In the novel The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien, the main theme is the "painful consequences of war". These consequences result in the betrayal of allies, the loss of friends and relatives, and the death of their friends. This novel reveals the tragic life of Turin, son of Húrin, who lost his father in a battle of "Nirnaeth Arnoediad" (Tolkien, 56), The Battle of Countless Tears, lost his mother and sister because of the departure towards the elf castle. Menegroth lost his friends to their murder and eventually committed suicide because he could not bear the guilt and grief of his actions. Thus, all this evidence shows that the theme of this novel is the painful consequences of the war between the powers of Morgoth, the "Ancient King" (God Valar) (64) and the armies of elves and men. The tragic story of Turin Turambar and his family begins with the capture of his father Hurin. After the defeat of Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the powers of Morgoth captured Húrin and brought him to Morgoth's stronghold, Angband. “Therefore the Orcs seized Húrin with their weapons; and ever their number was renewed, until it fell buried beneath them. Then Gothmog (orc captain) bound him and dragged him to Angband in mockery” (60). After arriving at Angband, Húrin taunts Morgoth: "You are blind, Morogth Bauglir (the Constrained), and you will always be blind, seeing only darkness" (62). Morgoth becomes furious at this and curses Hurin's parents: "But over all you love my thoughts will weigh like a cloud of doom, and plunge them into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil will come. Every time they speak, their words bring bad advice. Whatever they do, it will backfire. They will die without hope, cursing both life and death... middle of paper ......ism, in this novel, is reflected through the stone throne in which Morgoth places Húrin as punishment for his mockery, "He (Morgoth) placed him (Hurin) in a stone chair on a high place in Thangorodrim (Mountains of Tyranny), from where he could see the land of Hithlum in the west in the distance and the lands of Beleriand to the south. Morgoth, standing beside him, cursed him again and imposed his power upon him, so that he could not move from that place, nor die, until Morgoth freed him” (65). Therefore, the stone throne represents sorrow, suffering, torment, torture, pain and inevitable agony. The stone throne also symbolizes the punishment one receives for defying God. Thus, JRRTolkien uses the symbolism of the throne in this novel in order to show that one should not defy God otherwise he will be punished and to show that his wrongdoings will lead to his eternal and inevitable suffering..