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I always find it moving when Bilbo leaves Bag End for Rivendell. Knowing that Hobbits are homely creatures and that few would even contemplate such a thing makes this very sad to me. Throughout the book when any of the Hobbits yearns for The Shire I feel that sense of sadness and loss. To top this they return and they find The Shire almost in ruins, with trees cut down.
Theoden's death is memorable for it's nobility, and Boromir's for the sense of waste.
I also love the parts where an unearthly ancient history cuts in, such as the Barrow Wights, the Old Forest, Fangorn and the Paths of the Dead.
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