What one should know is that without the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, there wouldn't be solid base platform of the fantasy genre. In 2017, another of his legacy will be released in a form of a publication of love story written back in 1917 titled "Beren and Luthien," according to Harper Collins.
One fun fact for fans to know is that some of the romance scenes between Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Arwen (Liv Tyler) in the movie were taken from "Beren and Luthien" story of Tolkien. Entertainment Weekly reported that the story of the known British author revolves around the romance between mortal man Beren and the immortal elf-maiden Luthien. Numerous references were made in Tolkien's other works such as the "The Silmarillion" and the epic "The History of Middle-earth" series.
The story will feature the various iterations from the previous publications, as well as the book art from veteran "Lord of the Rings" artist Alan Lee. Book will be edited by Christopher Tolkien himself.
The fantasy romance of "Beren and Luthien" was also mentioned in other forms of media such as references in the special features for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy. It was mentioned that the story is based on the personal story of Tolkien and his wife, Edith.
In other news, there have other biopics on J.R.R. Tolkien that are in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. One of these feature the friendship between "Narnia" author C.S Lewis and Tolkien titled "Tolkien & Lewis," which also featured how he helped Lewis convert to Christianity.
