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Beren was the son of Barahir and Emeldir. He was a Man of the royal House of Bëor of Dorthonion, and the most accomplished hero and adventurer of the First Age. The battle of the Dagor Bragollach befell during his youth, bringing about the ruin of his kingdom. The young Beren lived with his father and ten loyal followers in the highlands of Dorthonion, and the twelve of them performed many acts of bravery, to the great frustration of Morgoth, the Dark King of AngbandSee Angband (game) for the computer game. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Angband ( Sindarin for 'Hells of Iron') is the name of the fortress of Morgoth, constructed before the First Age of the Sun, located in the Iron Mountains north of Beleri. After the ruin of the Outlaws of Dorthonion, Beren was forced from the land of his birth by SauronSauron is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the titular Lord of the Rings against whom the protagonists of that series struggle. His name is pronounced in IPA as: sn and in SAMPA as: sAUr\`Qn''. His "birth" occured in 30 and DraugluinTolkien's legendarium, Draugluin was the first werewolf. Bred from the wolves and inhabited with an evil spirit sent by Morgoth himself, Draugluin was the sire of all werewolves of Beleriand, and dwelt with his master Sauron in Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the former. He crossed into DoriathTolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. It was called the Fenced Land (Dor-iath), for its queen, Melian, put a girdle of enchantment about it, so that nobody could enter without King Thingol's permission. Doriath was, where he saw and fell in love with Lúthien, princess of the SindarIn the works of J. Tolkien, the fictional Sindar (meaning Grey People singular Sinda although the later term was not generally used by Tolkien) are Elves of Telerin descent. They are also known as the Grey Elves . Their language is Sindarin. The Kings of and daughter of ThingolElu Thingol is the King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar, a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. More accurately Thingol was the Sindarin form of the surname of one of the kings of the Teleri. The Quenya form of the same name is Elwe S and MelianMelian is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. She was a Maia of the race of the Valar. She fell in love with the Elven-king Elu Thingol and with him ruled the kingdom of Doriath. When Thingol (then called Elw met Melian, he lost track of.
Thingol haughtily refused to give Lúthien's hand in marriage. He said that he would allow the marriage to take place only if Beren brought back a SilmarilThe Silmarils are fictional artifacts from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. The Silmarils ( Quenya Silmarilli were three gems of immense might and beauty created by Feanor while the Eldar were still in Valinor. They were named for and crafted of the from the Iron Crown of Morgoth. The task was intended to be impossible, but Beren and Lúthien braved many perils (even besting Sauron, then Morgoth's most powerful lieutenant) and captured a Silmaril. However, as they escaped from Angband, the great wolf Carcharoth, whom Morgoth had personally bred, awoke. Beren held out the Silmaril, hoping that its radiance would avert the beast, but he was mistaken. Carcharoth bit off his hand swallowed it and the Silmaril (thus Beren was called Erchamion, One-hand), and proceeded to run rampant through Doriath. Lúthien and the unconscious Beren were rescued by the Eagles of Manwë. Beren participated in the hunting of Carcharoth, where the beast was slain and the Silmaril recovered; the quest was accomplished, but in the process Beren was mortally wounded.
Lúthien's love for Beren was so strong that, hearing of his death, she laid down and died. Her soul went to the Halls of Mandos, where she managed to charm Mandos into granting her a wish. Both she and Beren were restored to life, but both of them would die the death of Men, and go beyond the walls of Arda to a place unknown. Thus Beren and Lúthien lived again, and dwelt on Tol Galen in the middle of the river Adurant in Ossiriand. There they stayed apart from other mortals; Beren was involved with the events of the First Age only one further time, when he waylaid a group of Dwarves who had destroyed Doriath and stolen the Nauglamír (and the Silmaril with it).
Lúthien bore Beren a son, named Dior, Thingol's heir, considered to be one of the fairest beings to ever live, for in him flowed the blood of Men, the blood of Elves, and the blood of the Ainur. Through his descendants, the blood of Beren and of Lúthien was preserved among the Eldar and the Edain.
The name of Beren's sword was Dagmor.