The Encyclopedia of Arda - Evil Breath (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates I 469 Location The lands bordering Anfauglith to the north of Beleriand Origins A pestilent wind sent out of Angband Indexes: Alphabetical: E Events About this entry: Updated 18 January 2016 This entry is complete A dark wind out of Angband Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV In the year I 469, fourteen years had passed since Morgoth broke the Siege of Angband in the Dagor Bragollach, and the Eldar had begun to plan their revenge. In that year, a great wind came out of the North that carried with it sickness and disease. This Evil Breath swept across the lands north of Beleriand that bordered Anfauglith, bringing sickness and death to Mortal Men.1 In Dor-lómin, the household of Húrin was struck by the Evil Breath, and Húrin's young son Túrin and his daughter Lalaith were both consumed by the fever that came with it. Túrin survived, but Lalaith (then only three years old) was lost to it; this was the first of many tragedies that would befall the family of Húrin, and accompany Túrin throughout his life. Notes 1 It's not explicitly stated that the Evil Breath only affected only Men, but we know from other sources that Elves were not subject to disease (e.g. '...no sickness may assail you...' from Quenta Silmarillion 9). This implies that the Eldar would have been immune to the Evil Breath, so it seems that Morgoth must have sent it specifically against the Edain. See also... Laughter Indexes: Alphabetical: E Events About this entry: Updated 18 January 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus has nearly 250 DISC roles built in, ready for unlimited matching against your candidates.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates I 469 Location The lands bordering Anfauglith to the north of Beleriand Origins A pestilent wind sent out of Angband Indexes: Alphabetical: E Events About this entry: Updated 18 January 2016 This entry is complete A dark wind out of Angband

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV In the year I 469, fourteen years had passed since Morgoth broke the Siege of Angband in the Dagor Bragollach, and the Eldar had begun to plan their revenge. In that year, a great wind came out of the North that carried with it sickness and disease. This Evil Breath swept across the lands north of Beleriand that bordered Anfauglith, bringing sickness and death to Mortal Men.1 In Dor-lómin, the household of Húrin was struck by the Evil Breath, and Húrin's young son Túrin and his daughter Lalaith were both consumed by the fever that came with it. Túrin survived, but Lalaith (then only three years old) was lost to it; this was the first of many tragedies that would befall the family of Húrin, and accompany Túrin throughout his life. Notes 1 It's not explicitly stated that the Evil Breath only affected only Men, but we know from other sources that Elves were not subject to disease (e.g. '...no sickness may assail you...' from Quenta Silmarillion 9). This implies that the Eldar would have been immune to the Evil Breath, so it seems that Morgoth must have sent it specifically against the Edain. See also... Laughter Indexes: Alphabetical: E Events About this entry: Updated 18 January 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus has nearly 250 DISC roles built in, ready for unlimited matching against your candidates.