Edith is to Luthien as JRRT is to... Beren?

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Evisse the Blue

Are you implying she was ugly? Cause I think she was pretty.

Merely pointing out to Gal55 that Tolkien was just as much like Beren as Edith was like Luthien. From what I've read, Edith was no charmer during their marriage and was quite cranky and very un-Luthien-like. But what we think doesn't much matter, because it's what JRR thoughts that created a great story.

Originally Posted by Evisse the Blue

In any case, I believe that Tolkien idealized their love story, as it always happens with writers. If it was fairytale-like in the beginning, it wasn't as much so as their married life progressed, and they discovered they has different interests and ideals. But that hardly mattered since they were both civilized human beings and JRRT was always faithful to her.

And undoubtedly,the Beren - Luthien story was born from a real, passionate love story at some point in time.

Yes. Idealized. Agreed.