[Findegil]

What Aiwendil assuemd for the version in UT was true for sure in the version of the story in The Lay of the Children of Húrin.

But in my oppinion that does not really matter. Let's assume that Túrin would have followed his heart and rescued Finduilas instead of going to Dor-lómin. What would have happend next? He would have brought the rescued fugitives of Nargothrond to some save habour. This would probably have been Doriath, because that is were the fugitives of Nargorthrond that surivived in the story as we have it went too. There he would at least have leaned about the fatfull search of Morwen and Niënor. He would that have been out on a search by himself for sure. And even if he would have landed in the end in Brethil with his witness sister runing to him, would he not then have been aware of who she could be?

And as to Túrins fate: He killed himself as his sisiter had done when he at last recognised the truth of Brandirs words. That means that the fateful mariage was in the end what killed him not the dragon, nor any other foe. So what ever would have happend, if this marriage had not been, because Túrin would have rescued Finduilas his fate would have been otherwise.

Respectfully
Findegil