Lúthien, who met Beren, a member of the House of Bëor, in the Doriath forests, was regarded in the Lay of Leithian as the first immortal woman to ever fall in love and marry a human man. From the start, their bond was improbable since Lúthien was not only the beloved only child of the most powerful Elven King of Beleriand, but also the offspring of Maia, a formidable angelic figure belonging to the Ainur tribe. A mortal man named Beren was evading the first Dark Lord Morgoth. With the intenti ... (Read More)