The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Quotes

Here are the final memorable Quotes from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Enjoy!

Aragorn : Every day Frodo moves closer to Mordor.
Gandalf : Do we know that?
Aragorn : What does your heart tell you?
Gandalf : That Frodo is alive.
Gandalf : [to Pippin] Now, listen carefully. Lord Denethor is Boromir’s father. To give him news of his beloved son’s death would be most unwise. Better not mention Frodo, or the Ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, it’s better if you don’t speak at all, Peregrin Took.

Denethor : Can you sing, Master Hobbit?
Pippin : Well… yes. At least, well enough for my own people. But we have no songs for great halls and… evil times.
Denethor : And why should your songs be unfit for my halls? Come, sing me a song.

Aragorn : Hold your ground, hold your ground. Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day. This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!*
Eowyn : Courage, Merry, courage for our friends.

Smeagol : …and take it for ME.
Gollum : For us.
Smeagol : I meant for us

Denethor : Is there a captain here who still has the courage to do his lord’s will?
Faramir : You wish now that our places had been exchanged… that I had died and Boromir had lived.
Denethor : Yes.
[whispering]
Denethor : I wish that.
Faramir : Since you were robbed of Boromir… I will do what I can in his stead.
[Bows and turns to leave]
Faramir : If I should return, think better of me, Father.
Denethor : That will depend on the manner of your return.

Galadriel : The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come… for the dominion of Men.
Elrond : I Aear cen ven na mar.
[Elvish: The Sea calls us home]
Bilbo : I think I’m… quite ready for another adventure.
[Climbs on board with Elrond. Galadriel gets on boat with Celeborn]
Gandalf : Farewell… my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea… comes the end of our Fellowship. I’ll not say, “Do not weep”… not all tears are an evil.
[Heads to the ship, then turns around, waiting]
Gandalf : It is time, Frodo.
Sam : What does he mean?
Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved. But not for me.
Sam : You don’t mean that. You can’t leave.

Theoden : I have left instruction. The people are to follow your rule in my stead. Take up my seat in the Golden Hall. Long may you defend Edoras if the battle goes ill.
Eowyn : What other duty would you have me do, my lord?
Theoden : Duty? No… I would have you smile again, not grieve for those whose time has come.

Gandalf : He’s suffered a defeat, yes, but… behind the walls of Mordor, our enemy is regrouping.
Gimli : Let him stay there. *Let him rot!* Why should we care?
Gandalf : Because 10,000 Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. I’ve sent him to his death.
Aragorn : No. There is still hope for Frodo. He needs time… and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that.
Gimli : How?
Aragorn : Draw out Sauron’s armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate.
Eomer : We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms.
Aragorn : Not for ourselves. But we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron’s Eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves.
Legolas : A diversion.
Gandalf : Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait.

Gamling : He leaves because there is no hope.
Theoden : He leaves because he must.
Gamling : Too few have come. We cannot defeat the armies of Mordor.
Theoden : No we cannot. But we will meet them in battle nonetheless.
Sam : [Both are overcome by exhaustion] Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It’ll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they’ll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields… and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
Frodo : No, Sam. I can’t recall the taste of food… nor the sound of water… nor the touch of grass. I’m… naked in the dark. There’s… There’s nothing. No veil between me and the wheel of fire. I can see him… with my waking eyes.
Sam : Then let us be rid of it… once and for all. Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you.

Eowyn : I will kill you if you touch him!

Sam : “There and Back Again: A Hobbit’s Tale by Bilbo Baggins, and The Lord of the Rings by Frodo Baggins.” You finished it
Frodo : Not quite. There’s room for a little more.

Pippin : Is there any hope, Gandalf, for Frodo and Sam?
Gandalf : There never was much hope. Just a fool’s hope.
Aragorn : For Frodo.

Gollum : Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, sleepies. We must go, yeeees, we must go at once.
Sam : Haven’t you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo?”
[Frodo shakes his head]
Sam : “I’ve gone and had too much… it must be getting late.
Frodo : No, it’s not. It’s not midday, yet. The days are growing darker.
Gollum : We must go.
Sam : Not until Mr. Frodo has had something to eat.
Gollum : No time to lose, silly.
Sam : [Gives Frodo lembas bread] Here, eat this.
Frodo : What about you?
Sam : I’m not hungry. Leastways, not for lembas bread.
Frodo : Sam…
Sam : Alright… we don’t have that much left. You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo. I’ve rationed it… there should be enough left.
Frodo : For what?
Sam : The journey home.

Sam : Give me your hand. Take my hand. Don’t you let go. Don’t let go… Reach
Sam : You miserable little maggot. I’ll stove your head in!
Frodo : I need you on my side.
Sam : I’m on your side Mr Frodo.
Frodo : I know you are Sam.

Theoden : I know your face… Eowyn. My eyes darken.
Eowyn : No, no. I’m going to save you
Theoden : You already did… Eowyn. My body is broken. You have to let me go. I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed. Eowyn…

Gollum : Smeagol wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Witch King : You fool. No man can kill me. Die now.
Eowyn : I am no man.
[as he kills the three Orcs guarding Frodo]

Sam : That’s for Frodo! And for the Shire! *And that’s for my old Gaffer!*

Eowyn : [To Merry] Whatever happens, stay with me. I’ll look after you.

Theoden : Eomer. Take your ored down the left flank. Gamling, follow the King’s banner down the center. Grimbold, take your company right, after you pass the wall. Forth, and fear no darkness! Arise. Arise, Riders of Theoden. Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered. A sword day… a red day… ere the sun rises.

[The King rides past his men, hitting their spears with his sword as he goes]
Theoden : Ride now… Ride now… Ride. Ride for ruin and the world’s ending.
[He stops and prepares to face Sauron’s army]
Theoden : Death.
Rohirrim: Death.
Theoden : Death.
Rohirrim: Death.
Theoden : DEATH.
Eowyn , Merry : Death.
Theoden : Forth, Eorlingas.

Sam : He means to murder us.
Gollum : Never.

Gandalf : Frodo – it is time.

Pippin : Gandalf, forgive me.
Gandalf : Look at me. What did you see?
Pippin : A tree. There was a white tree in a courtyard of stone. It was dead. The city was burning.
Gandalf : Minas Tirith? Is that what you saw?
Pippin : I saw… I saw him. I can hear his voice in my head.
Gandalf : What did you tell him? Speak!
Pippin : He asked me my name. I didn’t answer. He hurt me.
Gandalf : What did you tell him about Frodo and the Ring?

Pippin : I offer you my service, such as it is, in payment of this debt.
Gandalf : Get up. My Lord, there will be a time to greive for Boromir, but it is not now. War is coming. The enemy is on your doorstep. As steward, you are charged with the defense of this city. Where are Gondor’s armies? You still have friends. You are not alone in this fight. Send word of Theoden of Rohan. Light the Beacons.

Gandalf : Frodo has passed beyond my sight. The darkness is deepening.
Aragorn : If Sauron had the Ring, we would know it.
Gandalf : It’s only a matter of time.

Witch King : Send forth all legions. Do not stop the attack until the city is taken. Slay them all.
Gothmog : What of the wizard?
Witch King : I will break him.

Eomer : Oaths you have taken, now fulfill them all. To lord and land.

Gandalf : Lord Denethor is Boromir’s father. To bring him news of his beloved son’s death would be most unwise. And don’t mention Frodo or the ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, it’s best if you don’t speak at all, Peregrin Took.

Elrond : Put aside the Ranger, become who you were born to be.

Elrond : You’re outnumbered, Aragorn. You need more men.
Aragorn : There are none.
Elrond : There are those who dwell in the mountain.
Aragorn : Murderers. Traitors. You would call upon them to fight? They believe in nothing. They answer to no one.
Elrond : They will answer to the king of Gondor.
[pulls out Anduril]
Elrond : Anduril, Flame of the West, forged from the shards of Narsil.
Aragorn : Sauron will not have forgotten the sword of Elendil. The blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith.
Elrond : The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth. Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt Road.
[Pause]
Elrond : I give hope to men.
Aragorn : I keep none for myself.

[From Trailer]
Gandalf : The board is set… the pieces are moving

[From Trailer]
Elrond : You gave away your life’s grace. I cannot protect you anymore.
Legolas : The stars are veiled. Something stirs in the East. A sleepless malice. The eye of the enemy is moving. He is HERE.

[after Legolas single-handedly takes out an Oliphant and its drivers]
Gimli : That still only counts as one.

Gimli : Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an Elf.
Legolas : What about side by side with a friend?
Gimli : Aye. I could do that.

Gimli : Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?

Frodo : [after destroying the Ring] I can see the Shire. The Brandywine River. Bag End. The Lights in the Party Tree.
Sam : Rosie Cotton dancing. She had ribbons in her hair. If ever I were to marry someone, it would have been her. It would have been her.
[sits down and begins to cry]
Frodo : [leans over and hugs him] I’m glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things.

Eomer : You should not encourage him.
Eowyn : You should not doubt him.
Eomer : I do not doubt his heart, only the reach of his arm.

Eowyn : Why are you doing this? The war lies to the East. You cannot leave on the eve of battle.
[pause]
Eowyn : You cannot abandon the men.
Aragorn : Eowyn…
Eowyn : We need you here.
Aragorn : Why have you come?
Eowyn : Do you not know?
Aragorn : It is but a shadow and a thought that you love. I cannot give you what you seek.

Frodo : I’m glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee… here, at the end of all things.

Sam : Don’t go where I can’t follow.

[Merry gives Pippin a tobacco pouch at their parting]
Pippin : The last of the Longbottom leaf?
Merry : I know you’ve run out. You smoke too much, Pip.

Gandalf : I will not say, “Do not weep,” for not all tears are an evil.

Aragorn : My friends, you bow to no one.

Pippin : I didn’t think it would end this way.
Gandalf : End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path… One that we all must take.
[Pippin listenes and watches Gandalf curiously, as he continues. The battle around seems to quiet down]
Gandalf : The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass…
[A light comes into Pippin’s face, as a small smile comes into his eyes, as Gandalf looks out into the distance]
Gandalf : …And then you see it.
Pippin : What? Gandalf?… See what?
Gandalf : White shores… and beyond. The far green country under a swift sunrise.
[They both smile as they look at each other]
Pippin : Well, that isn’t so bad.
Gandalf : [Softly:] No… No it isn’t.

Frodo : The Ring is mine.

Theoden : I take my leave.
Aragorn : My lord Elrond.
Elrond : I come on behalf of one whom I love. Arwen is dying. She will not long survive the evil that now spreads from Mordor. The light of the Evenstar is failing. As Sauron’s power grows, her strength wanes. Arwen’s life is now tied to the fate of the Ring. The Shadow is upon us, Aragorn. The end has come.
Aragorn : It will not be our end but his.

Aragorn : The Beacons of Minas Tirith! The Beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid.
Theoden : And Rohan will answer. Muster the Rohirrim. Assemble the army at Dunharrow. As many men as can be found. You have two days. On the third, we ride for Gondor and war.

Sam : Let him go, you filth.

Pippin : It’s so quiet.
Gandalf : It’s the deep breath before the plunge.
Pippin : I don’t want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can’t escape is even worse.

Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved – but not for me.

Sam : Do you remember the taste of strawberries?

Faramir : Since you were robbed of Boromir… I will do what I can in his stead.
[Bows and turns to leave]
Faramir : If I should return, think better of me, Father.
Denethor : That will depend upon the manner of your return.

Legolas : The horses are restless, the men are quiet.

Gandalf : Authority is not given to you to, steward, to deny the return of the king.
Denethor : The rule of Gondor is mine! And no other’s!

Legolas : The way is shut. It was made by those who are dead, and the dead keep it. The way is shut.

Gimli : This is something unheard of. An Elf would go underground, when a Dwarf dare not. Oh, I’d never hear the end of it.

Sam : What are you up to? Sneaking off, are we?
Gollum : Sneaking? Sneaking? Fat hobbit is always so polite. Smeagol shows them secret ways that nobody else could find, and they say “sneak”. Sneak? Very nice friend. Oh, yes, my precious. Very nice, very nice.
Sam : All right all right! You just startled me is all. What were you doing?
Gollum : Sneaking.

[last line]
Sam : Well, I’m back.

Pippin : I feel like I’m back at the Green Dragon after a hard day’s work.
Merry : Only, you’ve never done a hard day’s work.
[Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, and Gimli ride up]
Merry : Welcome, my lords, to Isengard.
Gimli : A merry hunt you’ve led us on. And now we find you here feasting and… smoking.
Pippin : We are sitting on a field of victory enjoying a few well-earned comforts. The salted pork is particularly good.
Gimli : Salted pork?
[Merry blows a giant smoke ring]
Gandalf : [rolls eyes and sighs] Hobbits.
Merry : We’re on orders from Treebeard, who has taken over Isengard.

[Arwen is running into Rivendell and going up to her father]
Arwen : Tell me what you have seen.
Elrond : Arwen.
Arwen : You have the gift of foresight. What did you see?
Elrond : I looked into your future, and I saw death.
Arwen : But there was also life. You saw there was a child, you saw my son.
Elrond : That future is almost gone.
Arwen : But it is not lost.
Elrond : Nothing is certain.
Arwen : Some things are certain. If I leave him now, I will regret it forever.

Pippin : [singing to Denethor as Faramir leads the charge] Home is behind- The world ahead- And there are many paths to tread- Through shadow- To the edge of night- Until the stars are all alight- Mist and shadow- Cloud and shade- All shall fade- All shall… – Fade.

Denethor : My son is dead. My line has ended. Rohan has not come. Theoden has betrayed me. Abandon your posts! Flee, flee for your lives! Abandon your posts. Fear. Fear for your lives.

Gandalf : Faramir!
[Running after Faramir]
Gandalf : Faramir! Your father’s will has turned to madness. Do not throw away your life so rashly.
Faramir : Where does my allegiance lie if not here?
Gandalf : Your father loves you, Faramir. He will remember it before the end.

Gollum : She’s always hungry. She always needs to feed.
Smeagol : All she gets is nasty orcses. And those doesn’t taste very nice, does they Precious?
Gollum : No. Not very nice at all.

[Frodo drinks the last drops of water from Sam’s waterskin]
Frodo : There’ll be none left for the return journey.
Sam : I don’t think there will be a return journey, Mr. Frodo.
[mustering the rohirrim for their charge]
Theoden : Ride now. Ride now. Ride for ruin and the worlds ending. FORTH EORLINGAS.
Pippin : How far is Minas Tirith?
Gandalf : Three days’ ride, as the Nazgul fly, and you’d better hope we don’t have one of those on our tail.
[After Pippin finds Merry on the battlefield]
Merry : I knew you’d find me.
Merry : Are you going to leave me?
Pippin : No, Merry. I’m going to look after you.
Merry : Why did you look? Why do you always have to look?
Pippin : I don’t know. I can’t help it.
Merry : You never can.
Pippin : I’m sorry, all right? I won’t do it again.
Merry : Don’t you understand? The enemy thinks you have the Ring. He’s going to be looking for you Pip. They have to get you out of here.
Pippin : And you’re coming with me.
Merry : Come on.
Pippint : Merry?

Pippin : We will see each other again. Won’t we?
Merry : I don’t know, Pip. I don’t know what is going to happen.

Gandalf : Of all the inquisitive Hobbits, Peregrin Took, you are the worst.

Frodo : [hands Sam the book] The last pages are for you, Sam.

Denethor : You think you are wise, Mithrandir. Yet for all your subtleties, you have not wisdom. Do you think the eyes of the White Tower are blind? I have seen more than you know. With your left hand you would use me as a shield against Mordor. And with your right you’d seek to supplant me. I know who ride with Theoden of Rohan. Oh, yes. Word has reached my ears of this Aragorn, son of Arathorn. And I tell you now, I will not bow to this Ranger from the North last of a ragged house long bereft of lordship.

Gothmog : The Age of Men is over. The Time of the Orc has come.

Denethor : And I shall not forget it. Nor fail to reward that which is given. Fealty with love, valor with honor, disloyalty with vengeance.

King of the Dead : The dead do not suffer the living to pass.
Aragorn : You will suffer me.

Faramir : You wish now that our places had been exchanged… that I had died and Boromir had lived.

Frodo : [voiceover] How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on… when in your heart… you begin to understand… there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep… that have taken hold.

Frodo : My dear Sam: You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be and to do. Your part in the story will go on.

Theoden : Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered. It is a sword-day; a red day, ere the sun rises.

Elrond : Your hands are cold. The life of the Eldar is leaving you.
Arwen : This was my choice… ada, whether by your will or not, there is no ship now that can bear me hence.

Smeagol : Give that to us, Deagol my love.
Deagol : Why?
Smeagol : Because it’s my birthday, and I wants it.

Bilbo : I think I’m quite ready for another adventure.

Gimli : There’s plenty for the both of us, may the best dwarf win.

[to Smeagol, after beating him up outside Shelob’s lair]
Frodo : I have to destroy it, Smeagol. I have to destroy it for both our sakes.

Galadriel : This task was appointed to you, Frodo of the Shire. If you do not find a way, no one will.

[Gollum and Frodo stand in front of a tunnel opening, and Frodo hesitates to go in]
Gollum : It’s the only way. Go in, or go back.
Frodo : I cannot go back.

Arwen : From the ashes, a fire will be woken. A light from the darkness shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king.

Elrond : Onen i estel Edain.
[I give hope to men]
Aragorn : e-chebin estel anim.
[I keep none for myself]

Frodo : You can’t help me anymore.
Sam : You can’t mean that.
Frodo : Go home.

[singing]
Merry , Pippin : You can drink your fancy ales. You can drink them by the flagon. But the only brew for the brave and tru-u-u-ue comes from the Green Dragon.

Pippin : So I imagine this is just a ceremonial position. I mean, they don’t actually expect me to do any fighting. Do they?
Gandalf : You’re in the service of the steward now. You’re going to have to do as you’re told, Peregrin Took, guard of the Citadel.

Gandalf : This will be the end of Gondor as we know it. Here the hammer-stroke will fall hardest.

Gandalf : Run, Shadowfax! Show us the meaning of haste.

[Gorbag advances towards Frodo with a knife]
Gorbag : I’m gonna bleed you like a stuck pig.
[Gorbag is stabbed from behind by Sam]
Sam : Not if I stick you first.

[Aragorn is dreaming of Arwen, who has just given up her immortality]
Arwen : I wish I could have seen him again, one last time.

[Aragorn is crowned King]
Aragorn : This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.

Bilbo : Tell me again… where are we going?
Frodo : To the harbor, Bilbo. The elves have accorded you a high honor; a place on the last ship to leave Middle Earth.
Bilbo : Any chance of me seeing that old ring again? Hmm? The one I gave you?
Frodo : I’m sorry, uncle… I’m afraid I lost it.
Bilbo : Oh… pity. I should have liked to have held it one last time.

[Aragorn readies to take the Paths of the Dead. He leads his horse towards the entrance and passes by Gimli, who stops him]
Gimli : Where do you think you’re going?
Aragorn : Not this time Gimli.
[Walks up to them, leading his horse]
Legolas : Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of dwarves?
Gimli : You may as well accept it. We’re going with you, laddy.

Orc 2 : This scum will be awake in a couple of hours.
Orc Lieutenant 1 : And then he’ll wish he’d never been born.

Witch King : Feast on his flesh.

Gandalf : There was no lie in Pippin’s eyes. He told Sauron nothing. He is a fool, but an honest fool he remains.

Gandalf : If the beacons of Gondor are lit Rohan must answer the call
Theoden : Tell me, why should we go to the aid of those who did not come to ours? What do we owe Gondor?

Aragorn : I will go.
Gandalf : No.
Aragorn : They must be warned.
Gandalf : They will be.

Gandalf : I ride to Gondor
[looks at Pippin]
Gandalf : and I won’t be going alone

Gondorian Soldier: The beacon. The beacon of Amon Den is lit.
Gandalf : Hope is kindled.

Gandalf : Now come to pass the days of the king,
[whispers]
Gandalf : may they be blessed.

Elrond : I come on behalf of one whom I love

Eowyn : Ride with me.
Merry : My lady?

Eowyn : He has just as much reason to go to war as you do. Why can he not defend those whom he loves?

Pippin : We’ve got the white wizard. That’s got to count for something.

Gandalf : So it begins, the great battle of our time

Gamling : We cannot win.
Theoden : No, but we will meet them in battle none the less.

Theoden : Hail the victorious dead.
All: Hail.

Sam : It’s that Gollum, it’s this place, it’s that thing around your neck. I could help a bit, I could carry it, share the load.
Frodo : Stay away from me
Sam : I don’t want to keep it. I just want to help

[hands Aragorn a goblet]
Eowyn : Westu Aragorn Hel.
[Aragorn drinks it]
Theoden : [to Eowyn] I am happy for you. He is an honorable man.
Eowyn : You are both honorable men.
Theoden : It was not Theoden of Rohan that led us to victory.

Galadriel : And for you, Frodo Baggins, I give you the light of Eerendil our most beloved star. May it be a light to you in dark places when all other lights go out.
Frodo : Aiya Eerendil Elenion Ancalima

Gollum : They cursed us. Murderer they called us. They cursed us. And we wept, Precious, didn’t we? We wept to be so alone. And we only lust to catch fish so juicy sweet. And we forgot the taste of bread… the sound of trees… the softness of the wind. We even forgot our own name. My Precious.

Gandalf : So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion.

King of the Dead : That blade was broken.
Aragorn : It has been remade.

Sam : This way Mr. Frodo…
Gollum : [in a panic] What’s he doing?

Gandalf : Hail Denethor, son of Ecthelion, Lord and Steward of Gondor.

Gandalf : Not at the towers! Aim for the trolls! Kill the trolls! Bring them down!

Gandalf : Send these foul beasts into the abyss.

Gothmog : [sniffs] Fear. The city is rank with it.

Gollum : [singing] Pretty little fly. Why does he cry? Caught in a web. Soon he’ll be… eaten.

The Witch King : Do not come between the Nazgul and his prey.

[Aragorn is looking toward the paths of the dead, when Gimli interrupts]
Gimli : Aragorn, let’s go find some food.

Denethor : He is burning… already burning.
Pippin : He’s not dead. He’s not dead. No. No. He’s not dead. No.
Denethor : Hear now, Peregrin son of Paladin… I release you from my service. Go now and die in what way seems best for you.

Gandalf : Fight. Fight to the last man. Fight for your lives.

Frodo : What is this place?
Gollum : Master must go inside the tunnel.
Frodo : Now that I’m here, I don’t think I want to.

Sam : I’m sorry to wake you, Mr. Frodo. We have to be moving on.
[Slowly Frodo gets up, his voice sounding wearied]
Frodo : It’s dark still…
Sam : It’s always dark here.

[At the Black Gate]
Aragorn : May the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Let Justice be done upon him!

[Coming to face Gandalf during the siege of Gondor]
Pippin : They called us out to fight.
Gandalf : This is no place for a Hobbit.
[He kills another Orc]
Gandalf : [Pippin stands there as Gandalf turns his back. He then draws his sword and kills an Orc. Gandalf looks at him]
Gandalf : Guard of the Citadel indeed.

Legolas : HE is here!

[Gandalf is fighting and sees a moth. He looks up to see… ]
Pippin : Eagles! The eagles are coming!

[Sam is carrying Frodo]
Gollum : Clever hobbits, to climb so high!

Sam : You can’t go walking through Mordor in naught but your skin.

Gothmog : Release the prisoners!

Eowyn : Why are you doing this? The war lies to the East. You cannot leave on the eve of battle.
[pause]
Eowyn : You cannot abandon the men.
Aragorn : Eowyn…

Sam : [about Gollum] You don’t see it, do you? He’s a villain.

Pippin : It’s the tree. Gandalf! Gandalf!
Gandalf : Yes the white tree of Gondor. The tree of the King. Lord Denethor, however, is not the king he is a steward, a caretaker of the throne.

Gandalf : Peregrin Took, there is a task to be done. Another opportunity for a Shirefolk to prove their great worth. You must not fail me.

Faramir : Mithrandir. They broke through our defenses They’ve taken the bridge and the west bank. Battalions of Orcs are crossing the river.
Gondorian Soldier: It is as the Lord Benethor predicted. Long has he forseen this doom.
Gandalf : Forseen and done nothing.

Gandalf : Faramir? This is not the first halfing to have crossed your path.
Faramir : No.
Pippin : You’ve seen Frodo and Sam?
Gandalf : Where? When?
Faramir : In Ithilien. Not two days ago. Gandalf, they’re taking the road to the Morgul Vale.
Gandalf : And then the pass of Cirith Ungol.
Pippin : What does that mean? What’s wrong?
Gandalf : Faramir, tell me everything.

Theoden : Grimbold how many.
Grimbold : I bring 500 from the Westfold, my lord.
Gamling : We have 300 more from Fenmarch, Theoden King.
Theoden : Where are the riders from Snowbourn?
Gamling : None have come, my lord.

Theoden : 6,000 spears less than half of what I’d hoped for.
Aragorn : Six thousand will not be enough to break the lines of Mordor.
Theoden : More will come.
Aragorn : Every hour lost hastens Gondor’s defeat. We have till dawn then we must ride.

Gimli : That road there… where does that lead?
Legolas : It is the road to the Dimholt, the door under the mountain.
Eomer : None who venture there ever return. That mountain is evil.

Elrond : You ride to war, but not to victory. Sauron’s armies march on Minas Tirith, this you know. But in secret he sends another force which will attack from the river. A fleet of Corsairs ships sails from the south. They reach the city in two days.

Gimli : What kind of army would live in such a place.
Legolas : One that is cursed. Long ago the men of the mountain swore an oath to the last king of Gondor to come to his aid, to fight. But when the time came when Gondor’s need was dire they fled vanishing into the darkness of the mountain. And so Isildur cursed them never to rest until they had fulfilled their pledge.

Aragorn : What say you? What say you? I am Isildur’s heir. Fight for me. And I will hold your oaths fulfilled. What say you?

Frodo : It’s sticky, what is it?

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