Which woman is buried with J.R.R. Tolkien under the name Lúthien?

Edith Tolkien is buried with J.R.R. Tolkien under the name Lúthien.

J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Bratt married in 1916 and remained together until Edith’s death in 1971. Tolkien died in 1973, and they were buried together in Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford.

Their shared grave identifies Edith as “Lúthien” and Tolkien as “Beren,” referring to a love story in Tolkien’s mythology. Lúthien is an immortal Elven princess, while Beren is a mortal man; their relationship becomes one of the central legends of the First Age.

The fictional couple was partly inspired by Tolkien’s relationship with Edith. Tolkien wrote about seeing Edith dance in a woodland setting, an experience often connected with the origins of Lúthien, though the legend developed over many years.