Finnish influences on Tolkien include both the Finnish language, which he especially liked, and the Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot's 19th century compilation of Finnish mythology, which Tolkien stated had po
Tolkien may have made use of the Finnish epic poem Kalevala for some Middle-earth characters. Painting: The Defense of the Sampo, an adaptation of a scene from Kalevala, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896
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
