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Carcharoth is a werewolf created by the evil lord Morgoth to defend him against Beren’s quest to steal a Silmaril jewel from his crown and thereby win permission from Lúthien’s father to take her hand in marriage. One of the key chapters in The Silmarillion, “Beren and Lúthien” is a beautiful tale of love and heroism, but the lyrics to this song focus on the dread beast who confronts them: Upon the threshold, watchful, dire, His eyes new-kindled with dull fire,