Had an idea for a new thread, regarding Tales from the Silmarillion. 

Which tale, of the Elder Days, do you find most twisted by the arts of the dark powers of Morgoth Bauglir, first and most powerful Dark Lord, original creator of evil and forces of the dark and greatest unfriend of the united people's of Arda?

Mine is the tale of Beleg Cuthalion. Protector and Lord of the fist Sindarin King, Thingol Greymantle, the only Elf to have seen the two trees with his own eyes, and yet did not call Valinor his home. Husband to his blessed Maian Queen Melian, father of Luthien the foremother of Elrond half Elven's family.

Beleg was a tall, fair and powerful high lord of Thingol's halls. He was a valiant and trustworthy ally of Turin, Son of Hurin, one of the greatest Men of the First Age. Beleg strove to steer Turin to a noble path during his many and great battles against the Orcs of Morgoth.  It was Morgoth's curse upon Hurin's family which brought down the Downfall of Beleg Strongbow, in the most horrendous way. For after rescuing a captured Turin from a group of filthy Orcs after days and nights of torture while being dragged to The Dark Lords northern fortress of Thangorodrim. Hurin, tied up in the dark, wet and cold, blinded by lightning from a storm, lashed out and killed Beleg, his friend, thinking he was an Orc come to torture him further. 

This heartbreaking tale is one of the saddest in the many tales of wow, brought about by the malice and hatred of Morgoth and his leagues of dark, fell slaves who called him lord. 

Do you have other tales which show the true horror of Morgoth? Please share.. 

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I agree, Beleg was  a tale of woe. When I first started reading your post, prior to getting to your example of Beleg, I thought the whole tale of Hurin being forced to watch his family suffer was the greatest example I could think of. Kind of showed how when Morgoth set his mind to manipulating someone's fate, how bad he could make life for them.

I must admit, although Beleg's fate  was always caught up with that of Turin, I always thought his own misadventurous death was as the result of the malice within Anglachel rather than directly part of Morgoth's manipulations. Eol, in his bitterness towards Thingol, had poured malice into Anglachel, which then became directed at Beleg when he took the sword to Turin. As well as accidentally slaying Beleg with it, Turin also killed himself with the same blade (albeit reforged).

This is such an interesting question.  When you consider that just about every woe that befell Middle Earth was a result of Morgoth in one way or the other. 

I would have to agree that the tale of the Children of Hurin was probably the worst though.  I was aghast when Beleg was slain by Turin.  When I recovered from my horror, I still could not believe what I read.  Imagine Turin's torment at killing his best friend.  The person who loved and protected him from the time he was a boy.  And Hurin witnessing all which was happening to his family.  Evil indeed.

I also found the fall of Gondolin awful.  Maybe Maeglin's treachery was not a direct result of Morgoth, but I am sure that there was some influence.   I wonder if his dark heart was made all the darker by the shadow which Morgoth cast over Middle Earth?

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Yes Amras, and along with the penultimate Hill of Slain, what more could one use as proof of Tolkien's anti War themes in all of his great works.