Laer Cú Beleg
Laer Cú Beleg was a song made by Túrin in memory of his friend Beleg Cúthalion, whom he unintentionally slew.
History
With the aid of Gwindor, Beleg freed Turin from Orc captivity during a thunderstorm. Upon being freed, however, Turin mistook Beleg for an Orc and murdered him with Beleg's own sword, Anglachel. Upon realizing the horror of what he had just done, Turin fell into a frozen state of shock and allowed himself to be led by Gwindor to the Pools of Ivrin. Once there, he drank from the pure waters and was healed, and was at last able to weep, mourning Beleg. Then he composed and sang this lament as a form of release in his grief, singing it aloud regardless of peril.
Etymology
Other versions of the legendarium
The concept of Túrin composing an elegy for his friend is present since early stages of the legendarium. It appears for the first time in The Lay of the Children of Húrin, in which it is called the Bowman's Friendship, and it is said that the Gnomes remembered it in Nargothrond, and that it was a song used in battles against Morgoth. The same name is given to it in the following versions of the story in the Sketch of the Mythology and the Quenta Noldorinwa.
Referencias
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