Unfinished Tales - Part One - II - Narn I Hín Húrin

[Galadriel55]

That's a really thorough and in-depth explanation, Form. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Formy

The only thing I can come up with about this is that the separation from Morwen was unnatural in a way that the separation from Lalaith (via death) and Húrin (via imprisonment) is not, and I think this holds some water.

I would agree with this, though for slightly different reasons. Going to Doriath was the first sorrow that Turin accepted by free will (there you have the theme again). He didn't have much choice, but nonetheless it was not something that he did not have any part in. He deliberately walked the way from Dor-lomin to Doriath. If he could not stop or control the Black Breath or Hurin's imprisonment, the separation from Morwen was his first self-inflicted sorrow.

Though there's a flaw in this reasoning, because the second sorrow of Turin is said to be when Morwen didn't follow him in spring. This was also out of his control.

So yeah, you're probably right about the Curse.

...wondering what mother would do that to her son.

This is the one time that she swallows her pride, and it's another reason to dislike her.

She's sending him to safety - and you're asking what mother would do that?