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Originally Posted by Mithalwen
But they did it purely for their own benefit so to me that is not heroism.
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No they did it to fulfill an oath they made and had many times to turn away. Beren and Luthien had no personal wish to gain a Silmaril. In terms of self sacrifice for the greater good then the obvious stand out examples are Earendil, Frodo and Cirdan.