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The Lay of Leithian
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The Lay of Leithian
The Lay of Leithien
is an
unfinished poem
written by
J. R. R. Tolkien
. It tells
the Tale of Beren and Lúthien
, the story of the love of the mortal
Man
Beren
and the immortal
Elf
maiden
Lúthien
. The poem consists of over 4200
verse
s. It was published after Tolkien's death in
The Lays of Beleriand
. Its precedents are found in the Welsh tale of
Culhwch and Olwen
in the manuscripts, the
Red Book of Hergest
and the earlier
White Book of Rhydderch
.
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