If you had to pick one chapter out of all the books, which one would you read?

[The Only Real Estel]

Helms Deep (in ttt), how about all of you guys> smilies/cool.gif

[Manwe Sulimo]

The Battle of the Pelennor Fields or The Scouring of the Shire--I'm a war junky.

EDIT: Scratch that. The Council of Elrond--it has the most info and lore, like the history of the Rings, and Gandalf's trip to Orthanc.

[ April 18, 2003: Message edited by: Manwe Sulimo ]

[elven maiden Earwen]

Hobbit:Battle of Five Armies or Riddles in the Dark
FOTR:councel of Elrond
TTT:Helm's Deep
ROTK:The Battle of Pelenor Fields or Scouring of the Shire,or Grey Havens
SILM:Of Beren and Luthien
UT:The one about Erendis
any of those smilies/biggrin.gif

[ April 18, 2003: Message edited by: elven maiden Earwen ]

[The Only Real Estel]

If I picked a chapter from each book it'd be:FOTR=Councel of Elrond
TTT=Helms Deep
RotK=The Battle of Pelennor Fields
War junkie is a good thing Manwe! smilies/cool.gif

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

The Voice of Saruman in TTT.
The mirror of Galadriel in FOTR.
All the appendixes in ROTK.
Anythin about Luthien or Galadriel.

[Liriodendron]

"In the House of Tom Bombadil" It takes me where I want to go! smilies/smile.gif (Just wish it wasn't so short. I'd love to read some of Toms "answers", or stories.)

[Eruwen]

The Hobbit: Riddles in the Dark
FOTR: The Breaking of the Fellowship
TTT: The Choices of Master Samwise
ROTK: Mount Doom or The Grey Havens
The Silm: Of Beren and Luthien

Those are my favorites, but I think out of all of them I'd have to say The Grey Havens in ROTK. I don't know, those chapters were just really important to me. They showed the closeness of Frodo and Sam's relationship most.

[gilraën]

The Council of Elrond, definitely.

[Frodo Brandybuck]

The Uruk Hai! It is Merry and Pippin's time to shine!!!!

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

The Battle of the Pelennor Fields definitely. Or any chapter with a battle in it, however brief. As with Manwe Sulimo, I'm a battle/war junkie. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Meela]

One of the ones with Denethor in. Probably the one where he dies. Or the Council of Elrond.

[Lily Bracegirdle]

The Siege of Gondor, because Pippin grows so much in one chapter, Faramir and Denethor are heartbreaking, and so much tension is built up through the chapter to be released with the glorious last words: "Rohan had come at last." They still give me shivers.

-Lily

[Eldawen of Lorien]

I would choose either Farewell to Lorien from FotR or The Gray Havens from RotK. I love all the parts the emphasize the sadness of the short time in Middle Earth that the elves have.

[Sword Maiden Of The Shire]

The Hobbit: 'An Unexpected Party' I just love how the Dwarves and Gandalf burst in on poor Bilbo!

The Fellowship Of The Ring: 'The Old Forest' there's alot of action there or 'In The House Of Tom Bombidil' because it has alot of mystical qualities. Like when Tom puts the Ring on.

The Two Towers: 'Treebeard' because it's full of forest lore or 'Of Herbs And Stewed Rabbit' Why? 1 word: "Po-ta-toes!"

The Return Of The King: 'The Feild Of Cormallen' because it's so joyful "They've done it!! yay!! And the Hobbits get the praise they deserve or 'The Scouring Of The Shire' its just happy: The return home or 'The Grey Havens' its very bittersweet (I cried) smilies/frown.gif

[Liriodendron]

Mmmm! I like your selections! smilies/smile.gif

[Afrodal Fenyar]

All: Túrin Túrambar
Silm: Túrin Túrambar
FotR: Council of Elrond
TTT: Helm's Deep
RotK: The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
UT: Narn i Nin Hurin
The Hobbit: Unexpected Party

[Daisy Brambleburr]

The Hobbit: Riddles in the dark
FoTR: the Council of Elrond or at the Sign of the Prancing Pony
TTT: I forget what it's called, the one when they go to isengard and meet Merry and Pippin.
RoTK: The very last chapter, so sad!
I am in the middle of reading the Silmarillion.
UT: The one about the Istiri (sp)
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[Hanna_Gamgee]

Silm: Of Turin Turambar
FotR: Farewell to Lorien
TTT: The choices of Master Samwise
RotK: The Grey Havens
UT: Aldarion & Erendis
The Hobbit: Riddles in the dark

[The Evenstar]

Overall, I like Helm's Deep, Journey in the Dark, Mount Doom, Scouring of the Shire.
Well, any adventure chapter!

[The Only Real Estel]

Thanks guys! Keep up the good posts! smilies/cool.gif

[Luinfang]

i like the chapter "Beleriand en zijn rijken" (Dutch translation: I think it's something about "Beleriand and its realms" in English). that's where you can meet Tolkien in his excitement, writing about things he loved so much he didn't really care if they ever would be published (that goes for all the Silmarillion)

navaer!

[PraileyTook]

In FOTR - The Council of Elrond

[Tinuviel87]

Silm- Of Beren and Luthien
Fotr- Breaking of the Fellowship(sry if the title is incorrect)
TTT- Flotsam and Jetsam (I think thats the name of the chapter where they find M&P @ Isengard)or taming of Smeagol
RotK- Scouring of the Shire or Grey Havens (I love the angst... smilies/rolleyes.gif )
Hobbit- riddles in the dark... Love Gollum, don't know why

[The Saucepan Man]

FotR: The Shadow of the Past and The Council of Elrond (sorry, had to go for two) - I love the way the story builds up and the connections with the events of the Hobbit are established.

TTT: Helm's Deep - My favourite chapter from when I first read LotR, a great description of a seemingly hopeless battle and wonderfully resolved.

RotK: The Scouring of the Shire - As someone said, Merry and Pippin come into their own.

The Silm: Of Turin Turambar - Tragic and heroic.

The Hobbit: Inside Information - Just recently read that chapter again. The interplay between Bilbo and Smaug, and the development of Smaug's character, are so enjoyable.

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[Iarwain]

Of the entirity of Tolkien, I would read Beren and Luithien over any other chapter. Individually:

Hobbit: a bit hard to remember, I'll have to say Riddles in the Dark.

FotR: Strider, here is when the confusion lifted the first time I read the books.

TTT: The Voice of Saruman, such an interesting chapter, I love the title.

RotK: The Siege of Gondor, a thriller, simply put.

Silm: Beren and Luthien (of course)

UT: the Istari. I love the mystic feeling to these passages.

I suppose that's probably as far as is necessary.

Iarwain

[Luinalatawen]

The Council of Elrond. So many people are there and a lot of important decisions are made (obviously).

[ April 24, 2003: Message edited by: Luinalatawen ]

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I once memorized all the chapter names in order in all of LoTR... needless to say, I've since forgotten most of them and now think I'm an idiot. But it does make favorites easier...

Hobbit- I love the first chapter, just where Bilbo meets Gandalf

FoTR- the Shadow of the Past
TTT- the Window on the West
RoTK- The Houses of Healing
Silm.- Ainulindale and Valaquenta or Of the Sun and the Moon
UT- Narn i Hin Hurin
Lost Tales- Kortirion in the Trees

Overall? I love the chapters that cover the bliss of Valinor most.

-Sophia

[Cibbwin]

FoTR: Farewell to Lorien and the Council of Elrond
TTT: Helm's Deep
RoTK: The Scouring of the Shire, The Siege of Gondor
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, An Unexpected Party
The Silm: Of Beren and Luthien

[Lhunardawen]

Definitely The Steward and The King, especially the part about Faramir and Eowyn...

[Morgul Queen]

Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
FotR: The shadow of the Past, A Conspiricy Unmasked, or The Bridge of Khazad-dum
TTT:The choices of Master Samwise (No competition)
RotK: The Tower of Cirith Ungol or The Black Gate Opens (has anyone else noticed the angst-y trend in my Choices)
Silm: Akallabeth
UT:Aldarion and Erendis(ooooo, more angst)

[The_Hand]

One chapter out of ALL the books?? Can't do it but I can chose one out of just the lotr books:

TTT - THE CHOICES OF MASTER SAMWISE!!!!

Or in The Silmarillon - Turin Turambar!!!!!

[peonydeepdelver]

The Uruk Hai! It is Merry and Pippin's time to shine!!!!

Definitely, Frodo brandybuck! Either that for TTT or The Window on the West.

FOTR: At The Sign of the Prancing Pony, because of Nob. smilies/biggrin.gif And because of Frodo's silly singing. I love that song.

ROTK: The Scouring of the Shire, or the one when the Fellowship is reunited after the Ring is destroyed. I forget what it's called though.

[Eruwen]

I would like to update a little from my above list. This is my new and improved favorite chapters...

The Hobbit: Riddles in the Dark
FOTR: The Breaking of the Fellowship
TTT: The Choices of Master Samwise
ROTK: The Grey Havens
The Silm: Turin Turambur
UT: Narn i Nin Hurin

Those are all of my favorites from the books I have read, though as you could possibly tell I like reading about Turin Turambur and, of course, Frodo and Sam the most.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

from the whole lotr trilogy:the battle of pelennor fields.
that's a real spray of emotions smilies/biggrin.gif

[The Only Real Estel]

Wow, I hadn't checked much on this topic since it had 18 posts cause I thought it was dead. 34 posts kind've suprised me ( for a dead topic! )... smilies/eek.gif smilies/cool.gif

[Everdawn]

The Lothlorien chapters, The battle chapters and The last chapter. I still skim through Frodo and Sam's journey through Mordor, its just not as exciting as the others!

[Yavanna Kementari]

*bows and smiles*
Thats tough one!

I would say for me it would be the
Ainulindalë in the Silmarillion. I am a big history junkie!! smilies/smile.gif Great question!
Thanks! -(~<~> Yavanna

[Ascalótëion]

Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday party, definitely. It's the esscence of the Shire.

[Olorin]

The Hobbit: Riddles In The Dark
FotR: Strider
TTT: Helms Deep

[Olorin]

The Hobbit: Riddles In The Dark
FotR: Strider
TTT: Helms Deep

[Aragost]

My favorite chapter in the Silmirillion was "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"

For The Lord of the Rings I would choose "The Council of Elrond."

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I'm not sure if this is technically allowed, but rather tahn torture myself with the decision, I'm going to divide LOTR into the six "books". This will make it a whole lot easier to choose.

The Hobbit: A Thief in the Night or Inside Information


FOTR:

Book One: A Conspiracy Unmasked (I just like that chapter. It's a hard decision, though.) or Strider

Book Two: The Breaking of the Fellowship

TTT:

Book Three: Helm's Deep or Flotsam and Jetsam

Book Four: The Choices of Master Samwise or Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

ROTK:

Book Five: The Battle of the Pelennor Fields (the best) or Minas Tirith or the Houses of Healing or...

Book Six: The Grey Havens or The Tower of Cirith Ungol

The Silmarillion: Of Beren and Luthien (Definately!) or Of Turin Turambar

Out of the entire Lord of the Rings:
Probably the Battle of Pelennor Fields, my all-time favorite chapter

Out of all of Tolkien: Most likely Beren and Luthien

As you can see, I'm not very good at making decisions.

[ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: Luthien_ Tinuviel ]