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Robert revisits Tolkien's deeply personal love story, alongside a return to Westeros and the First Dornish War.
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- 4:11Thingol makes marriage conditional on Beren retrieving a Silmaril from Morgoth's iron crown.
- 6:20Lúthien escapes captivity and joins Huan to defeat Sauron and free Beren.
- 7:22Inside Angband, Lúthien puts Morgoth and his court to sleep so Beren can take a Silmaril.
- 10:15Robert explains the tale's personal significance through Tolkien and Edith's shared grave inscription.
- 12:41Beren and Lúthien provide an archetype for the later romance of Aragorn and Arwen.
Who rescues whom in Tolkien's great First Age love story? In "Beren and Luthien Explained", Robert gives Lúthien her due: she escapes captivity, joins forces with Huan the hound, defeats Sauron and frees Beren. Retrieving a jewel from Morgoth's crown is hardly a straightforward courtship, but Beren certainly isn't doing it alone.
The tale was the most watched of In Deep Geek's two new uploads, reaching roughly 92,000 views. Robert follows its impossible marriage condition through to its place in Tolkien's own life, including the names Beren and Lúthien on the shared grave of Tolkien and Edith. He also connects the lovers to Aragorn and Arwen, whose romance echoes that much older story.
Viewers bring both reading notes and affection for the canine companion. One describes encountering the video just as they reach Beren and Lúthien in their first reading of The Silmarillion; others discuss the Aragorn-Arwen connection or simply turn up for Huan. The hound has his own constituency.
Friday's "The Death of Rhaenys Targaryen and the First Dornish War" took the channel back to Westeros. It has reached around 50,000 views and is currently drawing the most daily viewing of any In Deep Geek video. Behind it, "What Did Sauron Know? (Compilation)" and "What's So Special About Helm's Deep?" keep older Middle-earth questions in circulation.
Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily views are a little below their usual level. Among nearby entertainment channels, Rob Anderson had a particularly busy week; In Deep Geek nevertheless gathered more weekly views than most of that group, with Robert dividing his new storytelling between Tolkien's lovers and Targaryen history.
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I’ve read Lord of the Rings many times, but I’m now reading the Silmarillion for the first time. It’s uncanny how these videos are popping up as I cross the same subjects in the book. I just read about Beren and Luthien last night.
@PeopleAlreadyDidThisSee it on YouTubeI'm here for the puppy.
@labradromeSee it on YouTubeRobert, it is a wonderful gift that you have; telling stories many of us already know, yet doing so in such a way that we are eager to listen nonetheless. Thank you.
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Robert, you get the lifetime achievement award for making me cry about the works of JRR Tolkien. You have such a beautiful way of describing this world and your videos have moved me to tears quite a few times now. Thank you for the work you do!
@snowleopardjoeySee it on YouTubeBeren & Luthien is the story above all others that I wish the world could know like Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit. Tolkien's unfiltered romantic side. Luthien throwing down with Sauron and Morgoth to teach her father a lesson. The inconceivable descent into Angband that Tolkien describes with evocative allusions instead of a detailed description. I never tire of revisting it.
@andersonicSee it on YouTubeThe last time i was this early, the two trees still provided all light
@SylviaRustyFaeSee it on YouTubeI always wished this story consisted of more pages, it deserved it.
@DmatrioSee it on YouTubeThe symbolic link between Beren and Luthien and the Professor and his wife is incredibly touching. Would that all of us could have such a relationship in our lives.
@istari0See it on YouTubeNow, to be fair to Beren and Luthien, most people do stop their life of adventure after they die.
@michaeltalpasSee it on YouTubeI think it's not just 'not foreshadowing' because Aragorn / Arwen are the echos, but also because they were both fully aware of the story of Beren and Luthien and the way in which their love was an echo if it. Everyone else was aware of it too. It was less foreshadowing and more them aspiring in some ways to be like the figures from legend.
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Which creature helps Lúthien defeat Sauron and rescue Beren?
Lúthien joins forces with Huan during the rescue Robert recounts.