Beren and Lúthien 101 - Why this story matters!

Welcome to Tolkien's most cherished tale! The "kernel of the mythology", the "chief of the stories of the Silmarillion", the tale of Beren and Lúthien. Today we'll explore the earliest origins of this story, all the different versions of it, and all the reasons why Beren and Lúthien matter so much to Professor Tolkien and his wife Edith. Check out the full story: Beren & Lúthien 101 | Introduction - https://youtu.be/awpYr7ZHEeA Beren & the Outlaws | Part 1 - https://youtu.be/tppWNBh-hC0 Lúthien Tinúviel | Part 2 - https://youtu.be/TEwoawlMB48 The Quest of the Silmaril | Part 3 - https://youtu.be/vpb5jlDUz4U The Escape of Lúthien | Part 4 - https://youtu.be/6eDhtAzfQCw Sauron's Island of Werewolves | Part 5 - https://youtu.be/dOr_gAYc2-o Finrod Felagund Character Breakdown - https://youtu.be/xekt_XAPOkY The Wolfhound of Valinor | Part 6 - https://youtu.be/MSN0YM_ka8I Inside Angband | Part 7 - https://youtu.be/wnmVHg8BeX4 The Hunt of the Wolf | Part 8 - https://youtu.be/5AGTlyFz3VA The Doom of Beren & Lúthien | Part 9 - https://youtu.be/O7bDhD6ID_w Learn more about the Half-elves of Gondor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsy4PRAWZ0 Learn more about the cats of Queen Berúthiel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR9xCbYam40 #TheSilmarillion #Lore #Tolkien #Middle-earth Much love and many thanks to the artists who make the wonderful art. No Tolkien art is created by myself, and all credit goes to the individual artists. If an artist is not credited, it is because I cannot find the source of their image, but if any of your artwork is featured during this video, please drop a message or a comment and I can link your page in the description of my videos! All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, parody, or use a copyrighted work for educational purposes. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. Thumbnail art by Jenny Dolfen - https://goldseven.wordpress.com/ Art Credits: Alan Lee - http://www.alan-lee.com/ Elena Kukanova - https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Encounter-of-Beren-and-Luthien-724324847 Anke Eißmann - http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_home.html Alystraea - https://www.deviantart.com/annamare SaMo-art - https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/art/Beren-and-Luthien-in-Tol-Galen-685834246 Līga Kļaviņa - http://liga-marta.deviantart.com/ Matt Stewart - http://www.matthew-stewart.com/ Gerwell https://www.deviantart.com/gerwell/gallery Paula DiSante - http://www.betterscreenplays.com/ Jenny Dolfen - https://goldseven.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------- Much love and many thanks to the music makers! ------------------------------------------- Celtic Theme - Tom Kent - Freelance Musician @tomkentuk | www.tomkentmusic.co.uk | www.facebook.com/tomkentmusic An original soundtrack piece titled, 'Celtic Theme'. ------------------------------------------- "Alexander Nakarada - Towards The Horizon" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-towards ------------------------------------------- Scott Buckley - Stars In Her Skies [Orchestral] is released under CC BY 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/HdBYkaOsLaI ------------------------------------------- "Keys Of Moon - Enchanted" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-enchanted ------------------------------------------- "Scott Buckley - Sanctum [Epic]" is licensed under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/G_LeTJhjMR8 ------------------------------------------- ♩♫ Emotional and Inspiring Music ♪♬ - Interstellar (Copyright and Royalty Free) – by Ross Bugden - INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) ------------------------------------------- "Dungeons and Dragons" - Royalty Free Music For Commercial Use - Epic/Celtic Fantasy Royalty Free Music - Alexander Nakarada ------------------------------------------- Much love, stay groovy, and navaer mellyn nin!