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Praises to Frodo and Sam:
"Long live the Halflings!
Praise them with great praise!
Cuio i Pheriain anann!
Aglar'ni Pheriannath!
Praise them with great praise,
Frodo and Samwise!
Daur a Berhael, Conin
en Annún! Eglerio!
Praise them!
Eglerio!
A laita te, laita te!
Andave laituvalmet!
Praise them!
Cormacolindor,
a laita tárienna!
Praise them! The Ring-bearers,
praise them with great praise!"
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Aragorn/Elendil's crowning words:
"Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien.
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar
tenn'Ambarmetta."
(Out of the Great Sea
to Middle-Earth I am come.
In this place will I abide,
and my heirs,
unto the ending of the world.)
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The Lord of the Rings
Part III. The Return of the King
Quotes from Tolkien's Novel
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Epilogue: the Field of Cormallen
This page contains many major plot spoilers so if you have not finished the book,
you may want to stop reading now! |
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"Then rising swiftly up, far above the Towers of the Black Gate, high above the
mountains, a vast soaring darkness sprang into the sky, flickering with fire. The earth groaned and quaked. The Towers
of the Teeth swayed, tottered, and fell down; the mighty rampart crumbled; the Black Gate was hurled into ruin; and
from far away, now dim, now growing, now mounting to the clouds, there came a drumming rumble, a roar, a long echoing
roll of ruinous noise.
'The realm of Sauron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ringbearer has fulfilled his Quest.' And as the
captains gazed south to the Land of Mordor, it seemed to them that, black against the pall of cloud, there rose a huge
shape of shadow, impenetrable, lightning-crowned, filling all the sky. Enormous it reared above the world, and stretched out
towards them a vast threatening hand, terrible but impotent: for even as it leaned over them, a great wind took it,
and it was all blown away, and passed; and then a hush fell." |
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"When Sam awoke, he found that he was lying on some soft bed, but over him gently swayed
wide beechen boughs, and through their young leaves sunlight glimmered, green and gold. All the air was full of a sweet
mingled scent. [...]
'A great Shadow has departed', said Gandalf, and then he laughed, and the sound was like music,
or like water in a parched land; and as he listened the thought came to Sam that he had not heard laughter, the pure
sound of merriment, for days upon days without count. It fell upon his ears like the echo of all the joys he had ever
known. But he himseld burst into tears. Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine
out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed." |
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" 'I do not wish for any sword,' said Frodo.
'Tonight at least you should wear one,' said Gandalf." |
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"And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears
the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. And he sang to them, now in the Elven-tongue,
now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords,
and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness." |
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" 'A vanimar, vanimálion nostari!' he [Treebeard] said. 'It is sad
that we should meet only thus at the ending. For the world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth,
and I smell it in the air. I do not think we shall meet again'." |
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