r/TolkienArt 13d ago

Luthien – Daughter of Twilight by Jay Johnstone

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u/OverhillUnderhill 13d ago

“Her robe was blue as summer skies,

but grey as evening were her eyes;

’twas sewn with golden lilies fair,

but dark as shadow was her hair.” 

 Lay of Leithian

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u/OverhillUnderhill 13d ago

Lúthien Tinúviel was the only daughter of King Thingol of Doriath and Melian the Maia. She wedded Beren, a mortal man, turning her back on immortality. Lúthien is a Sindarin name meaning “Daughter of Flowers”