{"product_id":"beren-and-l-thien","title":"Beren and L?thien","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePainstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, was deeply opposed to Beren, and imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndaunted by Lord Thingol's challenge, Beren and Lúthien embark on the supremely heroic attempt to rob Morgoth, the greatest of all evil beings, of a Silmaril, one of the hallowed jewels that adorn the Black Enemy's crown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe tale of Beren and Lúthien, which was written shortly after J.R.R. Tolkien returned from the Battle of the Somme in 1916, was an essential element in the evolution of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e. In this book Christopher Tolkien has extracted the various versions of \u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e from the comprehensive work in which they are embedded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo show something of the process whereby this Great Tale of Middle-earth evolved over the years, he tells the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651884159250,"sku":"9780008248079","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8f4c873-267b-4bd0-aae6-5a5a03a65384.jpg?v=1733312078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beren-and-l-thien","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}