Goodreads asked Philip Dodd:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Philip Dodd The tale of Beren and Luthien from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien moved me because of what their love for each other achieved. Beren is a mortal man, Luthien Tinuviel is an immortal elf, they meet and fall in love with each other by chance in the woods of Neldoreth. King Thingol says he will only allow Beren to marry his daughter, Luthien, if he brings to him a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth. Beren knows the elf king sends him on an impossible quest but he still makes his way to Angband, the fortress of Morgoth. With the help of Luthien, he achieves the Quest of the Silmaril and is allowed to marry her. What they achieved together finally leads to the death of Morgoth and the fall of Angband. Sadly, J.R.R. Tolkien never finished The Silmarillion in his own lifetime. The Silmarillion, published in 1977, is but a hint of what could have been, edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien. It contains one great love story, however, that of Beren and Luthien. It was a tale that meant a lot to J.R.R. Tolkien as he called his wife Edith his Luthien.

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