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Beren And Lúthien by J. R. R. Tolkien; Alan Lee; Christopher Tolkien is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Beren And Lúthien about?
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. 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 love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Lúthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril. In this book Christopher Tolkien has attempted to extract the story o
Who reads Beren And Lúthien?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien; Alan Lee; Christopher Tolkien
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780008214210
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Rating
- 4.01 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Beren ile Luthien (2026)
- Beren und Lúthien: Mit Illustrationen von Alan Lee (2017)
- Beren and Lúthien. Middle-earth universe (2017)
- Beren and Lúthien (2017)
- Beren und Lúthien (2017)
- Beren et Lúthien (TOLKIEN) (1970)
- Beren et Lúthien (TOLKIEN) (2017)
- Beren and Lúthien. Middle-earth universe (2018)
- Beren y Lúthien: Editado por Christopher Tolkien. Ilustrado por Alan Lee (Biblioteca J. R. R. Tolkien) (2018)
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