What is the title of Tolkien’s posthumously published 2007 book about Túrin Turambar?

The story behind the answer

The Children of Húrin is Tolkien’s posthumously published 2007 book about Túrin Turambar.

Christopher Tolkien edited the book from his father’s writings and published it in 2007. It presents a continuous narrative centered on Túrin and his sister Niënor, whose lives are shaped by the curse placed on their father, Húrin, by the dark lord Morgoth.

The story belongs to the First Age of Middle-earth and is one of Tolkien’s major tragic legends. Earlier versions appeared in works such as The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, but the 2007 volume gathered and arranged the material into a standalone narrative.

The title is sometimes confused with The Fall of Gondolin or Beren and Lúthien, which are also posthumous books edited from Tolkien’s manuscripts. Those works focus on different First Age legends and characters.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

Add question to a list

Choose a list to keep this question in: