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141. Hurin the Steadfast, son of Gumlin, born,

Handir son of Hundor son of Haleth born.

144. Huor Hurin's brother born.

145. Morwen Elfsheen, daughter of Baragund, born.

150. Rian daughter of Belegund, mother of Tuor,
born. Beor the Old, Father of Men, dies of old
age in Beleriand. The Elves see for the first time
the death of weariness, and sorrow over the
short span allotted to Men. Bregolas rules the
house of Beor.

* 155. Morgoth unlooses his might, and seeks to break
into Beleriand. The Battle begins on a sudden
on a night of mid-winter and falls first most
heavily on the sons of Finrod and their folk.
This is the Battle of Sudden Fire. Rivers of fire
flow from Thangorodrim. Glomund the golden,
Father of Dragons, appears." The plains of
Bladorion are turned into a great desert without
green, and called after Dor-na-Fauglith, Land of
Gasping Thirst.
Here were Bregolas slain, and the greater part
of the warriors of Beor's house. Angrod and
Egnor sons of Finrod fell. Barahir and his cho-
sen champions saved Felagund and Orodreth,
and Felagund swore a great oath of friendship to
his kin and seed. Barahir rules the remnant of
the house of Beor.



155 Fingolfin and Fingon marched to the aid of their
kin, but were driven back with great loss. Hador,
now aged, fell defending his lord Fingolfin, and
with him Gundor his son. Gumlin took the lord-
ship of Hador's house.
The sons of Feanor were not slain, but
Celegorm and Curufin were defeated and fled
with Orodreth son of Finrod. Maidros the left-
handed did deeds of great prowess, and Morgoth
did not take Himling as yet, but he broke into
the passes east of Himling and ravaged into East
Beleriand and scattered the Gnomes of Feanor's
house.
Turgon was not at that battle, nor Haleth or