What scene made the biggest impression on you FROM THE BOOK?

[Joy]

The scenes that touched me the most would be

• Weathertop - Frodo's Stand, yet weakness then being stabed
• Ford of Brunien - "By Elbereth and Lùthien the Fair, ye shall have neither the Ring nor Me!"
• Gandalf's fall
• Galadriel's gift giving scene and Namrië
• Boromir's Death

The Two Towers

• Merry and Pipin with the Orcs and their escape
• Gandalf's Return
• Helm's Deep
• Gimli's glitering Cave speech
• Ents in Isenguard
• Gandalf defeats Suarman
• Pipin with the Palantir - "The burned hand teaches best"
• Hobbits meeting with Faramir
• Sam spilling about the Ring to Faramir and seeing Faramir's reaction.
• The Journey to the Crossroads - esp the part where the sun is peaking through in the West, the the line - "They cannot conquer forever."
• When Sam sees Gollum "pawing at Master" - yet it is really Smeagol wishing to repent.
• Choices of Master Samwise - I cry every time I read this.

Return of the King

• When Pippin pleadges fealty to Denethor
• Merry pleadges himself to Theoden
• Eowyn begs Aragorn to allow her to follow him to battle
• Eowyn/Dernhelm takes Merry to battle
• Eowyn and Merry slay the Witch-King
• Houses of Healing - after Aragorn has come. Esp the scene with Eowyn and Eomer.
• Gandalf and the Mouth of Sauron
• Pippin in battle - thinks he's dead
• Sam's song in the Tower
• Sam rescuing Frodo
• Aragorn crowned King/mercy toward Beregrond
• Aragorn and Arwen's Marriage.
• Frodo's pity for Wormtounge and Saurman (Sharkey).
• Frodo and Biblo leaving the Grey Havens.

Did I cover the whole book???? I think I did! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[ May 28, 2002: Message edited by: Joy ]