Beren and Lúthien’s quest

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Beren and Lúthien’s quest is a legendary tale in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth in which the mortal man Beren and the Elven maiden Lúthien undertake a perilous journey into the stronghold of the Dark Lord Morgoth to win a Silmaril and thereby secure permission for their union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional quest
legendary tale
narrative
story arc
featuresArtifact Angrist NERFINISHED
Morgoth’s iron crown NERFINISHED
Silmaril NERFINISHED
featuresCreature vampires
werewolves
wolves
featuresPower Huan’s prophetic fate GENERATED
Lúthien’s song and enchantments GENERATED
featuresRace Elves NERFINISHED
Maiar NERFINISHED
Men
hasAntagonist Morgoth NERFINISHED
hasAuthor J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
hasLocation Angband NERFINISHED
Doriath NERFINISHED
Nargothrond NERFINISHED
Tol-in-Gaurhoth NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Beren NERFINISHED
Lúthien Tinúviel NERFINISHED
hasMotivation to secure Thingol’s permission for the marriage of Beren and Lúthien
hasObjective to obtain a Silmaril from Morgoth’s crown
hasSetting Middle-earth NERFINISHED
hasSupportingCharacter Carcharoth NERFINISHED
Celegorm NERFINISHED
Curufin NERFINISHED
Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED
Huan NERFINISHED
Melian NERFINISHED
Sauron NERFINISHED
Thingol NERFINISHED
hasTheme defiance of evil
fate and doom
mortal and immortal love
sacrifice
includesEvent Beren cutting a Silmaril from Morgoth’s crown
Beren’s death and Lúthien’s plea before Mandos
Carcharoth swallowing Beren’s hand with the Silmaril
Hunt for the Wolf NERFINISHED
confrontation with Sauron NERFINISHED
journey to Angband
rescue of Beren from Tol-in-Gaurhoth
inspiredBy Edith Tolkien and J. R. R. Tolkien’s own love story
narratedIn Beren and Lúthien (2017 book) NERFINISHED
The Lay of Leithian NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
partOf history of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
takesPlaceInAge First Age NERFINISHED
takesPlaceInRegion Beleriand NERFINISHED

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Silmarils involvedInEvent Beren and Lúthien’s quest