Ooh la la, Lúthien... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

skip spence · 07-17-2008, 06:23 AM

Ah yes, foxy Luthien...

I've always been struck by how sexually alluring Luthien comes across as, despite, or perhaps because of, Tolkien's understated language. Although much of the passion of the Lost Tales has been edited away in later versions, there's still an element of raw, if innocent, sexuality whenever Luthien is involved. Besides her first meeting with Beren in LT (I made the same initial interpretation as Lush did reading this), just think of her dance in front of Morgoth in his court. Phew!

07-17-2008, 06:23 AM	#34
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Bump Ah yes, foxy Luthien... I've always been struck by how sexually alluring Luthien comes across as, despite, or perhaps because of, Tolkien's understated language. Although much of the passion of the Lost Tales has been edited away in later versions, there's still an element of raw, if innocent, sexuality whenever Luthien is involved. Besides her first meeting with Beren in LT (I made the same initial interpretation as Lush did reading this), just think of her dance in front of Morgoth in his court. Phew! __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan Last edited by skip spence; 07-17-2008 at 06:27 AM.