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Old 03-30-2004, 12:41 AM   #1
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I like the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, and the Timelines that briefly go over the history of Middle Earth. The Tale is in my opinion one of the best tales in the LOTR. Not just because it gives more detail about the two characters above, but also that it is a story that can stand alone by itself, which I think is pretty impressive, and pretty telling of the talent that Tolkien had as a storyteller. I also enjoy the timelines and just in general the passages that tell about the history of Middle Earth before and after the War of the Ring. I love how you get to know what happens to all of the members of the Fellowship, because I hate when an author just leaves you hanging about the future of a character.

It’s such a shame though that so many readers just skip the appendixes, because they really are one of the most unique things about the book.
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Old 03-30-2004, 01:18 AM   #2
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Pipe Appendix E, of course!

Those runes always fascinate me.

But I also loved the leedle part about the First Age on Appendix A. Sort of alluring. Made me read the Silm.
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Old 03-30-2004, 12:51 PM   #3
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I just love the Appendix in general. I was enthralled with the book that finding out what happened to everyone was very important to me. It also made me want to read the Sil.
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Old 03-30-2004, 02:28 PM   #4
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The tale of Aragorn and Arwen always seemed to be the most rememberable to me but I liked alot of the appendices as it gives you alot of background on the story itself. There extremely good for reference as well, with all the family trees and maps in them they make a very useful tool.
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Old 03-31-2004, 04:07 PM   #5
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Appendix B with all the chonologies - especially the part "later events concerning the members of the Fellowship of the Ring." From Appendix A "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" and the part about Thorongil. And the Hobbit family trees fascinate me.

Interesting - most people read the Sil because of the Appendices. It was the Sil that made me read the full of Appendices A and B.
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Old 04-04-2004, 05:51 PM   #6
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I liked Appendix B: The Tale of Years; I enjoyed seeing when certain things happened and how they tied into the events of the War of the Rings. Appendix C: The Family Trees were also really neat. My other favourites were The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, the Shire Calendar, the Pronunciation of Words and Names, and the Angerthas.
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Old 04-04-2004, 11:43 PM   #7
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I liked Appendix A on the Elder Days and the Númenoreans. The Tale of Arwen and Aragorn was good too, as were the family trees and the chronology of the years.
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