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I made a kid's version of Beren and Luthien for my younger sister, and I thought you might find it useful if you have children or young siblings. It's basically just an abridged version of Beren and Luthien, with some of the iffy parts (such as the crows feasting on Barahir's body) removed or...
Yes, yes, yes, once again a topic concerning the long-suffering Doriath.
Well, masters Eldalië and Atanatári, here's a question - who then raided and massacred the dwarves just plundered Doriath? Fëanorians? Beren (with Ents - yep, I'd like to see that)? Furious Melian?? Or a bored Lúthien...
I recently downloaded this version of the Lay of Lathien from the internet, as I hope to memorise it eventually. However, I am unsure if this is a correct version of the Lay, as some parts seem substituted from Tolkien's other works. One passage in particular sparks doubt, page 3:
which is...
I have never read Romeo and Juliet before and know Beren and Lúthien briefly...I ask this of those who are familiar with both ...do these couples have anything in common beside their love being forbidden?
Chapter 22, "Of the Ruin of Doriath" does state that the Lord of Nogrod "laid his curse upon all the treasure" before he died, and so Beren threw all of it into the River Ascar save for the Nauglamir.
A few things to wonder or theorize about:
What exactly was the curse, and what did it...
We all know about the rivalry between cats and dogs, but let's put that into a middle earth sense and imagine Huan, captain of the dogs vs Telvido, lord of the cats. This battle happens in beren and Luthien but I think other outcomes could arise if you think for long e
I am a dog person so for...
Discussions regarding Beren and Lúthien. Published in 2017, Beren and Lúthien is the story of the love and adventures of the mortal man Beren and the immortal elf-maiden Lúthien.
OK - I'm slacking... I don't have either of these yet, and haven't read them. But I'll probably put them on a suggestion list for Christmas gifts.
Around here - there's already a forum for "Children of Hurin" - and to me, these books seem most in the same class. Should each get its own forum...
What are your opinions on the Beren and Lúthien book that came out?
I was a bit disappointed. It was so dry. I suppose I was looking for an actual story with narrative like The Children of Húrin. This was a collection of all JRRT's different versions of B&L. Still great, glad I own it...
Hi new member here. I have a question. Does anyone know the last verse of the Song of Beren and Luthien in its original writings, perhaps in Tengwar, Quenya or Sindarin? Or if there isn't does anyone can translate the last verse only into correct elvish writings? I need it to make a drawings...
I am on my first time reading The Silmarillion. I am almost finished with two chapters left. But a question that I keep asking myself is, unless I have missed a small dialogue somewhere- Why was Morgoth not enraged when he discovered a silmaril was missing from his crown? With his previous...
Another 'what if' to ponder....
Beren attempted to take all three Silmarils from Morgoth's crown, but his knife broke, and Morgoth stirred in his slumber. So Beren and Luthien fled, leaving the other two behind.
But what if they had taken all three?
I was just wondering what would have happened if Finrod had been able to persuade his people to aid Beren in the quest of the Silmaril?
I'm thinking there would have been a huge battle at Tol Sirion, which may have still resulted in Finrod's death and perhaps Beren's capture. Would it have...
A harsh title to be sure, but when Beren has Morgoth at his mercy, snoring away whilst Beren is holding a knife at his head, why didn't Beren just slip the knife into Morgoth's carotid and jugular, thereby severely reducing Morgoth's power. It's true that Morgoth could recorporate, but we know...
I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes but I thought another deep topic might be of interest to our illustrious guild so I'm posting it without asking permission.
Beren and Luthien... Aragorn and Arwen... There are great similarities as well as many blaring differences. Who do you find more...
Reason 1: It's a love story.
Reason 2: It has animals, everyone loves animals.
Reason 3: The one animal talks, and hes a hound. Everyone loves talking dogs.
Reason 4: People die.
Reason 5: The theme song of the movie can be sung by the characters (like Moulin Rouge)
Reason 6...