A cherished moment from the life of a young J.R.R. Tolkien will be immortalised in two new wooden statues being installed in East Yorkshire this summer to celebrate the area's influence on the fantasy author's writing.

Officially unveiled in a special ceremony on 6 June, the hand-carved oak statues of the writer and his wife, Edith, will depict a treasured memory during the summer of 1917 when she danced for him in a wood close to the village of Roos.

For Tolkien – who spent 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire recovering from Trench Fever – the romantic moment was so special that it inspired Of Beren and Lúthien, a collection of tales and legends revealing the story of Middle-earth.

While the region's landscape is widely believed to be the inspiration for some of his stories, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the image of the two of them in the glade stayed with him for the rest of his life.

When his wife died in 1971, he had Lúthien inscribed on her headstone and after Tolkien's death, in 1973, Beren was added under his name.

Now the moment has been cast in wood by Lincolnshire-based artist Allen Stichler who has hand crafted an eight-and-a-half feet high statue showing the young Tolkien, while the second installation, beside it, depicts Edith dancing in silhouette etched into a thick oak slab.

And on Friday 6 June, residents and visitors to East Yorkshire will be able to see the new sculptures officially launched in the grounds of All Saints Church in Roos, which is between Hornsea and Withernsea. The event will feature a short talk by local historian Phil Mathison and an official viewing from 10.30am.

As well as invited guests, there will also be 100 free public tickets available, which must be booked in advance, and are limited to a maximum of four per person. They are bookable from 9 May until 6 June, or until all have been allocated, via the link https://bit.ly/43jID41.

The statues will then become the latest attraction of the existing self-guided trail around East Yorkshire's The Tolkien Triangle, covering many of the towns and villages along the East Yorkshire coast that he visited during his convalescence from April 1917 to October 1918 (www.visiteastyorkshire.co.uk/listing/the-tolkien-triangle/204975101/).

This latest visitor attraction celebrating the best-selling author comes as Tolkien's fantasy world gets a renewed cinema and TV boost, thanks to new productions hitting screens.

Next year will see a fresh addition to The Lord of the Rings movie series, one of the biggest film franchises of all time, when actor Andy Serkis directs and stars in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the first live-action film since Peter Jackson's famous trilogy ended in 2014.

And Prime Video has announced that its TV series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – which attracted over 170 million viewers worldwide - will return for a third season, although no date has yet been announced.

The project has been funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Route Yorkshire Coast.

For more on East Yorkshire as a destination, see www.visiteastyorkshire.co.uk