Húrin is the father of Túrin Turambar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s First Age stories. Húrin is a human lord of Dor-lómin and one of the great warriors opposing Morgoth.
After the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, Húrin is captured by Morgoth and refuses to reveal the location of the hidden kingdom of Gondolin. Morgoth curses Húrin’s family and forces him to watch the disasters that overtake his children. Túrin’s tragic life is therefore tied directly to his father’s defiance and Morgoth’s vengeance.
Húrin is sometimes confused with other important fathers in Tolkien’s legendarium. Beren is the father of Dior, Thingol is a king of the Elves and Lúthien’s father, and Eärendil is the father of Elrond and Elros. Túrin’s mother is Morwen, whose story is also central to the tragedy.