Tolkien the Tragedian

The Silmarillion is a very fun read, excepting the bit about Turin Turambar. Tolkien really took a dark turn with his story, and it’s unlike anything else Tolkien ever wrote. Turin suffers, and everyone who knows him suffers as well for having known him. In the end he kills himself with his own sword after finding out that he unjustly murdered a cripple and also banged his sister. I’m always glad when I finish with Turin’s story.