‘Now the world runs on swiftly to great tidings. And one
of Men, even of Beor’s house, shall indeed come, and the Girdle of Melian shall
not restrain him, for doom greater than my power shall send him; and the songs
that shall spring from that coming shall endure when all Middle-earth is
changed.’
Q2: Do you think Melian refers only to Beren? Or also
Hurin?
I've always assumed it was only Beren.
Q3: Do you think the ‘doom’ is the parting with Luthien,
the coming of the Silmarils, the Fall of Doriath, or all of these? Other
thoughts?
To me, this is still very much about Beren's doom, but I can see how it could
be read as something beyond that. Or, it occurs to me now, perhaps it is
Thingol's doom—his vows—that are stronger than Melian's power of restraint. It
would tie in nicely with the theme of (what's the word I'm looking for?)
oath-taking.
Lúthien Rising
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