Favorite timeframe of LOTR

[Darth Ravenous]

Mine is the War of Wrath it's so awesome I read about a human who killed 70 trolls by himself.

[The Count(er)]

he must of had a tank thats pretty awesome though

[The Big Red 1]

Battle of The Last Alliance

[Iustinianos]

Ah yes, Húrin. My favorite character from Tolkiens World. He didn't fought in the War of Wrath though. He fought in the period which is my all time favorite: the period from Fingolfin's death to Húrin's death. The most dramatic period in the whole history of Beleriand. It includes my favorite chapter: Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

[Darth Ravenous]

So you are familar with the old ways which most the other's here don't care to read about.

[Silent]

I like the Lord of the Ring's, mainly because of their depth of detail and linear storyline. I also love the Silmarillion but... sometimes when i read it I wonder if im reading an encyclopedia or a book since the story has no definite, solid direction, it seems to skip around to different places and stories, but i still love it.

[Darth Ravenous]

Another of the Old ways this is fantastic.

[Iustinianos]

Yes, Silmarillion is in fact one of the best, if no the best, books I ever read. I read it several times and I get lost in it's tales every time

[Darth Ravenous]

Yes it is the greatest tale ever told.

[The Sixth Wizard]

Hey let's not go too far .

I love the Akkalabeth, but if I was to choose a military period, Gondor's wars/plagues and struggles for ascension etc. They're pretty sweet.

Battle of the Gladden Fields = Gondor screwed over by orcs.

The First Age is only good in the Narn i Chin Hurin. Go Turin!

[Darth Ravenous]

The First Age is awesome.

[The Sixth Wizard]

I challenge thee! The First Age is disjointed, ill documented and full of spoilers!

[Darth Ravenous]

I'll right you're on.

[Varjon]

I loved that period from when noldor arrived to Beleriand to Fingolfin's dead. But I also loved later dramatic times and stories of First Age. At the end of all Silmarillion is best book to me because it tells about those days when elves were still very strong.

[Glorfindel]

Mine is the War of Wrath it's so awesome I read about a human who killed 70 trolls by himself.

not in war of wrath

it was Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the battle of the unnumbered tears, Hurin was the man and the 70 trolls was the bodyguards of Gothmog-the Balrog Lord

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I "love" the First Age above all other periods

[Varjon]

Btw, when we speak about Silmarillion here, I get sometimes pissed in these forums when here comes guys who says "I know all about Tolkien's literature" and most of them haven't red more than LotR if even it.

[Glorfindel]

Last of all Hurin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew Hurin cried 'Aure entuluva! Day shall come again!' Seventy times he uttered that cry; but they took him at last alive...

[Darth Ravenous]

You're talking about the battle of Unumbered Tear's right?

[Glorfindel]

yeah, i mentioned above

[Eleril]

I just love the story of Beren and Luthien.It makes me calm and happy that even when darkness seems to shroud everything,the light still finds a way to defy it.And the Nirnaeth-breathtaking.And Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin in both Silmarilion and the Unfinished Tales.And the Fall of Gondolin from the History of Middle-earth.....Aaah,Tolkien is TOO DAMN GOOD!
To summarize I like the end of the First Age when the good guys beat the hell out of the bad guys.