The Children of Hurin

[Grimstringer]

i just finished it it's so sad :(

[StupidWizardFilms]

I'm Making This into a film. I need lots of elf ears

[pmlopmlop]

This is the only book i started over again at page 1 just after finishing the last page...

I've read the Hobbit several times, and LotR, but not twice in the same month, i've read this one twice in 3 days...

[FAILbotFTW]

tolkien is the best ever. i've read his books more than a handful of times each since discovering him (beyond the new line cinema movies) about five years ago. i listen to the LOTR audiobook almost every night. helps me get to sleep and brings me to the land of dreams and fancy even before i fall asleep.

[BuddhaZenMind]

Big Screen Adaption?

[lilemby13]

the children of hurin is more dramatic and sadder than the lord of the rings.

[arabaggins]

I read the Lord of the Rings in a year. Stopped reading over the summer holidays. I come back to school and pick up a new book.

I went through 5 what people say "great books" and got board half way through.

The books/World Tolkien wrote/created are THAT good!!!!!!!!!!

[KobraKidd]

great book. nice vid. one question though, did you use the music of the Italian band Ainur? if not, you should've cause that would've fit so perfectly. none the less, good job

[SuRihtanil]

I just read this book... took it a bit to get going but once it did it turned out to be one of my better reads. If you're a fan of lord of the rings etc. you will really enjoy this book.

[Yooniverzal]

wow, I'm reading it now and it's very cool. it's more "epic" and less personal than LotR en it's darker. I like both, though.

[JJoneEIGHTY]

hmm i guess the silmarilion doesnt then eh ?

[ace342006]

Hello I live in Turin (Italy). It's true.

[NoKosher1488]

@ace342006

Lol your cops can't even catch mini coopers... it's true i saw it on a documentary.

[Toro953]

@NoKosher1488 mini coopers are fast dude

[a147aaron]

Can't anyone compete with Tolkien, no way i hell.

[JimTheJames]

Christopher Paolini got pretty close, I am very impressed with the Inheritance Cycle so far, but Tolkien is plain untouchable.

[a147aaron]

I think when God makes some people, he puts one trait In that person that can't be beaten by anybody. He put ceativity and intelligence and an amazing writing ability in Tolkien.

[Toro953]

@JimTheJames Christopher Paulini is such an amateur. I could write better than him.

[JimTheJames]

@Toro953 Well the fact that you can say whether or not it's bad is something by itself, because you've obviously read it, which means he's got a reputation. That's enough to give him some fame. And I doubt there are many people who can honestly admit that when they watched it they didn't feel like a movie was playing out. Who would you say is better than Paolini?

[Toro953]

@JimTheJames You know who else is famous? The person who wrote Clifford the Big Red Dog, and justin bieber. Just because something is well known doesnt mean it is valuable. In today's dumbed down moronic society, I'm not surprised people are saying Paolini can touch Tolkien.

He took his entire story from StarWars and LOTR, he didn't add anything new to fantasy, and his writing style is unimpressive. His story is popular because its "LOTR" that is easy to read for younger kids.

[JimTheJames]

@Toro953 I found his writing style good enough to be acknowledged actually, but I do agree, he didn't really add much to his version. Elves, dwarves, and humans get annoying to see all the time, especially with the same Lotr attributes. Damn WoW. And comparing Paolini to Bieber? That is more than a little harsh and inaccurate. Paolini's got talent. I just found it could be a bit more original.

[Toro953]

@JimTheJames He wrote much of Eragon when he was 15 years old. I stand by my previous statement as to why his books are popular

[ambereyes93]

@a147aaron

In writing? Yes. In imagination? NO NO NO! Long live Tolkien! Long live Middle-earth!

[Comandate7]

the original name of this epic n sad story is Narn I Hin Hourin(if i have the correct spelling)

[KobraKidd]

Narn I Chîn Hurin...not sure if you just forgot the c but its spelled like chin only with an accent mark of some sort above it

[Comandate7]

@KobraKidd tks for the correcting :)

[HeistSpaggiari]

actually he may have read it in the original published version of the silmarillion, as Cristopher Tolkien decided to drop the c in order to prevent people from pronouncing it like the english word "chin". He later regretted the spelling change and decided to put the c back in in later editions.

[coolmandaz]

omg omg im gettin da book da mora an cnt wait u 1s make it seem class ;)

[andrewniles1]

"Behold! the shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world."----Morgoth

[vashtiverous78]

This is the third time I read it and i just can't get enough of it! if only there were more stories like the CoH!

I really hope in years to come Tolkien's books will be taught in the English Literature courses in uni. along with Shakespeare and Dickens...

[midraw1]

@vashtiverous78 Haha I had to read the fellowship of the Ring just last year for 9th grade English in the same semester as Romeo and Juliet.

[Crazycupmuffin]

@vashtiverous78 exactly i dont know why students have to learn about only a few great writers. This is basically making people think that there are only a few truly great writers in history when there is actually hundreds.

[vashtiverous78]

@Crazycupmuffin perhaps u're right, hopefully we will get to know them as well as we know Tolkien :)

[andrewniles1]

Im reading it right now and i love it. Hail Hurin's son Turin. awsome. That Searos got what he deserved.

[gfdgdf535]

Hi.Does anyone know the name of the song or where is it from?Thx

[Randomfightinstudios]

Actually...the oldest one is The Silmarrion

[legodude12345678910]

it gets much better after the first chapter

[warmachine50009]

Great book.

[stevenash2300]

Have you read Narn i Hin Hurin in Unfinished tales too? If so I'd really like to know if this book is much different than that. I'm thinking about getting it but if it's basically the same I guess I shouldn't.

[warmachine50009]

No i've never read Unfinished Tales before.

[anilorac240194]

I read this book, and is amazing! :D

[Zenophobius]

so are any of the Christopher Tolkien adaptations any good? I'm a huge Tolkien fan but I didn't want to read anything sub-par even if it was penned by a blood relative

same reason I've never read any of the new Dune books done by Frank Herbert's son

[matbellers]

i boaght this book i just wanna know

is it worth reading?

[Trekkie1450]

Yes.

[andrerosh89]

doesn't anyone read the silmarilion???

this is not the oldest story!!

btw isn't this story and the one in the silmarillion the same??=P

[jebusthelittlepixxie]

Thats exactly what i was thinking!

[laxnut1995]

i read part of the Silmarillion it got rather boring sorry, Toilken is my favourite author though,and i plan to get children of Hurin soon

[andrerosh89]

yaaay!!! haha

[Zenophobius]

the beginning is a bit Biblical and I can see how it might be a tough read but you should try and push past that because it gets hardcore... rape incest genocide war war and more bloody war

[Nnamd]

I'm in chapter one now and was about to stop. But I'll keep at it.

[inuyashamaniac1]

this is actually part of the Silmarrilion and part of the History of Middle-earth.

[andrerosh89]

lol...it still doesn'tmake it the oldest story in tolkiens works...lol

[inuyashamaniac1]

I know. I was just saying that his tales are actually quite blended together. That's all. +

[andrerosh89]

oh okie...=) in that case your right ;)

[HevTorAsu]

The movie pretty much makes it hard for me to read the book now, pisses me off. I saw the movie before I read the book. They say the movie is different form the books at times. So it's hard to take the book seriously.

[Nimadan]

You're joking, right?

[Zenophobius]

maybe reading period, is just hard for you

[SomeFatGuy666]

loved the book,nice video

[whocaresofusername]

Turin Turambar...one of the saddest stories ever happened in Middle Earth...but I love it. I say that Turin's story and Beren & Luthien are Tolkien's best!!!! I love the last words Beren sais, always bring tears in my eyes...

[Sparfregundo]

Túrin Turambar is my sole favorite Man from the First Age of Arda. My favorites Elves are Fëanor and Fingolfin.

[FINGOLFINofBELERIAND]

Ohh, thanks, I'm very proud of you. You selected the three most important heroes of this history.

I was the unique to challenge Melkor...And for your surprise, after many many years ahead of fall of Sauron and the end of arda, Eru returns Turin Turambar to the life, and he defeats Morgoth with the black sword (The lost road).

Fingolfin.

[Sparfregundo]

Yeah. It is a pity CT didn't put Dagor Dagorath in the published Silmarillion.

[Zenophobius]

Fingolfin, Greatest King of the Noldor

[Athena011235813]

I love the Children of Hurin!!!! :)

[Laurelindo]

This isn't the oldest story - Tolkien wrote The Fall of Gondolin and Beren & Lúthien before this one.

[ricardoCD]

Hey where is the Silmarillion ? you forgot it!

Hurin is from the Silmarrilion , without it there isnt Hurin!!!

[efguy]

Turin's life is F**cked! I think even more than Gollum! but at least Turin got to see some nice places.

[mahadn]

FFS they forgot sillmarilion!

[lukeyguy1]

i cant believe turin/turambar dies in it!

[maywenearedhel]

Practically everyone dies in the Sillmarillion! Even Elwe Thingol, Luthien's father, is corrupted by greed. I quickly realised as I read, no one was safe except Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, and Cirdan.

[emergencyCALL911]

They're cursed. What did you expect.

[Zenophobius]

you know, your comment just made me think of how the Noldorion Elves are the Jews of Middle Earth - they get scattered in an Exodus and everyone else in the world is trying to exterminate them

[washburn909]

thats for the spoiler :(

[battymatt]

The tale of turin turambar

[battymatt]

s' not geeky

[lukeyguy1]

what was first the hobbit or the children of hurin

[lukeyguy1]

its a good book i can tell ya that

[jwrocks]

I think it's interesting how a book written by J.R.R Tolkien came out long after his death (not that I'm complaining, just think it's funny and also, wasn't the Silmarillion an unfinished manuscript, and that his son, Christopher, finished writing it as well as published?) [Wow I am REALLY Geeky!]

[Witlen]

That's barley geeky compared to some other Tolkien fans out there.

[emergencyCALL911]

Does taking online Elvish lessons qualify as geeky?

[matbellers]

i dont know but how can you be an elf

and why would you want to be one

[cuchulain55]

i read the silmarillion waay before hobbit or lotr. I was familar with the story of turin turambar waay before this book. but it will be interesting to read anyway.:)

[pavlorestis]

A little misinformed but nice vid anyway. The Silmarillion was first.

[dallegre]

the turin story was in teh silmarillion

[pavlorestis]

right. but the silmarillion includes much older stories than this. anyway..(god how geeky can we get).

[dallegre]

we could read the book of lost tales?

[Qoukuun]

Eh! The tale of Hurin is not the oldest story of middle earth... there was the story of feanor... and you forgot the book the silmarillion in your list.

But the vid is nice.^^

[dallegre]

actually it was the creation stuff.

[elvenluna]

I wanna read it right now!!!

[lukeev]

can't friggin' wait.

[croyo]

Where does the music in this come from?