{"id":22821,"date":"2001-09-08T13:17:41","date_gmt":"2001-09-08T18:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2001\/09\/08\/more-story-confirmations-2\/"},"modified":"2007-11-05T16:13:18","modified_gmt":"2007-11-05T21:13:18","slug":"more-story-confirmations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2001\/09\/08\/22821-more-story-confirmations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"More Story Confirmations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><strong>Morgoth1970<\/strong> sends along the AMAZING story facts from the LOTR Calander&#8230;check out some of these facts and quotes we now KNOW will be in the movie!!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026The Ring yearns, above all else, to return to the hand of its Master:  they are one, the Ring and the Dark Lord.  Frodo, he must never find it! \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You cannot offer me this Ring\u2026through me it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine.  Do not tempt me, Frodo. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My dear Frodo, Hobbits really are amazing creatures.  You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet, after a hundred years, they can still surprise you in a pinch. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Green Dragon Inn is mentioned or shown in the film. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Always remember this, Frodo:  The Ring is trying to get back to its Master\u2026it wants to be found. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If I take one more step, it\u2019ll be the farthest from Home I\u2019ve ever been. \u2013 Sam <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.  \u2026You step onto the Road, and if you don\u2019t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. \u2013 Bilbo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gilthoniel!  O Elbereth!<br \/>\nClear are thy eyes and bright thy breath!<br \/>\nSnow-white!  Snow white! We sing to thee<br \/>\nIn a far land beyond the Sea. \u2013 (Song of the Wood Elves) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tell me, Gandalf the Grey, you \u2013 to whom so many look for guidance\u2026how is it you can be so blind? \u2013 Saruman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The world is changed, Gandalf.  A new Age is at hand\u2026the Age of Men, which we must rule. \u2013 Saruman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Are we not the Istari?  Within this frail human form does not the spirit of a Maiar live? \u2013 Saruman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain. \u2013 Saruman, to Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Uruk-hai start life as maggots!!! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He\u2019s one of them Rangers, dangerous folk they are.  Wandering the wilds.  What his right name is I\u2019ve never heard:  but he\u2019s known round here as Strider. \u2013 Barliman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Frodo\u2019s my second cousin once-removed on his mother\u2019s side and my third cousin twice-removed on his father\u2019s side, if you follow me. \u2013 Pippin Took <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019re drawing far too much attention to yourself\u2026Mr. Underhill. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gandalf speaks to a moth while imprisoned in Orthanc, which ultimately leads to his escape. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gil-galad, Elendil, and Isildur are all mentioned (or shown).  Elrond is mentioned (or shown) as Gil-galad\u2019s herald. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The hills of Emyn Beriad are mentioned as the place where Gil-galad built the White Tower for Elendil. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*By the time Sam leaves with Frodo, he is already in love with Rosie Cotton. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Merry &amp; Pippin steal vegetables from Farmer Maggot. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Grey Havens are mentioned as the place the elves go when they leave Middle Earth. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>***The Elven name for the Grey Havens is Valinor!!!!!!!!! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Saruman created the Uruk Hai. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Uruk Hai are all marked by the White Hand of Saruman. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let him go or I\u2019ll have you, Longshanks! \u2013 Sam <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gandalf is carried from Orthanc by a great eagle. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You have a stout heart, little hobbit, but your courage alone will not save you. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They were Kings\u2026great Kings of Men.  Sauron gave to them Nine Rings of Power and with them the promise of eternal rule\u2026unending life. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They took the Rings without question\u2026and one by one, regardless of their strength to good or evil\u2026they fell. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They are the Ringwraiths, the Nazgul, the Nine Servants of Sauron. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*At the Prancing Pony, the hobbits stuff thief beds with pillows and hide in Strider\u2019s room. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Merry:  How do we know Strider\u2019s a friend of Gandalf\u2019s <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Frodo:  I think a servant of the Enemy would look fairer but feel fouler\u2026we must trust him. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To Rivendell, Master Gamgee \u2013 to the house of Elrond.  \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Aragorn\u2019s song is about Luthien and Beren. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Ring\u2026The Ring\u2026The Ring\u2026 &#8211; The Ringwraiths <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is beyond my skill to heal.  He needs Elvish medicine\u2026we\u2019ve got to get him to Rivendell. \u2013 Strider <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Strider uses Kingsfoil when Frodo is stabbed on Weathertop. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is only one Lord of the Ring \u2013 only One who can bend it to his will. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Athelas is also referred to as the \u201cproper\u201d name of Kingsfoil. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Give up the Halfling, She-Elf! \u2013 Witch King of the Nazgul <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>***Arwen\u2019s horse is named Asfaloth. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Frodo, lasto beth nin, tolo dan na ngalad.  (Translation:  Frodo, hear my voice, come back to the light.) \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>His strength returns\u2026but the wound will never fully heal. \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Elrond:  To what Frodo will come in the end, I cannot tell. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gandalf:  Not to evil, I think.  He may become like a glass filled with a clear light\u2026for eyes to see that can. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Time wearies all of us \u2013 even those who do not measure it. \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is no mere Ranger.  He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn\u2026and you owe him your allegiance. \u2013 Legolas <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Did I know the Ring would be found?  No\u2026it is what I feared. \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom\u2026only there can it be unmade.  It must be taken deep into Mordor, and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You do not just walk into Mordor\u2026It is a folly. \u2013 Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let folly be our cloak, a veil before the eyes of the Enemy\u2026He will not think that, having the Ring, we may seek to destroy it. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gandalf upsets Elrond at the Council by reading the inscription on the Ring in the Black Tongue. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I will take it\u2026I will take the Ring to Mordor\u2026though I do not know the way. \u2013 Frodo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>***Gimli attempts to destroy the Ring with his axe at the Council. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So it often is with the deeds that move the wheels of the world:  small hands do them because they must \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If by my life or death, I can protect you, I will \u2013 you have my sword. \u2013 Aragorn (I wonder if this was supposed to be \u201cmy word\u201d? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You carry the fate of all of us, little one\u2026 &#8211; Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Sauron mixes his own blood with molten gold to create the One Ring. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nine companions to match the Nine Ringwraits\u2026So be it.  You shall be the \u201cFellowship of the Ring\u201d! \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The light of the Evenstar does not wax and wane\u2026it is constant, even in the greatest darkness. \u2013 Arwen <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am Isildur\u2019s heir, not Isildur himself; my fate is my own. \u2013 Aragorn <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>***The shattered pieces of Narsil rest in Rivendell in the hands of a statue. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The skill of the Elves can reforge the sword of Elendil \u2013 but only you can wield it. \u2013 Elrond, to Aragorn <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s a pretty thing, isn\u2019t it?  Mithril\u2026light as a feather, and as hard as dragon scales. \u2013 Bilbo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nai Tiruvantel ar varyuvantel I Valar tielyanna nu vilya.  (Translation:  May the Valar protect you on your path under the sky.) \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is indeed the hour of the Shire-folk. \u2013 Elrond <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Farewell, hold to your purpose, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all free folk go with you. \u2013 Elrond, to the Fellowship <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Elrond possesses the Ring of Vilya. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is not the strength of the body that matters, but the strength of the spirit. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Arwen is the last-born of her people. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Whom do you serve? \u2013 Saruman, to Lurtz <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you know how Orcs first came into being?  They were once Elves.  Taken by the Dark Powers in the First Age-tortured, mutilated-a ruined and terrible form of life, bred into a slave race. \u2013 Saruman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is a strange fate that we suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing\u2026such a little thing. \u2013 Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Crebain of Dunland are large crows used by the spies of Saruman. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i ruith!  (Translation:  Sleep Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!) \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Moria &#8211; Khazad-dum!  Greatest of the Dwarf Halls \u2013 what I would not give to look on its treasures! \u2013 Gimli <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gandalf is sent to Middle Earth by the Valar. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One must tread the path that need chooses. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dwarf doors are invisible when closed.  Their own masters cannot find them if their secret is forgotten. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pedo mellon a minno\u2026Speak, friend, and enter. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now you will see, Master Elf, one of the marvels of the Northern World\u2026 &#8211; Gimli <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is not a mine\u2026it\u2019s a tomb. \u2013 Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Fellowship is attacked by tentacles from the pool before they enter the gates of Mordor. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now we have but one choice\u2026we must face the long dark of Moria.  Be on your guard\u2026there are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Orcs of Moria have a Cave Troll under their influence. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The wealth of Moria was not in gold or jewels, but Mithril. &#8211; Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I wish the Ring had never come to me\u2026I wish none of this had happened. \u2013 Frodo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fool of a Took!  Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity! \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let them come!  There is one dwarf in Moria who still draws breath! \u2013 Gimli <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I think you\u2019ll find there\u2019s more to this Hobbit than meets the eye. \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You cannot pass!  I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor.  You cannot pass!  The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun.  Go back to the shadow!  You shall not pass! \u2013 Gandalf <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Evidently, it is revealed that Gandalf, Saruman, and Sauron are all Maiar spirits. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Grey Wizard is dead.  His rag-tag Fellowship is leaderless.  There is none left to defend it. \u2013 Saruman <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Orcs have dared enter Lothlorien; they will not leave it alive! \u2013 Haldir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You carry a heavy burden, Frodo \u2013 don\u2019t carry the weight of the world as well. \u2013 Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Caras Galadhon\u2026The heart of Elvendom on earth; realm of the Lord Celeborn and of Galadriel, Lady of Light. \u2013 Haldir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Your coming is to us as the footsteps of Doom. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The quest stands upon the edge of a knife.  Stray but a little and it will fail, to the ruin of all\u2026Yet hope remains while the Company is true. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Elven cloaks, Elven bows, silver belts with small daggers, Elven rope, and the Phial of Galadriel are given to the Fellowship upon their parting. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What you will see I cannot tell, for the mirror shows many things \u2013 things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Elven cloaks have the power to shield their wearers from unfriendly eyes. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In place of the Dark Lord, you would have a Queen, not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Treacherous as the Sea!  Stronger than the foundations of the earth\u2026All shall love me and despair! \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I pass the test.  I will diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You are a Ringbearer, Frodo\u2026to bear a Ring of Power is to be alone. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Galadriel:  And what gift would a Dwarf ask of the Elves? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gimli:  Nothing, but to look upon the Lady of the Galadhrim one last time, for she is more fair than all the jewels beneath the earth. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Gimli is given a lock of hair by Galadriel. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For you, I have prepared this\u2026the light of Earendil, our most beloved Star. \u2013 Galadriel, to Frodo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May it be a light for your in dark places, when all other lights go out. \u2013 Galadriel <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have taken my worst wound in this parting, having looked my last upon that which is fairest. \u2013 Gimli <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You are quick enough to trust the Elves.  Have you so little faith in your own people?  Yes, there is weakness \u2013 there is frailty \u2013 but there is courage also, and honor to be found in Men. \u2013 Boromir <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Amon Hen \u2013 the Hill of Sight.  They say that all that moves for hundreds of miles around is revealed to one who sits upon the Seeing Seat.  Such was the power of the ancients. \u2013 Aragorn <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind.  Something draws near, I can feel it. \u2013 Legolas <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I know what I must do \u2013 but I am afraid to do it. \u2013 Frodo <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I do not know what strength is in my blood, but I swear to you \u2013 I will not let the White City fall, nor our people fail. \u2013 Aragorn<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgoth1970 sends along the AMAZING story facts from the LOTR Calander&#8230;check out some of these facts and quotes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,134,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","category-old-spy-reports","category-merchandise-other"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tLoH-5W5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}