Favorite Locations- Rivendell

Rivendell is a place of great peace in Middle earth. Known as Imladris to the elves it is a refuge, a haven, from the storms of Middle Earth. The half-elf Elrond with his ring Vilya maintains a place of peace in the foothills of the Misty Mountains. It is here that Bilbo Baggins stops on his way east with Thorin's band, and later Frodo also comes here after a near fatal encounter with Ringwraiths. Interestingly, it is also where Aragorn was raised- the future king of the Reunited Kingdom.

'a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story- telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.'

Rivendell is a place where one can relax and heal, sing with the elves or share stories with them by firelight. Imagine stargazing in the valley of Rivendell! Such a repository of lore and history- the libraries that must be there, the wealth of knowledge. And time seems to pass differently there. 

The Hall of Fire is a special place within Rivendell. Tolkien describes it:

'Here you will hear many songs and tales- if you can keep awake. But except on high days it usually stands empty and quiet, and people come here who wish for peace, and thought. There is always a fire here, all the year round, but there is little other light.'

"In all the days of the Third Age, after the fall of Gil- galad, Master Elrond abode in Imladris, and he gathered there many elves, and other folk of wisdom and power from among all the kindreds of Middle-earth, and he preserved through many lives of Men the memory of all that had been fair; and the house of Elrond was a refuge for the weary and the oppressed, and a treasury of good council and wise lore."