Post by Hanasian on Dec 6, 2021 0:49:41 GMT
The Book of Unfinished Tales has a lot of background stories that really adds to the main published books, especially if you read the Third Age chapters while reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The first two chapters about the First Age have since been developed into their own books (The Fall of Gondolin and The Children of Hurin)
Anyway, I'm throwing this poll up for people to pick their favorite chapters from this book. You can pick up to three, but if there are more, feel free to give them honorable mention in a post explaining your choices!
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I picked The Battles of the Fords of Isen because pertains directly to the story told in The Lord of the Rings, as does The Disaster of the Gladden Fields that explains how Gollum came by the Ring. Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan is next as it fills in the history of why Gondor & Rohan are so close. The Palantari is a good one as it explains some about the origin and power of the seeing stones. Then I would say The Istari and The Hunt For The Ring to fill out the Third Age tales.
My honorable mention is Aldarion and Erendis as its about the only glimpse into life in Numenor that Tolkien gave to us. The Line of Elros: Kings of Numenor would a second honorable mention.
The first two chapters about the First Age have since been developed into their own books (The Fall of Gondolin and The Children of Hurin)
Anyway, I'm throwing this poll up for people to pick their favorite chapters from this book. You can pick up to three, but if there are more, feel free to give them honorable mention in a post explaining your choices!
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I picked The Battles of the Fords of Isen because pertains directly to the story told in The Lord of the Rings, as does The Disaster of the Gladden Fields that explains how Gollum came by the Ring. Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan is next as it fills in the history of why Gondor & Rohan are so close. The Palantari is a good one as it explains some about the origin and power of the seeing stones. Then I would say The Istari and The Hunt For The Ring to fill out the Third Age tales.
My honorable mention is Aldarion and Erendis as its about the only glimpse into life in Numenor that Tolkien gave to us. The Line of Elros: Kings of Numenor would a second honorable mention.
