Kurúki
Kurúki was an evil magician in a preliminary sketch of the Tale of Turambar, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History
Vainóni and her mother Tirannë met with Kurúki and were given a baneful drink. This caused them to forget their names and wander distraught within the woods. Eventually, upon the death of the Foalókë, the dragon lifted the veil that Kurúki had placed on Vainóni, causing her to flee through the woods and throw herself over a waterfall.
Etymology
The meaning of the name Kurúki is unclear, but it seems to contain the Qenya word kuru ("magic, wizardry").
Other versions of the legendarium
In later versions of the tale of the Children of Húrin, the character of Kurúki was discarded, and Glaurung took on the magician's former role of erasing Nienóri's memory in addition to his own role of breaking the spell of forgetfulness. In addition, Nienor is chased into Brethil by Orc-hunters in the final version. Interestingly, Christopher Tolkien notes that it is probable that the outline fragment that Kurúki appears in may be a unique glimpse into a draft of the Tale of Turambar that predates even the erased text which many of the stories found within The Book of Lost Tales were written over.
Referencias
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