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Originally Posted by Urwen
I am trying to help, but it's difficult to do without giving away the answer completely.
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Hey, no, this is good. Like Bilbo with Gollum's final riddle, I'm able to find lots of answers that
mostly fit, but haven't yet come upon one which fits perfectly.
How about
Nienor Niniel? 'Maid of Tears' has a salt-water connection to the sea, and her encounter with Glaurung would explain both 'fear once ruled' and 'darkness claimed'. She remained faithful to Turin under both names (though in different ways), and she was definitely impatient (the Silm doesn't have a precise quote, but the Narn might). This would make Glaurung the great fire, who at that time wasn't really bothering anyone other than the Children of Hurin when they went to hassle him.
hS