Beren and Lúthien
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year., ,Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the lov….Read More
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