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Dates
Túrin was born in I 464; he slew the Dragon Glaurung, and thus gained the title Dagnir Glaurunga, in I 499
Location
Túrin slew Glaurung above the Ravines of Teiglin on the borders of Brethil
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Culture
Men of Dor-lómin
Family
House of Hador
Pronunciation
da'gneerr glowroo'nga ('rr' indicates that the final r of Dagnir should be pronounced; the first syllable of Glaurunga, here given as glow, rhymes with English now)
Meaning
'Bane of Glaurung'
Other names
Bane of Glaurung
Title of
Túrin Turambar

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Dagnir Glaurunga

The epitaph of Túrin

The title inscribed on the tall grey stone that marked Túrin's burial mound by Cabed Naeramarth above the swirling waters of Teiglin. Carved in the Runes of Doriath, they commemorated his heroic slaying of the Dragon Glaurung - Dagnir Glaurunga means 'Bane of Glaurung'.


See also...

Bane of Glaurung, Dagnir

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