The two fell in love but Thingol would only allow the mortal Beren to marry the immortal Lúthien on the condition that Beren returns with one of the Silmarils from Morgoth, the first Dark Lord (and, at this time, Sauron’s master). One of the outlaws betrayed them, and Beren – the only survivor – strayed into Doriath and there first saw Lúthien.
Her father, however, is extremely protective of both his kingdom and his daughter, builds an impressive city for himself, and covets the most beautiful jewels in the world.īeren is a nobleman of the House of Bëor who is in exile as a member of his father’s band of outlaws. She lives a happy and sheltered life in the kingdom of Doriath for many hundreds of years before she first encounters Beren. The daughter of the Maia Melian (an immortal powerful being of Middle-earth Gandalf and Sauron were also Maiar) and Thingol, the King of Doriath, Lúthien was one of the most beautiful people ever to walk the earth. Lúthien (pronounced “LOOTH-ee-en”) was an elf born in the early First Age, before Men even existed. This was then supplemented with the publication of The History of Middle-earth series which showed us other versions of the tale, most notably the Lay of Leithian which tells the story in poetic format. But if you take it freely, I will say that your choice is right and though all the mighty elf-friends of old, Hador, and Húrin, and Túrin, and Beren himself were assembled together your seat should be among them.”īut it wasn’t until the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977 that readers were first treated to the story in its fullness. So heavy that none could lay it on another. At the Council at Rivendell, Elrond compares Frodo to Beren: “ But it is a heavy burden. The significance of the couple’s tale continues down the Ages. Within Tolkien’s entire legendarium, Beren and Lúthien are seen as a key story around which many others gravitate. Throughout the book there are several references to the might and valour of Beren, and the beauty of Lúthien, but although the references give a sense of the depth of the mythology of Middle-earth, they seldom go beyond more than a paragraph. In the story, whilst camping at Weathertop, Aragorn sings the tale of Tinúviel:Īragorn then proceeds to give the four hobbits a summary of the story of Beren and Lúthien: how the couple fell in love and both, sadly, died (twice). The first time readers came across Beren and Lúthien was in The Lord of the Rings published in 1954. But, for those unfamiliar with the story, who are Beren and Lúthien? Beren and Lúthien, 2017 What do we know so far? Over the next six months we are going to hear a lot more about Beren and Lúthien as the world gears up towards the publication of the book on the 4th May. Posted by Shaun Gunner at 19:13 on 12 February 2017
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