#oc niniel of gondor

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          Túrin I was the youngest child and only son of Húrin I, and was the seventh Ruling Steward of Gondor. He married young to Andreth, his childhood sweetheart, whom he loved dearly for a time. But he was quick to anger and stubborn in his convictions, causing much strife in his family. When Andreth bore him a daughter, whom he named Lalaith after the sister of his legendary namesake, he was at first a proud and doting father. But upon the birth of his second daughter, named Nellas after Túrin Turambar’s elven friend, his mood began to darken. He expressed disappointment in Andreth for failing to provide him an heir, and insisted on having another child as soon as his wife recovered.           It took longer than Túrin wished for Andreth to conceive a third time, and in the years between the birth of Nellas and the next child he ignored his second daughter, though he still approved of Lalaith’s accomplishments as she learned needlecraft. When at last Andreth bore him a third daughter, named Níniel after the first Túrin’s sister-wife, he grew harsh and distant to both her and the babe.           When Níniel reached ten years of age, Andreth had grown weary of her husband’s temper and demands for a son. She fled to Belfalas with all three of her daughters, never to return to Minas Tirith. Furious, Túrin demanded that his father, the current Steward, change the law of Gondor to allow him to take another wife while the first still lived, but Húrin was unmoved by his son’s rash demands. It was not until Túrin inherited the Stewardship that he was able to take action himself, altering the law and taking to wife Meldis, the young daughter of one of his friends among the Council of Gondor.           Within a year, Meldis bore Túrin his son and heir, named Hador for his mighty ancestor’s legacy. Túrin doted on his wife and son for the remainder of his days, though he never reconciled with Andreth or his daughters, and did not mourn when Andreth died a few years before his own demise. Túrin lived only 113 years, a brief lifespan for one of the Dúnedain at that time, and in after years as the line of Stewards declined it was whispered that perhaps his cruelty began the waning of his House.

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