Proudest Moment in Tolkien

[Elemmírë]

1. Fëanor shutting the door in Morgoth's face.
2. Fingolfin's challenge.
3. Ancalagon the Black destroying Thangorodrim (even if it was unintentional )
4. Eówyn revealing herself to the Witch king.
5. Húrin defying Morgoth.

[Pytt]

Well, since I am what I am, I must say when the Eagles brought..gaah, don't remember.. to free.. was it Hurin?.. from Thagorodrim.
Eowyn yes. I'll second that.
When Luthien makes Morgoth sleep.
I don't remember clearly what Fingolfins challenge was, but Ellie has it on her list, so I put it up

[Elemmírë]

Originally Posted by Pytt

Well, since I am what I am, I must say when the Eagles brought..gaah, don't remember.. to free.. was it Hurin?.. from Thagorodrim.
Eowyn yes. I'll second that.
When Luthien makes Morgoth sleep.
I don't remember clearly what Fingolfins challenge was, but Ellie has it on her list, so I put it up

Silly, silly!

Thorondor helped Fingon rescue Maedhros.

Fingolfin rode up to the gates of Angband and challenged Morgoth to a duel:

His hopeless challenge dauntless cried
Fingolfin there: "Come, open wide,
dark king, your ghastly brazen doors!
Come forth, whom earth and heaven abhors!
Come forth, O monstrous craven lord,
and fight with thine own hand and sword,
thou wielder of hosts of banded thralls
thou tyrant leaguered with strong walls,
thou foe of Gods and elvish race!
I wait thee here. Come! Show thy face!"

That would be the version from the Lays. How could Morgoth refuse after that?

[Embladyne]

I always was really touched by Ulmo's words to Tuor. I think the best version is in UT, and I don't have a copy to quote from....must steal from EL the next time I visit her!
Other moments....Sam fighting Shelob, definitely.


Ah...I found the version I like best....in LTII...Tuor's first veiw of the Sea, and his wandering on the beaches. And his sea longing when Ulmo calls upon him to travel to Gondolin. I know well the love of the sea, having lived beside it most of my life. (and now I'm stuck in the middle of Massachusetts. )

[Elemmírë]

Originally Posted by Embladyne

I think the best version is in UT, and I don't have a copy to quote from....must steal from EL the next time I visit her!

NEVER!!!!

Anyway, I always feel happy when I read the part of the Athrabeth when Finrod starts talking about Arda Envinyanta.

Yeah. I guess pride works. Proud of his wisdom and all around wonderfulness.

[Embladyne]

Originally Posted by Elemmire

NEVER!!!!

Meh heh heh!! you just wait until M&C's....

[tolkienfan]

-Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom
-the Charge of the Rohirrim
-the roused Ents marching to Isengard

These parts just bring tears to my eyes.

[Embladyne]

Originally Posted by tolkienfan

-Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom
-the Charge of the Rohirrim
-the roused Ents marching to Isengard

These parts just bring tears to my eyes.

Ah, yes. There are just SO many strongly emotional parts of Tolkien.

[Pytt]

Originally Posted by Elemmire

Silly, silly!

Thorondor helped Fingon rescue Maedhros.

Fingolfin rode up to the gates of Angband and challenged Morgoth to a duel:

That would be the version from the Lays. How could Morgoth refuse after that?

You think it is so easy to remember one out of all those similar guys? I mean, it was a heck long ago, and besides, I had other thing to care for than remembering who was on my back

Embladyne.
Yeah, I like Tuor meeting Ulmo very well. It is something with the scene, and the pictures of it I think are fantastic.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

i was reading the sil this arbo, an i thought of one
(it's a feanor moment, unfortunately)

And he shut the doors of his house on the mightiest of all of those who dwelt in Aman

or something like that, when feanor curses morgoth, and shuts the doors in his face

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Yes, I love that part.

[Lenya]

Too late and I'm too tired to think of the proudest, but one of the proudest moments was when the Rohirrim arived at the Pellenor Fields and joined the attack. Man, I wish I could be there with them.

[Akallabeth]

There are so many!
I think The Return of the King is the most emotionally charged of the trilogy.. but my favorites are..

~..The Choices of Master Samwise. I read that chapter... all the time.
~..when Merry stabs the Witch King in the knee. It really emphasized the change in his character over time.
~..the creation of Middle Earth in the beginning of the Silmarillion. I just thought that myth was such a beautiful idea for the creation.
~..The Scouring of the Shire, when Merry and Pippin come into their own.

[Rían]

I'm getting goosebumps just reading these posts!!

I agree with most, but not all of these.

another one I haven't seen here - the last bit of the Lay of Lethian when Beren goes to fight the wolf with his bare hands to protect Lúthien...

Too swift for thought his onset came,
too swift for any spell to tame;
and Beren desperate then aside
thrust Lúthien, and forth did stride
unarmed, defenceless to defend
Tinúviel until the end...

[EarthBound]

When the Four hobbits (you know who) return to The Shire wise and brave and stand up to the bullies by uniting the hobbits....then Frodo's appreciation for life...all life during the battle.

[Lenya]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

I'm getting goosebumps just reading these posts!!

I agree with most, but not all of these.

another one I haven't seen here - the last bit of the Lay of Lethian when Beren goes to fight the wolf with his bare hands to protect Lúthien...

You can never go wrong with a quote from Lay of Lethian Beautiful

[Rían]

Yes, isn't it


Yes, EB, I like that part about Frodo, too.