Beren and Luthien buried together
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Beren and Luthien buried together
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 15 May 2009
On the grave of JRR Tolkien and his wife Edith Mary (Pratt), their respective names Beren and Luthien are those of the lovers in The Silmarillion. Their fictional romance deliberately echoed the real life devotion of the Tolkiens. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Beren_and_L%C3%BAthien
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Image Location
Latitude
51.791729
Longitude
-1.275148