Unseen Tolkien works to go on show

Previously unseen works by JRR Tolkien about the mythical romance between his characters Beren and Luthien are set to go on display in a major exhibition.

The love story between a mortal man and an elf maiden appears in several of The Lord Of The Rings author’s works, including the posthumously published The Silmarillion and Beren And Luthien.

The tale follows mortal Beren and elf Luthien as they embark on a quest together and fall in love.

Following the final battle, Luthien revives the mortally wounded Beren by renouncing her own immortality. Original manuscripts and illustrations will be displayed in Oxford as part of the Bodleian Libraries’ exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, which runs from 1 June to 28 October.