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Originally Posted by Anguirel
The problem with Turin is that he's off the scene, heading for Dor-Lomin to mangle all the Easterlings he can find. So his death wouldn't really effect things much.
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Well, that's unlikely to take such an accomplished warrior long. And he'll soon be back when he hears that there are Orcs - and Dragons - to be slain.
Turin Turambar is undoubtedly my favourite character from the Silmarillion. But that is because I find his tale so compelling. The tragedy of his fate and that of his kin is deeply moving. But what is Turin's tale without the Curse of Morgoth? He simply becomes yet another immensely powerful goody-goody warrior. And Beleriand is awash with those. Few up to Turin's standard admittedly, but how can they be, living in his shadow?
I am in no doubt that Turin's removal will remove a significant obstacle to the accomplishment of today's task. Morgoth's armies will be able to create considerably more havoc without this particular thorn in their side. And though I vote to evict him with a heavy heart, I resign myself to do so on the basis that, absent the Curse of Morgoth, any account of Turin's deeds from here on in will be infinately less compelling. For his own good, I say that we remove him now, before he suffers the dreadful fate (by the standards of The Silmarillion) of having a happy ending ...
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