Lúthien and Beren
Fictional couple in Tolkien's Middle-earth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 of their love for each other and the quest they are forced to embark upon is a story of triumph against overwhelming odds but ending in tragedy. It appears in The Silmarillion, the epic poem The Lay of Leithian, the Grey Annals section of The War of the Jewels, and in the texts collected in the 2017 book Beren and Lúthien. Their story is told to Frodo by Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.
Lúthien | |
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Tolkien character | |
In-universe information | |
Aliases | Tinúviel |
Race | Maia / Elf |
Gender | Female |
Book(s) | The Silmarillion Beren and Lúthien |
Beren | |
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Tolkien character | |
In-universe information | |
Aliases | Erchamion |
Race | Men (Edain) |
Gender | Male |
Book(s) | The Silmarillion Beren and Lúthien |
The story of Lúthien and Beren, immortal elf-maiden marrying a mortal man and choosing mortality for herself, is mirrored in Tolkien's The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. The names Beren and Lúthien appear on the grave of Tolkien and his wife Edith.