I think I finally *got* Beren when I read that he was, of course, an authorial insert. Of course he would try to be chivalric and noble and whatever even though LĂșthien is a lot more powerful than he is. (Although, it's true, she's not as experienced dealing with the forces of darkness head-on.)
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Date: 2014-03-28 12:09 am (UTC)I think I finally *got* Beren when I read that he was, of course, an authorial insert. Of course he would try to be chivalric and noble and whatever even though LĂșthien is a lot more powerful than he is. (Although, it's true, she's not as experienced dealing with the forces of darkness head-on.)
Melian knows alllll about it.