Mablung

Mablung, also known as Mablung of the Heavy Hand, was a Sindar Elf who served in the army of King Elu Thingol of Doriath as a captain and Marchwarden.
== Biography ==
Mablung came with Daeron to Fingolfin's Mereth Aderthad in the early First Age bearing gifts and friendship from Doriath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Ñoldor" He also served in Menegroth in some unknown position of command. Together with Beleg Cúthalion, he was one of the great captains of the Sindar, and Beleg and he were the only Elves of Doriath to fight alongside the Union of Maedhros in the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, as King Thingol would have nothing to do with the war.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
In FA 466, Mablung was part of the Hunting of the Wolf together with King Thingol, Beleg, Huan, and Beren, who later married Lúthien. In the fight with the wolf Carcharoth, Huan was killed and Beren mortally wounded. Upon Carcharoth's death, Mablung opened the wolf's belly to retrieve the precious Silmaril he had consumed. 
Mablung was present when, a few decades later, Túrin fought with Saeros over his taunting, and he restrained Túrin's wrath to avoid a brawl in Menelrond. Mablung then attempted to stop Saeros from acting on his threats and warned him of Túrin's strength, should Saeros attempt to fight him. This warning proved useless, and later in the day, Mablung witnessed Saeros' pursuit of Túrin in the woods and subsequent death in a river. Mablung was present before Thingol's throne, where he accounted for all that had passed between Saeros and Túrin, and later mentioned Túrin’s choice to leave Doriath.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, chapter V: "Túrin in Doriath"
Mablung became Captain of the Guard of Doriath after Beleg left to seek Túrin. When Morwen Eledhwen, who dwelt in Doriath at the time, learned of Nargothrond's fall and that her son Túrin might be there, she wished to seek him out. Mablung was assigned by Thingol to guard her on their way. Unknown to both Mablung and Morwen until too late, Niënor, daughter of Morwen, had joined them. Mablung was unable to keep them both from ensnarement by the traps of Glaurung, the dragon of Morgoth. Mablung hid from him, and then searched the sacked city of Nargothrond, but found no sign of Túrin. 
Niënor was found again by Mablung, in a trance, by the spell of Glaurung, at Amon Ethir. Mablung then led her back to Doriath, but he later lost her again when she ran off unclad startled by a band of Orcs; a result of the spell of Glaurung. Thus she fled beyond the sight of Mablung. Unable to recover her, Mablung returned to Doriath, but he spent years afterwards searching for Morwen and Niënor.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, chapter XIV: "The Journey of Morwen and Niënor to Nargothrond"
Mablung went to Brethil when he learned Glaurung was there, and there met Túrin. By admitting Niënor was lost, he caused Túrin to realize that Níniel his wife had actually been his sister, and Túrin killed himself.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, chapter XVII: "The Death of Túrin"
Mablung was the last person to whom Melian spoke before departing Middle-earth. She warned him of Thingol's Silmaril and told him to send word to Beren and Lúthien. Soon afterwards, Mablung was killed before the doors of the treasury during the battle in the Thousand Caves by the Dwarves of Nogrod.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
==Etymology==
The name Mablung is Sindarin, meaning 'heavy hand'. It was likely not his real name, but an epessë (honorary title), yet it is the only name told of.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	مابلونغ
Armenian 	Մաբլունգ
Assamese 	মাবলুং
Belarusian Cyrillic	Маблунг
Bengali 	মাবলুঙ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Маблунг
Chinese (Hong Kong)	馬伯龍
Georgian 	მაბლუნგი
Greek 	Μαπλονγ
Gujarati 	માબ્લોંગ
Hebrew 	מאבלונג
Hindi 	मब्लुङ
Japanese 	?
Kannada 	ಮಾಬ್ಲುಂಗ್
Kazakh 	Маблұнг (Cyrillic) Mablung (Latin)
Korean 	마블 룽
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Маблунг
Macedonian Cyrillic	Маблунг
Marathi 	माबलुंग
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Маблунг
Nepalese 	माब्लांग
Pashto 	مَبلُنګ
Persian 	موبلنگ
Punjabi 	ਮੈਬਲੁੰਗ
Russian 	Маблунг
Serbian 	Маблунг (Cyrillic) Mablung (Latin)
Sinhalese 	මබ්ලුන්ග්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Маблунг
Tamil 	மாப்லாங்
Telugu 	మాబ్లంగ్
Urdu 	مابلونگ
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Маблунґ
Yiddish 	מאַבלונג
==References==
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