I agree with you, but what do you mean, lack of references?
"Then Túrin in great anger took up a drinking vessel, and cast it at Saeros; and he was grievously hurt."
Jim, good catch! Though that's more "throwing a heavy object that happens to hold wine" than "ruining your expensive but totally trashy dress with Merlot."
MithLuin: family catfights, amnesia, unwise pregnancies with totally unsuitable partners, inheritance disputes that turn really, really nasty...