![]() ![]() ![]() The theme of being captured and escaping is an important recurrence throughout Middle Earth, as can be seen by Gandalfs torment on the tower of Orthanc, and Eowyn's fear of a cage, and the noble Beren is no exception as he is incarcerated by the dark lord and his assistant Sauron, who later becomes the creator of the One Ring. The same can be said of Beren and Luthien, who are also kept apart by war and captivity, after Luthien’s father sends Beren on an impossible mission to retrieve a Silmaril from the crown of the evil Morgoth, in order to receive his blessing to wed his daughter. Although the portrayal of the elves is different in the books and the films, this fading of the Evenstar and her immortality remains consistent in both. Throughout much of the trilogy, Aragorn is away fighting in the battle of the war of the ring, whilst Arwen is fading away in Rivendell. Beren and Luthien’s story, like that of Arwen and Aragorn, is a tale of two lovers who are destined to be torn apart, but ultimately always find their way back to one another. ![]()
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