"Tinúviel! Tinúviel! / He called her by her elvish name"

One of the tales told in the first book of Lord of the Rings (the "Knife in the Dark" chapter) is that of the fairest maiden who ever lived: Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of a King of the Elves. She falls in love with a mortal man, Beren; rescues him from the dungeons of Sauron; cradles him in his arms when he is slain by the Wolf; and spurns immortality so that she might follow her love.


Mr Tolkien recites the verses here. Also, check out this stirring musical version done more recently.