Favorite Chapter of Lord of the Rings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Memory of Trees · 04-11-2005, 05:54 PM

A Knife In the Dark. Period. That is probably the coolest chapter... well, ever!!!

Essex · 04-13-2005, 04:37 AM

I thought one of my favourite chapters wouldn't get a mention, but respect to Lathriel and the hot, crispy nice hobbit (!) for mentioning it:

The Old Forest

I think this is one of the best (if not the best) written chapters of the whole trilogy.

It takes some concentration to take in EVERY WORD of tolkien's description of the hobbits' journey from crickhowell to tom's house. But it's well worth the work.

I actually feel like I'm with the hobbits on their journey in this chapter, the events are that well explained by Tolkien. I'm with them from the start of their trip in the early dark hours of the morning, through the tunnel into the forest, and I can hear the gate shutting as they go through. Their ominous feelings as they walk through the forest. Their brief happiness as they find the bonfire glade and the hill above it. The feeling of aminosity I get from the forest whilst travelling through it.

The way the forest forces them to turn southwards towards the withywindle and old man willow. The view of the river valley, full of willow trees on the banks, and willow leaves scattered on the river. The feeling of tiredness as old man willow does his work, and Sam's anger towards the tree. I feel Merry and Pippin's hoplesness as they cry telling Sam to stop burning the tree. I pity Frodo's helplesness as he runs off screaming for help. I feel this all.

And finally, of course, we have the arrival of the one and only Tom Bombadil.

Celebuial · 04-13-2005, 04:39 AM

Well... I can never decide which chapters I like best so I just re-read the whole books over and over. I've read them about 26 times now, but there are always new little details and references to other things that I find each time I read. If only I had a better memory I could recite them at will... I do occasionally just pick up the book and randomly start reading somewhere... but then I tend to read it to the end and then start at the begining and stop when I get to where I started.

I s'pose that if I had to pick some favourites they would have to be:

The Choices of Master Samwise (this makes me cry every time... As soon as I read "Beyond each Tower..." I'm in tears. I think this is one of the most emotional chapters in the book and shows the true 'fabric' of Hobbits.)
The Grey Havens ( Well it's the end... )
A Long Expected party (again prob'ly just because it's the begining)
The Scowering of The Shire (This shows how much the Hobbits have grown and I just love how different they are from the beggining, but without having lost all their best parts)

Ok this is really hard...... I still love them all!!!!

04-11-2005, 05:54 PM	#1
Memory of Trees Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here! Over here!!! Behind that rock. Yes, that is I... Posts: 84	A Knife In the Dark. Period. That is probably the coolest chapter... well, ever!!! __________________ .~Mem~. "This is work, not Super-Happy-Fun time!"

04-13-2005, 04:39 AM	#3
Celebuial Wight Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cardiff during term time/Leicester in the holl's Posts: 129	Well... I can never decide which chapters I like best so I just re-read the whole books over and over. I've read them about 26 times now, but there are always new little details and references to other things that I find each time I read. If only I had a better memory I could recite them at will... I do occasionally just pick up the book and randomly start reading somewhere... but then I tend to read it to the end and then start at the begining and stop when I get to where I started. I s'pose that if I had to pick some favourites they would have to be: The Choices of Master Samwise (this makes me cry every time... As soon as I read "Beyond each Tower..." I'm in tears. I think this is one of the most emotional chapters in the book and shows the true 'fabric' of Hobbits.) The Grey Havens ( Well it's the end... ) A Long Expected party (again prob'ly just because it's the begining) The Scowering of The Shire (This shows how much the Hobbits have grown and I just love how different they are from the beggining, but without having lost all their best parts) Ok this is really hard...... I still love them all!!!! __________________ Ú cilith ‘war. Ú men ‘war. Boe min mebi. Boe min bango.

04-13-2005, 04:37 AM	#2
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	I thought one of my favourite chapters wouldn't get a mention, but respect to Lathriel and the hot, crispy nice hobbit (!) for mentioning it: The Old Forest I think this is one of the best (if not the best) written chapters of the whole trilogy. It takes some concentration to take in EVERY WORD of tolkien's description of the hobbits' journey from crickhowell to tom's house. But it's well worth the work. I actually feel like I'm with the hobbits on their journey in this chapter, the events are that well explained by Tolkien. I'm with them from the start of their trip in the early dark hours of the morning, through the tunnel into the forest, and I can hear the gate shutting as they go through. Their ominous feelings as they walk through the forest. Their brief happiness as they find the bonfire glade and the hill above it. The feeling of aminosity I get from the forest whilst travelling through it. The way the forest forces them to turn southwards towards the withywindle and old man willow. The view of the river valley, full of willow trees on the banks, and willow leaves scattered on the river. The feeling of tiredness as old man willow does his work, and Sam's anger towards the tree. I feel Merry and Pippin's hoplesness as they cry telling Sam to stop burning the tree. I pity Frodo's helplesness as he runs off screaming for help. I feel this all. And finally, of course, we have the arrival of the one and only Tom Bombadil.