húrin tells a story of the ancient human heroes of Middle-earth, Húrin and his son Túrin, who becomes the main character of the book. Without reveiling too much, the book includes battles agains orcs, mighty dragon and of course Morgoth, the former vala Melkor.

Túrin grows up stubborn and proud during a dangerous and sad era. Morgoth has placed a curse on Húrin and his whole family, which changes the lives of his children to a tragedy.

Children of Húrin is for those who enjoy sad stories, Tolkien's style of writing (and don't care if the final touches has been made by his son Christopher) and epic fates.

My version had also illustrations by famous Tolkien artist Alan Lee, which was only a big plus. :)

(And as a Finn, I have to add that the fate of Túrin is quite similar to the fate of Kullervo in Finland's national epic Kalevala.)


/ [Caterin S.]

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