Beren and Lúthien
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Beren and Lúthien is a 2017 compilation of multiple versions of the epic fantasy story about Lúthien and Beren by J. R. R. Tolkien, one of his earliest tales of Middle-earth. It is one of what he call
Front cover of the 2017 hardback edition
Lúthien and Beren
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Lúthien and Beren are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth. Lúthien is an elf, daughter of the elf-king Thingol and goddess-like Melian. Beren is a mortal man. The complex tale
Lúthien — a gouache painting depicting a scene from The Silmarillion by Ted Nasmith. It was published in the 1990 Tolkien Calendar.
Lúthien pleading with Mandos. Art by Gregor Roffalski
The Harrowing of Hell, Petites Heures, 14th-century illuminated manuscript for John, Duke of Berry
Possible influence from the Welsh "Culhwch and Olwen": heroic hound, woman with magical powers, warrior seeking her hand in marriage, demanding father. Illustration "Culhwch at Ysbaddaden's court" by Ernest Wallcousins, 1920