Lúthien

definition between critics, yet it is always a form of fantasy. J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy novels The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion follow clear structural patterns common among fairy tales. One story in particular, “Of Beren and Lúthien” found within The Silmarillion, was originally to be Tolkien’s epic poem titled The Lay

movie adaptations do give her more of an active life. Lúthien in this regard is almost a foil to Galadriel because she was all about action. When her true love was being held captive by Sauron she sprang into action saving him from immeasurable pain and suffering. From there if Beren went somewhere she went too, never backing away from a fight. She truly was an elf maiden of action, even at one-point begging Mandos for the life of Beren, Lúthien cared more for personal relationships that gaining wisdom

“Is that you Luthien?” “Naneth?” I look a lot like my mother. We have the same golden hair and curious blue eyes. One of the only differences was our height. I was much shorter than both of my parents due to my sudden sickness when I was younger. She ran up to me, embracing me into a loving hug that only a mother could ever give. She held me for awhile, before holding my shoulders and looking into my eyes. “You have become so beautiful, Luthien. Your bravery and courage overpasses us all.”

origins coming from fairy tale and old myths/epics of ancient days. Even modern fantasy has its stake on the Cycle itself. To share an example, one connected to the founding literary works of modern fantasy, is the Tale of Beren and Luthien. The Tale of Beren and Luthien is one of the chief cornerstones of Tolkien’s Legendarium. The main

Dax-Roxette Turpin Adam Maloney English: Caring Milieu 18 February 2016 Acknowledgement The names in this story have been inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and by RIOT Games League of Legends Elven Friends Once upon a time, there was a small village in the North Pole named Christmas Bear’s Town. This town was joyful, colorful. Everywhere you looked there was snow, candy canes and lights decorated all the light posts that where lined up at the main road. The village

Tolkien’s characters Lúthien, Galadriel, Arwen, and Éowyn are good examples of strong females. Tolkien heavily influenced his characters with old Germanic and Norse mythology, and Catholicism backgrounds. If one takes into account these mythologies and Tolkien’s background, his women characters embody qualities of resilience, wisdom, independence,

character. However, if most people attempt to think of one of his characters the first ones that come to mind are males such as Aragorn and Frodo, when in all reality some of his most intriguing and subtly pivotal characters are females. Galadriel, Lúthien, Arwen, and Éowyn are four of those such women who are all individually different, although they can be

This story is said to have come to Tolkien after he had watched his own wife, Edith Bratt, dance. There is also proof of this inspiration on the Tolkiens' tombstone – when Edith died in 1971, J.R.R. had ”Luthien” inscripted on her tombstone. When he in his turn died in 1973, he was buried in the same grave, and had ”Beren” inscripted on the stone as well. 3 5. Conclusion With the examples given in the discussion part of this essay, it is clear to see that

In 2001, the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo allowed three sessions on Tolkien to be presented. That seminal event was the ‘nucleus’ from which this collection sprang. For forty years, editor Jane Chance, Professor Emerita in English at Rice University, has written and taught on medieval literature, medieval culture, medieval women and modern medievalism. She has authored or edited five critical studies of Tolkien’s work, as well as numerous

Thus Douglas Charles Kane sets forth the inspiration for his meticulous review of the origin of the text Christopher Tolkien presented in 1977 as The Silmarillion. I confess that I myself belonged to the second group, until the publication of The History of Middle-earth volumes revealed the extent of the evolution of the Legendarium. Christopher has presented that evolution roughly in a chronological format, with The Book of Lost Tales containing Tolkien’s earliest writings and The War of the Jewels