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

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I do believe it also said that she was "cheated by false hope", and believed that Hurin will soon return to Dor-lomin.

This is correct and, I think, an important point. It's easy to ascribe all the mistakes made by Morwen and Turin to the 'negative' trait of pride, and indeed pride is a critical component in their tragedy, but in my view, the 'positive' traits of hope, pity, and compassion play just as large a role. That duality is nicely exemplified by Morwen's hesitation after the Nirnaeth, the cause for which the narrator seems to ascribe more or less equally to her hope that Hurin will return and her unwillingness to accept charity from Thingol.