At the end the quest, the great Wolf, Carcharoth, also breached the Girdle, but Thingol, Beren, Huan the hound and Thingol's captains Beleg and Mablung hunted and killed the beast, though Beren was slain in the act.
At the end the quest, the great Wolf, Carcharoth, also breached the Girdle due to the power of the Silmaril he had swallowed. The Wolf posed a grave threat to the realm but Thingol, Beren, Huan the hound and Thingol's captains Beleg and Mablung hunted and killed the beast, though Beren was slain in the act.