Curufin is the crafty son of Fëanor and the father of Celebrimbor. He disheartens the elves of Nargothrond while living there with his brother Celegorm, leading them to avoid open war until the time of Túrin. The two brothers kidnap Lúthien for Celegorm to marry and later attack her and Beren. After Beren nearly kills him and steals his horse, Curufin, embarrassed and angry, attempts to shoot Lúthien. He dies trying to reclaim the Silmaril from Dior during the Second Kinslaying in Doriath.
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Curufin Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Curufin appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5. Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië
...valiant and steadfast, and Finarfin, wise and fair. Fëanor’s sons are Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, and Amras. Fingolfin’s children are Fingon, the future king of the Noldor, Turgon, the...
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Chapter 14. Of Beleriand and its Realms
...hills to guard it. Maedhros’s citadel is on the Hill of Himring, and Celegorm and Curufin fortify the Pass of Aglon between Himring and Dorthonion. Maglor rules the land between two...
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Chapter 19. Of Beren and Lúthien
...and anyone that tries to take them “moves a great power from slumber.” Celegorm and Curufin, overcome by the curse of Mandos, insist that they’ll take the Silmaril from Beren if...
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At the same time, Celegorm and Curufin are hunting with the chief of the wolfhounds, Huan, given to Celegorm by Oromë. Though...
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...Celegorm, and the people of Nargothrond mourn their king, leading Orodreth to banish Celegorm and Curufin. Beren wants to return Lúthien safely to Doriath and then return to his task, but...
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Celegorm and Curufin see Beren and Lúthien, and Curufin snatches Lúthien onto his horse. Beren leaps up and...
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Chapter 22. Of the Ruin of Doriath
...dare to take it when Lúthien wore it. During the attack, Dior kills Celegorm, and Curufin and Caranthir both die. Dior and Nimloth are killed, and their two sons are taken...
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Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
...Eregion forms a friendship with the nearby dwarven mansion Moria. Celebrimbor, the estranged son of Curufin, lives there and becomes the greatest of its jewel-smiths. Middle-earth is peaceful, though “savage and...
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