Favourite Chapter? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galadriel55 · 10-27-2010, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel

Hello Charmed I'm Sure! Welcome to the Downs! Shadow of the past was indeed rather interesting. For me, it was one of the most informative chapters with almost all the answers (except Council of Elrond).

Shadow of the Past is probably the ost important chapter of the book - the reason for the Fellowship to form.

Almesiva Moonshadow · 12-12-2010, 12:37 PM

Okay, here are my favourites:

Fellowship of the Ring: Many Meetings and Shadow of the Past
The Two Towers: The Uruk-Hai

Return of the King: The Steward and the King

Arendil15 · 12-13-2010, 05:03 PM

My personal top favorite out of all the boooks would be "The Steward and the King", mainly because of how beautiful the scene is in my head when Faramir is talking to Eowyn, telling her that he really does love her. I think that, although PJ did a very good job with that scene, it really could have been a little bit better.

Marlowe221 · 12-15-2010, 11:26 AM

For me it's Chapters 1-4 of Fellowship. I love the Shire (as I am sure many do) and the opening chapters that begin the epic tale all while giving us a glimpse of what it would be like to live in the Shire and to be a Hobbit.

I love the trip from Hobbiton to Crickhollow, the mysterious encounters with the Black Riders, the conversations with Gildor and Farmer Maggot, and so on.

These chapters are beautiful yet ominous - they show us an idyllic and bucolic society and yet there is an undercurrent of tension that starts with Bilbo's difficulty in giving up the ring and the shadow that seems to fall over the Shire as the years pass though most of the inhabitants do not seem to realize it.

Every time I read those chapters I cannot help but wish that they were longer or that there were more of them. For me, something more than the Shire itself is lost to the reader when the four hobbits pass through a misty field and into the Old Forest.

Bom Tombadillo · 12-03-2011, 11:31 PM

Definitely "The Scouring of the Shire" as a great moment for the entire Hobbit race.

12-12-2010, 12:37 PM	#2
Almesiva Moonshadow Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Serbia Posts: 34	Okay, here are my favourites: Fellowship of the Ring: Many Meetings and Shadow of the Past The Two Towers: The Uruk-Hai Return of the King: The Steward and the King __________________ "...Aim for the moon,if you miss,you may hit a star..." -W.Clement Stone- Last edited by Almesiva Moonshadow; 12-12-2010 at 12:41 PM.

12-13-2010, 05:03 PM	#3
Arendil15 Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: The Golden Hall, Meduseld Posts: 13	My personal top favorite out of all the boooks would be "The Steward and the King", mainly because of how beautiful the scene is in my head when Faramir is talking to Eowyn, telling her that he really does love her. I think that, although PJ did a very good job with that scene, it really could have been a little bit better. __________________ "Then he kissed her hand, and sprang into the saddle, and rode away, and did not look back; and only thosewho knew him well and were near to him saw the pain that he bore." ~The Passing of the Grey Company- The Return of the King

12-03-2011, 11:31 PM	#5
Bom Tombadillo Wight Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Behind you . . . . BOO! Posts: 222	Definitely "The Scouring of the Shire" as a great moment for the entire Hobbit race. __________________ Every human should have a cat or two in their care, to teach them the meaning of the word, and to correct them. Phenris Dorph

12-15-2010, 11:26 AM	#4
Marlowe221 Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 18	For me it's Chapters 1-4 of Fellowship. I love the Shire (as I am sure many do) and the opening chapters that begin the epic tale all while giving us a glimpse of what it would be like to live in the Shire and to be a Hobbit. I love the trip from Hobbiton to Crickhollow, the mysterious encounters with the Black Riders, the conversations with Gildor and Farmer Maggot, and so on. These chapters are beautiful yet ominous - they show us an idyllic and bucolic society and yet there is an undercurrent of tension that starts with Bilbo's difficulty in giving up the ring and the shadow that seems to fall over the Shire as the years pass though most of the inhabitants do not seem to realize it. Every time I read those chapters I cannot help but wish that they were longer or that there were more of them. For me, something more than the Shire itself is lost to the reader when the four hobbits pass through a misty field and into the Old Forest.