Son of Húrin, cursed by Morgoth to suffer misfortune and bring ruin to all he loves. Túrin is a great warrior - proud, fierce, and tragically flawed. His story, told in full in The Children of Húrin, is Tolkien's darkest narrative, a tale of heroism undone by fate, pride, and the malice of the dragon Glaurung.

Wife of Húrin and mother of Túrin and Niënor. A woman of fierce will and unyielding pride, Morwen endures loss after loss but refuses to bend. Her determination to protect her children drives her into choices that Morgoth's curse twists against her.

Daughter of Húrin and Morwen, sister of Túrin. Born after her father's capture by Morgoth, Niënor grows up never knowing her brother. Her fate is bound to the curse that Morgoth laid upon her family.