The malice of the Sons of Fëanor...

In their wanderings, in the greatest felicity ever known among Elves and Men, Beren and Lúthien came once again to the borders of Doriath, Lúthien's ancient home. Beren purposed, therefore, to leave Lúthien safe among the trees and to relinquish life and love and go forth into the Darkness of the North. But Lúthien was unwilling to leave him, and said unto him: ''You must choose, Beren, between these two: to relinquish the quest and your oath and seek a life of wandering upon the face of the earth; or to hold to your word and challenge the power of darkness upon its throne. But on either road I shall go with you, and our doom shall be alike.''

Even as they spoke these things, Celegorm and Curufin rode up, and Celegorm spurred his horse and made for Beren, but Curufin swerving stooped and lifted Lúthien into the saddle. But Beren sprang from before Celegorm full upon the speeding horse of Curufin, and the Leap of Beren is renowned among Elves and Men. He took Curufin by the throat from behind, they fell to the ground together, and Lúthien was hurled upon the grass. Beren then throttled Curufin, but he was in danger of death, for Celegorm rode up behind with a spear. In that hour, Huan forsook the service of his master and sprang upon Celegorm. The horse swerved aside and would dare not approach Beren, out of terror of the Hound of Valinor. Celegorm then cursed both horse and hound, but Huan was unmoved, and Beren stripped him of his weapons and gear, and he took in that hour Angrist, a knife wrought by Telchar the Smith. Curufin he lifted and flung before him, taking his horse for the service of Lúthien. The Sons of Fëanor then cursed Beren and together rode away. But Curufin, being filled with shame and malice, took his bow and shot back at them, aiming this time for Lúthien. Huan caught the arrow between his teeth, but he shot again and Beren was wounded in the chest. Huan then pursued them far, and they fled this time in earnest, and returning out of the woods, Huan brought for Lúthien a herb. She staunched the wound with this herb, and by her arts and her love she healed Beren. When they returned again to the eaves of Doriath, he purposed once again to fulfill his oath, and arising early one morning before the Sun, he left her to the care of Huan and rode away northwards...