When he gets captured in the aftermath of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morgoth, knowing that he has been to Gondolin, tortures Hurin in a bid to learn the city's location, but Hurin keeps to his vow to never reveal it. Angry and frustrated with Hurin's silence, he curses Hurin and his children. He then gives Hurin the gift of supernatural sight and binds him on the slopes of Thangorodrim, where he will watch his children suffer.