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I love the story of the founding of Gondolin. I mean: Ulmo and his prophecy, the secret building, the way Turgon and his people disappear. It's so fairytale-like and yet it makes perfect sense in the narration.
I also love how the Vow starts to work its power. Yet Tolkien was always concerned with showing the Elves as fundamentally fair even when deeply troubled. Thingol's episode shows this perfectly.

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I love Tolkien's dragons! They are fascinating creatures, wicked and evil as they are. But they are also cunning, and they know the human's heart in a twisted kind of way. Pity they don't feature more prominently in Tolkien's lore.
But the ones that are there are fantastic characters and Smaug is no exception. His conversation with Bilbo is one of the best parts in the book!