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(Galadriel's message to Aragorn)
"Where now are the Dúnedain,
Elessar, Elessar?
Why do thy kinsfolk wander afar?
Near is the hour when the Lost
should come forth,
And the Grey Company ride from the North.
But dark is the path appointed for thee:
The Dead watch the road that leads
to the Sea."
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(Galadriel's message to Legolas)
"Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull
on the shore,
Thy heart shall then rest in the forest
no more."
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The Lord of the Rings
Part II. The Two Towers
Quotes from Tolkien's Novel
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| Rohan: The Golden Hall. |
"Slowly the sun fell from the sky down into the West. Looking out over the great
plain, far away the riders saw it for a moment like a red fire sinking into the grass. Low upon the edge of sight
shoulders of the mountains glinted red upon either side.A smoke seemed to rise up and darken the sun's disc to the hue
of blood, as if it had kindled the grass as it passed down under the rim of the earth."
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" 'That, I guess, is the language of the Rohirrim,' said Legolas; 'for it is like to
this land itself; rich and rolling in part, and else hard and stern as the mountains. But I cannot guess what it means,
save that it is laden with the sadness of Mortal Men.' "
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" 'It is not clear to me that the will of Théoden son of Thengel, even though
he be Lord of the Mark, should prevail over the will of Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elendil's heir of Gondor.' "
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" 'It seems that you are come on the wings of song out of the forgotten days.' " Hama
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" 'Come, come!' said Gandalf. 'We are all friends here. Or should be; for the laughter
of Mordor will be our only reward, if we quarrel. My errand is pressing. [...] Prudence is one thing, but discourtesy
is another. I am old. If I may not lean on my stick as I go, then I will sit out here, until it pleases Théoden
to hobble out himself to speak with me.' "
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" 'I greet you,' he said, 'and maybe you look for welcome.
But truth to tell your welcome is doubtful here, Master Gandalf. You have ever been a herald of woe. Troubles follow
you like crows, and ever the oftener the worse. I will not deceive you: when I heard that Shadowfax had come back
riderless, I rejoiced at the return of the horse, but still more at the lack of the rider; and when Éomer
brought the tidings that you had gone at last to your long home, I did not mourn. But news from afar is seldom sooth.
Here you come again! And with you come evils worse than before, as might be expected. Why should I welcome you, Gandalf
Stormcrow? Tell me that.' " (Théden)
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" 'The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late, Théoden son
of Thengel,' said Gandalf.' "
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" 'The wise speak only of what they know, Gríma son of Gálmód.
A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed
through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man till the lighting fall. [...] Now, Théoden
son of Thengel, will you hearken me? [...] I bid you come out before your doors and look abroad. Too long have you sat
in shadows and trusted to twisted tales and crooked promptings.' " (Gandalf)
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"Thus Aragorn for the first time in the full light of day beheld Eowyn, Lady of Rohan,
and thought her fair, fair and cold, like a morning of pale spring that is not yet come to womanhood."
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" 'Nay, Éomer, you do not fully understand the mind of Master Wormtongue,'
said Gandalf, turning his piercing glance upon him. 'He is bold and cunning. Even now he plays a game with peril
and wins a throw. Hours of my precious time he has wasted already. Down, snake!' he said suddenly in a terrible
voice. 'Down on your belly! How long is it since Saruman bought you? What was the promised price? When all the men
were dead, you were to pick your share of the treasure, and take the woman you desire? Too long have you watched her [Eowyn]
under your eyelids and haunted her steps.' "
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" 'I owe much to Éomer,' said Théoden. 'Faithful hearts may
have forward tongue.' "
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"Eowyn came forward bearing wine. [...] As she stood before Aragorn she paused
suddenly and looked upon him, and her eyes were shining. And he looked down upon her fair face and smiled; but as he
took the cup, his hands met hers, and he knew that she trembled at the touch. 'Hail Aragorn son of Arathorn!' she said.
'Hail Lady of Rohan!' he answered, but his face now was troubled and he did not smile."
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"Then the king sat upon a seat before his doors, and Eowyn knelt before him and
received from him a sword and a fair corslet. 'Farewell sister-daughter!' he said. 'Dark is the hour, yet maybe we shall
return to the Golden Hall. But in Dunharrow the people may long defend themselves, and if the battle go ill, thither
will come all who escape.'
'Speak not so!' she answered. 'A year shall I endure for every day that passes until your return.'
But as she spoke, her eyes went to Aragorn who stood nearby."
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