Quote Originally Posted by Big D View Post
... like that Elf whose name I forget, who defeated the Balrog king in single combat. There's also room for arching, connecting narratives - the golden age and then decline of the Elves, and their conflict with the Dwarves; the flourishing and eventual decline of Numenor (which'd be great for a film/series covering the events leading up to LotR).
Ecthelion and Gothmog. Numenor is enough to have its own series as well; it's something of about 3000 years worth of history, and there's a slew of stories about it. Aldarion and Erendis, the tragic romance that it was, is one of the stories that was specifically told in Unfinished Tales. Elendil and his sons also had a group of adventures, including when Isuldur stole part of the Tree.