462, orcs invaded Hithlum and Galdor was slain defending the fortress of Eithel Sirion. They returned to Dor-lómin sometime before 462. Turgon was reluctant to let the brothers leave but the king granted their wish and the brothers swore oaths of secrecy.

Húrin remained with Turgon for a time until he and his brother wished to return to their people. King Turgon welcomed the brothers, remembering their grandfather Hador who was an Elf-friend as well as the words of Ulmo who told him to deal kindly to the House of Hador. From there, Eagles flew them to the hidden city Gondolin. They were pursued to the ford of Brithiach and were saved by the Vala Ulmo who caused a mist to rise and the two escaped into Dimbar. In 456, the brothers joined a company of scouts but were separated from them after an Orc ambush. In his youth, him and his younger brother Huor were raised in the forest of Brethil by Haldir their uncle.

His mother was Hareth of Brethil who was the daughter of Halmir the lord of the Haladin. His father was Galdor and his grandfather Hador Lórindol, founder of the House of Hador.

Hurin and Huor are landing in Gondolin by Mysilvergreen The curse led to some of the greatest successes and tragedies of the First Age. He was forced to watch the curse befall his children. He refused, and in response the Dark Lord cursed his kin and imprisoned him on Thangorodrim. In the tale he was captured by Morgoth at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and the Dark Lord attempted to convince him to reveal the secret location of Gondolin. Húrin was regarded as 'the mightiest of warriors of mortal Men' but also known for being the titular character of the tale, Narn i Chîn Húrin, 'The Tale of the Children of Húrin'. He was the father of Túrin, Urwen and Nienor. He was the eldest son of Galdor and Hareth and the older brother of Huor. Húrin Thalion ('the Steadfast', 'the Strong'), was the last Lord of Dor-lómin and one of the great heroes of Men during the First Age. But the fire in him burned steadily, and he had great endurance of will.' ― The Children of Húrin, The Childhood of Túrin but he was shorter in stature than other men of his kin in this he took after his mother's people, but in all else he was like Hador, his grandfather, strong in body and fiery of mood. For a list of other meanings, see Húrin (disambiguation). The name Húrin refers to more than one character, item or concept.

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The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien