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'''The Lay of Leithian''' is the third chapter of ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''.
'''The Lay of Leithian''' is the third chapter of ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''.
==Development==


==Canto==
==Contents==
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto I|(Of Thingol)]]
===Canto===
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto II|(Gorlim's betrayal and Beren's revenge)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto I|Canto I]]''' - concerning [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]] and [[Doriath]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto III|(Beren's meeting with Luthien)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto II|Canto II]]''' - concerning [[Barahir|Barahir the Bold]], the treachery of [[Gorlim]], his death, and [[Beren|Beren Erchamion]]'s vow for revenge
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto IV|(Beren before Thingol)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto III|Canto III]]''' - concerning the meeting of Beren and [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto V|(Luthien's captivity in Doriath)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto IV|Canto IV]]''' - concerning Beren's capture and the bride-price of Lúthien as layed down by Thingol: a [[Silmarils|Silmaril]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto VI|(Beren in Nargothrond)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto V|Canto V]]''' - concerning Lúthien in Doriath and her escape
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto VII|(Beren and Felagund before Thu)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto VI|Canto VI]]''' - concerning Beren in [[Nargothrond]], with [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] and the scheming of [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto VIII|(Luthien in Nargothrond)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto VII|Canto VII]]''' - concerning the battle of minds between Finrod and [[Thû]], and the fall of Finrod
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto IX|(The defeat of Thu)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto VIII|Canto VIII]]''' - concerning Celegorm and Curufin's capture of Lúthien, and her meeting with [[Huan]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto X|(The attack by Celegorm and Curufin)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto IX|Canto IX]]''' - concerning Huan's battle with Thû, the destruction of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Wizard's Isle]], and the freeing of Beren
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto XI|(The disguising of Beren and Luthien and the journey to Angband)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto X|Canto X]]''' - concerning the second parting of Beren and Lúthien and the battle with Celegorm and Curufin
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto XII|(Fingolfin and Morgoth; the meeting with Carcharoth)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto XI|Canto XI]]''' - concerning the reunion of Beren and Lúthien and the approach to [[Thangorodrim]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto XIII|(Beren and Luthien in Angband)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto XII|Canto XII]]''' - concerning the battle of [[Fingolfin]] and [[Morgoth]] and the enchanting of [[Carcharoth]]
# [[Lay of Leithian Canto XIV|(Escape from Angband)]]
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto XIII|Canto XIII]]''' - concerning Lúthien's dance before Morgoth, his enchantment, and the stealing of the Silmaril
* '''[[Lay of Leithian Canto XIV|Canto XIV]]''' - concerning the flight of Beren and Lúthien and the rage of Carcharoth
===Unwritten cantos===
 
===Appendix: Commentary by C.S. Lewis===
 
==See Also==
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
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This article is about the chapter in the third book of The History of Middle-earth series. For the lay within the Legendarium, see Lay of Leithian.
The Lays of Beleriand chapters
  1. The Lay of the Children of Húrin
  2. Poems Early Abandoned
  3. The Lay of Leithian
  4. The Lay of Leithian Recommenced

The Lay of Leithian is the third chapter of The Lays of Beleriand.

Development

Contents

Canto

Unwritten cantos

Appendix: Commentary by C.S. Lewis

See Also

References

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