of beren and luthien

• beren: my fate, o king, led me hither, through perils such as few even of the elves would dare. and here i have found what i sought not indeed, but finding i would possess for ever. for it is above all gold and silver, and beyond all jewels. neither rock, nor steel, nor the fires of morgoth, nor all the powers of the elf-kingdoms, shall keep from me the treasure that i desire. for lúthien your daughter is the fairest of all the children of the world.