The LOTR movies' Arwen takes traits from another female Tolkien character, Luthien, whose story was never adapted for the ...

Sauron was defeated by Huan, a dog, in a fierce battle, showcasing the dog's incredible power. Huan, the Hound of Valinor, ...

The love story that meant the most to Tolkien himself, though, was the story of Beren and Lúthien, which was directly inspired by the writer’s own life. Beren was a mortal Man from a royal ...

He's still mad about 'Firefly' getting canceled. The story of Beren and Lúthien is important – both to readers of The Silmarillion, who find it a compelling, character-driven tale to grab on to ...

The Oxford gravestone shared by J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith Tolkien is etched with the names Beren and Lúthien—two characters from a fantastical love story that the Lord of the Rings ...

What fewer people know is the inspiration for the very first of his Tales of Middle Earth, Luthien and Beren, was his wife, who died two years before him. The book, about the immortal elf and ...

As with the post­humously published “The Children of Húrin” and “Beren and Lúthien,” this entry has been painstakingly and, clearly, lovingly edited by his son and literary executor ...

By that standard, the most relevant J.R.R. Tolkien passage comes from Appendix A of the Return of the King: There were three unions of the Eldar and the Edain: Lúthien and Beren; Idril and Tuor ...