The Unfinished Tales - favorite story

[tar-ancalime]

I really like Aldarion and Erendis. Both of them are such strong characters. My favorite part of the story is before they are betrothed, and each is pursuing the other. Also, what Erendis says to Ancalime after Aldarion becomes King:

"Therefore do not bend, Ancalime. Once bend a little, and they will bend you further until you are bowed down. Sink your roots into the rock, and face the wind, though it blow away all your leaves."

Just had a thought: Aldarion and Erendis are rather like the Ents and the Entwives, in love with each other but equally in love with their respective ways of life. And like the Ents, Aldarion needs to wander, and like the Entwives, Erendis wants to stay and tend her sheep. Aldrion and Erendis ultimately engage in quite a lot more vitriol than the Ents and the Entwives seem to, but I think there is a parallel.

[Fingolfin II]

I liked the Narn and 'Of Celeborn and Galadriel', especially the bits about Celebrimbor. I also liked the Aladarion and Erendis story, as well as the bits about Amroth and the Istari. In fact, I liked it all!

[Vanya]

Well, besides Rohan stories, I liked the Tuor's oming to Gondolin story, since I always admired that hidden realm. Story of Galadriel and Celeborn I find confusing, since there are so many different versions.
Interesting also was Gandal'f story of meeting Thorin.
Turin - oh it's little bit to tragic for my taste.
Does anyone know the answer to my question- when did Gondor help Rohan?

[Legolas]

What sort of instance are you looking for Vanya? In 2885, Rohan and Gondor defeated some Haradrim at the Crossing of Poros.

[Vanya]

Thank you, Legolas. I don't recall many of events like that from the books I've read (LOTR, Sil,UT), and I always want to know more about this subject. I've explaind someplace that I don't dare to start HoME, since it's not translated. Reading Lotr in English was hard enough for me.

[Snowdog]

Knight of Gondor said: "I really need to read UT! What all is in it? More behind-the-scenes info about the events in the LotR trilogy?"

Yes, there are some good background stories. The Fords of Isen tells how King Theoden's son Theodred gets killed, and also how the command structure of the Rohirrim was in somewhat of a disarray afterward, being the King was burduned by the sorceries of Sarumann.

Also another favorite of mine is 'Disaster at the Gladden Fields' where it tells in detail of Isildur and his loss of the battle, three of four sons, and the Ring, and his life.

[Legolas]

I found the essary on the Istari to be of the most interest. I also like the detail Tolkien goes into in the sadly-incomplete 'Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin.' Other favourites are 'Aldarion and Erendis' and 'The Disaster of the Gladden Fields' - the latter of which is a satisfying story to sit and read in one short sitting because of its convenient length (though it is important - it was a pivotal event in the Third Age).