| Indexes: Alphabetical: L Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 30 March 2012 Updates planned: 2 The place where Niënor met her fate A narrow chasm among the Ravines of Teiglin on the western fringes of Brethil. It had originally been called Cabed-en-Aras, the Deer's Leap, because it was so narrow that a deer could leap across it. When the Dragon Glaurung approached the Forest of Brethil, he chose this narrow gorge as the place to enter that land, throwing his forward parts across the river and pulling his great body after. Beneath the near bank lurked Túrin with the sword Gurthang, and thrusting up from beneath, he wounded the Dragon mortally. As events unfolded, Túrin's wife Níniel heard the Dragon's dying words, which revealed that she was in fact Túrin's sister Niënor. Thus the curse of Morgoth on the Children of Húrin struck Niënor, and in her despair she leapt from the brink into the foaming waters below. After that time Cabed-en-Aras was renamed Cabed Naeramarth, the Leap of Dreadful Doom. See also... Cabed Naeramarth, Deer’s Leap Indexes: Alphabetical: L Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 30 March 2012 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.In-depth but accessible, Discus provides the ultimate in DISC reporting. |
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