I got all excited when I heard that they’re releasing a new Beren & Luthien book soon. So here, have my first bit of Tolkien fan art in a couple of years. A modern au..? Luthien. I dunno.
“She was (and knew she was) my Lúthien. I will say no more now.” Ronald Tolkien loved his wife Edith more than anything. The epic love story of Beren and Lúthien is inspired by Tolkien’s own love. He had to endure his own adventures until he was able to marry Edith. When she danced for him in the woods during his convalescence in 1917, that scene sparked the first meeting of the mortal Beren with the Elbe Lúthien.
What a bliss to spend the Weekend at home, reading on the balcony and enjoying the sunny Spring weather! Reading Tolkien’s “The Lay of Leithian” featured in “Beren and Lúthien”, edited and published by Tolkien’s son Christopher.
