Luthien and the Wolf

Luthien and the Wolf

Most loved of all Tolkien’s works is the Tale of Luthien and Beren, it has inspired so many paintings and I return to it again and again……

Through magic they took the shapes of the bat Thuringwethil and the wolf Draugluin that Huan had killed. Thereby they were able to enter the enemy’s land and at last came to Angband and before Morgoth’s throne. There Lúthien sang a magical song which made the Dark Lord and his court fall asleep; then Beren cut a Silmaril from Morgoth’s crown.

From original painted in mixed media 50cmm x 50cm on canvas .