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The journey begins! In the second episode of the legendary 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, titled "The Black Riders," Frodo Baggins, accompanied by his loyal friend Samwise Gamgee, must leave the comfort of the Shire. The shadows of Sauron are closing in, and the chilling presence of the Nazgûl—the Black Riders—haunts their every step. This episode is a masterclass in building tension and dread through sound, as our hobbit heroes face their first major challenge on the road to Rivendell.
This full-cast audio drama continues to captivate listeners with its brilliant voice acting, immersive sound design, and faithful interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic text. Featuring the superb performances of Ian Holm as Frodo and Michael Hordern as Gandalf, this series is a cornerstone of Tolkien fandom. Whether you're listening for nostalgia or experiencing it for the first time, this episode will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Perfect for fantasy lovers, audio drama enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates a great story told with extraordinary skill. Listen along as we explore the perils of the open road and the growing threat of the Dark Lord's servants.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Frodo and Sam's departure from Bag End
7:20 - The first encounter with the Black Rider on the road
15:00 - Meeting Merry and Pippin and the journey to Farmer Maggot's
25:30 - The terrifying ordeal at the Brandywine River
38:00 - Reaching the ferry and the narrow escape from the Nazgûl
48:50 - The hobbits arrive at Crickhollow
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This full-cast audio drama continues to captivate listeners with its brilliant voice acting, immersive sound design, and faithful interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic text. Featuring the superb performances of Ian Holm as Frodo and Michael Hordern as Gandalf, this series is a cornerstone of Tolkien fandom. Whether you're listening for nostalgia or experiencing it for the first time, this episode will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Perfect for fantasy lovers, audio drama enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates a great story told with extraordinary skill. Listen along as we explore the perils of the open road and the growing threat of the Dark Lord's servants.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Frodo and Sam's departure from Bag End
7:20 - The first encounter with the Black Rider on the road
15:00 - Meeting Merry and Pippin and the journey to Farmer Maggot's
25:30 - The terrifying ordeal at the Brandywine River
38:00 - Reaching the ferry and the narrow escape from the Nazgûl
48:50 - The hobbits arrive at Crickhollow
👍 If the sound of the Nazgûl's screeches gives you chills, hit the like button and comment below!
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00:00The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
00:18Prepared for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley
00:23With Ian Holm, Michael Horton and Robert Stevens
00:27Episode 2, adapted by Brian Sibley
00:32The Black Riders
00:34Gandalf!
00:41Gwaihir, wind lord, swiftest of all eagles
00:45Why come you here?
00:46I am sent to Orthanc with a message of import
00:49What message, Gwaihir?
00:51Dark tidings, Gandalf
00:53Wolves are gathering, orcs are mustering
00:56And the nine riders go hither and thither in the lands
00:59The eagles of the mountains have seen these things
01:02And learnt also that the golem creature has escaped from the elves' captivity
01:06How did you know where to seek me?
01:09Radagast the Brown told us to bring whatever news we saw or heard to you at Isengard
01:14Ah, then Radagast is not a traitor
01:16I was bid by Radagast to seek both Gandalf the Grey and Saruman the White at Orthanc
01:22Why find I Gandalf alone upon this perilous height?
01:26And why speak you of traitors?
01:27For two months I've been imprisoned as a fly in the web of a treacherous spider, Gwaihir
01:32Saruman?
01:35Saruman is no longer Saruman the White
01:37He is now Saruman of many colors
01:40He seeks either to join forces with the Dark Lord of Mordor
01:43Or to find for himself sufficient power to rule in his stead
01:47This is indeed evil news, Gandalf
01:50So it is, Gwaihir
01:51But even the most subtle spider may leave a weak thread
01:56Radagast he called a simpleton and a fool
02:00Radagast the Bird Tamer, he named him
02:02But because of Radagast, Gwaihir the Wind Lord has come to me in my darkest hour
02:08No mortal tames the eagles of the mountains, nor even Radagast or Gandalf
02:13But I will carry you to freedom, since I do not wish to serve any Saruman of many colors
02:18Take hold of my talents
02:20We are seen, Gandalf
02:23I must fly with great speed
02:26How far can you carry me?
02:28Many leagues, but not to the ends of the earth
02:30I was sent to bear tidings, not burdens
02:34Then I must have a steed on land
02:36And a steed surpassing swift
02:38For I have never had need of such haste before
02:40Then I will bear you to Edoras
02:43Where the Lord of Rohan sits in his halls
02:46For that is not very far off
02:47And there are no horses like those that are bred by the Rohirrim
02:51The horse lords of Rohan
02:53Gwaihir the Wind Lord carried Gandalf to Edoras in the land of Rohan
03:00To the halls of Théoden, king of the Mark
03:03Hail Théoden, son of Thengil
03:14Why comes Gandalf the Grey, unlooked for to my halls?
03:19I have come to seek the aid of the Rohirrim and their king
03:22I have never heard before that Gandalf sought the aid of any man
03:27Storm clouds are gathering, Théoden
03:29And when the storm breaks, nowhere in Middle-earth will be safe from its fury
03:33Not even Théoden's halls
03:35I know not what storm you speak of, wandering wizard
03:39Then you know not of the rise of the enemy in Mordor
03:43Or of the treachery of Saruman the White?
03:46Grimor, faithful counsellor
03:49What say you of Gandalf Stormcrow's words?
03:53I say Saruman is our ally against the dark lord of Mordor, king Théoden
03:58And we should not parley with any who call him traitor
04:02It is, I believe, as Grimor says
04:05Rohan has no welcome for the warmonger
04:09I seek not war, Théoden
04:10But if it comes, others than I will draw its bloody sword in Rohan
04:15But if you will not help me, then at least lend me a steed
04:19That I may ride elsewhere in search of aid
04:21Very well, Gandalf
04:22Take a horse and be gone
04:24Gandalf strode from Théoden's golden hall
04:31And went in search of a steed to carry him back to the shire
04:33And at Isengard, Saruman was suddenly faced with another unexpected turn of events
04:40Come forth, Saruman, that we may speak with thee
04:47Who goes thus on Saruman in such rude fashion?
04:51I am the lord of the Nazgul
04:53Servant of Sauron the Great
04:55What seek you here?
04:57We seek knowledge, Saruman
04:59Knowledge of how we may find that part of Middle-earth
05:03Which is known as the land of the halflings
05:06It is not a land that you look for
05:08I know what you seek, though you do not name it
05:11I have it not
05:13As surely its servants perceive without telling
05:16For if I had it, then you would bow before me and call me lord
05:19I know nothing of this thing or of the land you seek
05:23There is one only
05:26Whom I guess to have this knowledge
05:29Who?
05:31Mithran, dear
05:32He whom some call Gandalf
05:35Gandalf the Grey
05:37As it is but two days since this enemy of Sauron
05:42Departed from Isengard
05:44Seek him nearby
05:47Seek him we shall, Saruman
05:49Come!
05:53But as the black riders of Mordor rode in search of Gandalf
05:59They came upon another
06:01Halt!
06:04Who rides there?
06:06I am Dreamer
06:07And I ride in haste, my lord
06:09Do not delay me
06:10Why?
06:12What is your haste?
06:13And where are you bound?
06:14For Isengard, lord
06:16Wherefore?
06:17I carry certain news to Saruman
06:19What news?
06:21That Mithrandia has sought to counsel King Theoden
06:25Against both Saruman and Sauron
06:28Where is Mithrandia now?
06:31He seeks only a horse to return him to the land of the halflings
06:34Know you of this land?
06:36Well, I...
06:37Speak or die!
06:40Where is this land?
06:41Spare me!
06:42I will speak as swiftly as I may
06:45West through the gap of Rowan yonder
06:48And then north and a little west
06:51The Shire, they call it
06:53Come!
06:55Riders of Mordor
06:57We will divide our company
06:59Some to find this land and search it
07:03Some to seek Mithrandia
07:06Come!
07:08Away!
07:08As the black riders rode away westward
07:18Gandalf found on the plains of Rowan
07:20A horse suited to his needs
07:22A horse that might have been foaled in the morning of the world
07:27Light was his footfall
07:29And swift as the flowing wind was he
07:31By day his coat glistened like silver
07:34And by night it was like a shade
07:36So that he passed unseen
07:38Shadowfax, they called him
07:42Never before had any man mounted him
07:45But Gandalf took him and tamed him
07:47And swiftly he bore Gandalf north
07:50On, Shadowfax
07:51We must hasten
07:52Time is short
07:54So Gandalf rode north
08:03On Shadowfax
08:04While in the Shire
08:06Frodo, not knowing what had delayed his friend
08:08Decided he would wait no longer
08:10Well, Mary
08:12Is everything ready?
08:14Yes
08:14Two cartloads yesterday
08:15Full to overflowing
08:16And now another one
08:17I'm beginning to wonder
08:19If your new home will be big enough
08:20Well, I've sold everything
08:21I could bear parting with to Lobelia
08:23But some things I just had to take
08:26To remind me of Bagend and Bilbo
08:27Well, I'd best be off
08:29If I leave now
08:30I can get to Crick Hollow
08:31And warm the house before you arrive
08:32That's if you're quite sure you want to walk
08:34Rather than go by cart
08:35Quite sure
08:36Then I'll see you the day after tomorrow
08:38If you don't go to sleep on the way
08:40I'll try not to
08:41I'll tell you one thing, Frodo
08:43You had better settle
08:45When you get back to Buckland
08:46Because I, for one
08:47I'm not helping you to move back again
08:48What on earth makes you think Lobelia
08:50Would ever sell Bagend back to me
08:52Oh, she might
08:53At a profit
08:54Farewell, Frodo
08:56And good walking
08:57Poor Mary
09:00What will you say
09:03When you learn the truth about all this?
09:06As the sun went down
09:07Frodo, Pippin and Sam
09:10Sat in the kitchen at Bagend
09:11Our last meal at Bagend
09:18Sam and I will wash up
09:20If you want to have a last look round
09:21Thank you, Pippin
09:22But I think we'll leave the washing up for Lobelia
09:24I've already taken a last look round
09:28Everywhere looks so sad
09:31And gloomy and dishevelled
09:32So, we might as well start
09:34Our packs are already in the porch, Mr Frodo
09:36Well done, Sam
09:37It looks as though it's going to be a fine night
09:38Well, that's good for a beginning
09:41I wish I knew what was delaying Gandalf
09:44Anyway, I must start
09:46And he must follow
09:47Well, goodbye, dear old Bagend
09:56Well then, we're off at last
10:00Haven't you got a song for the occasion for you?
10:03Well, yes, there's one that might suit
10:04Upon the hearth?
10:05Yes
10:06Upon the hearth the fire is red
10:11Beneath the roof there is a bed
10:14But not yet weary are our feet
10:18Still round the corner we may meet
10:22A sudden tree or standing stone
10:26That none have seen but we alone
10:29Tree and flower and leaf and grass
10:33Let them pass
10:35Oh, let them pass
10:37The hobbits had scarcely gone
10:40When a dark and sinister hooded rider
10:42Rode up Bagshot Row
10:44And arrived at Gaffer Gamgee's home
10:46Yes?
10:53Who's there?
10:55Who is it?
10:58What do you want at this time of night?
11:00Baggins
11:00I'm looking for Baggins
11:04Where is Baggins?
11:07What's Mr. Baggins' business to do with you?
11:10A friend of his is looking for him
11:13Well, you don't look like any friend of Mr. Baggins as I've ever seen
11:16Answer my question
11:17Where is Baggins?
11:20There's no one at his house
11:21Why?
11:22Well, for a good reason
11:23Mr. Baggins has gone away
11:25Where did Baggins go?
11:28That ain't no secret
11:29He's moved to Crick Hollow or some such place
11:31Away down yonder
11:32Is it far?
11:34Yes, it is a tidy way
11:35I've never been so far myself
11:37They're queer folk down there
11:39If you see him
11:40You'll give him a message from me
11:42I'm not taking no orders from you nor no one
11:45Not even if you are a friend of Mr. Baggins
11:47Which I doubt
11:49Now, good night to you
11:51After they'd been walking for about three hours
11:57Frodo, Pippin and Sam
11:59Made camp in the deep resin-centred darkness
12:02Of a patch of firwood
12:03Night passed
12:05And the morning came
12:07Pale and clammy
12:09Walking for pleasure
12:16Why didn't I go by cart with Mary?
12:21My neck stiff and I feel as though I put a hole in my back
12:25And all my beautiful feather beds sold to the Sackville Bagginses
12:31These tree roots would do them good
12:34Wake up, hobbits
12:36It's a beautiful morning
12:37What's beautiful about it?
12:43Sam
12:43Get breakfast ready for half past nine
12:45Have you got the bath water?
12:46What?
12:47No, no, sir
12:48It's all right, Sam
12:50Mr. Pippin is pulling your leg
12:53Come on, Pippin, up you get
12:55You can help Sam get breakfast
12:57And we must get started
12:58I've never been this near the end of the shire before, Mr. Pippin
13:07What river is that down there?
13:08That's the brandywine, Sam
13:10And do elves live in those woods over there?
13:12In the woody end?
13:13No, not that I ever heard
13:14Ah
13:17This road goes on forever
13:19When are we going to rest, Frodo?
13:24Frodo?
13:26The road goes over on and on
13:28Down from the door where it began
13:31Now, far ahead
13:36The road has gone
13:39And I must follow if I can
13:43Pursuing it with eager feet
13:46Until it joins some larger way
13:50Where many paths and errands meet
13:54And whither then I cannot say
13:59That sounds like a bit of old Bilbo's rhyming
14:02Or is it one of your imitations?
14:05Hmm?
14:07I don't know
14:08It came to me then as if
14:10As if I was making it up
14:11But I may have heard it long ago
14:14In any event, it doesn't sound
14:15All together encouraging
14:16No, I suppose not
14:19Hmm
14:20Bilbo often used to say
14:23There was only one road
14:24That it was like a great river
14:26Its springs were at every doorstep
14:29And every path was its tributary
14:30It's a dangerous business
14:33Going out of your door
14:34He used to say
14:35You step into a road
14:37And if you don't keep your feet
14:39There is no knowing where you might be swept off to
14:43Well
14:44This road won't sweep me anywhere for an hour at least
14:48It's time for a rest
14:49And if you fellows won't wait
14:51Well, then you must go on without me
14:53Farewell we call
14:56To hearth and hall
14:58The wind may blow
15:00And rain may fall
15:02We must away
15:04Shhh
15:05Shhh
15:05Shhh
15:05Oh, begging your pardon, Mr. Furrow
15:07I can hear a pony or a horse
15:09Coming along the road behind
15:10I wonder if that's Gandalf coming after us
15:13It may not matter much
15:15But I would rather not be seen on the road by anyone
15:18I'm sick of my doings being noticed and discussed
15:20And if it is Gandalf
15:21We can give him a little surprise
15:24To pay him out for being so late
15:25Let's get out of sight
15:26One ring to rule them all
15:46One ring to find them
15:49One ring to bring them all
15:53And in the darkness
15:56Bind them
15:58This is the master ring
16:02The one ring to rule them all
16:05This is the one ring lost many years ago
16:09To the great weakening of its maker's power
16:11Now he greatly desires to have it again
16:15But he must not get it
16:18The ring
16:20The ring
16:22Put on the ring
16:26Remember what I said about the ring
16:29Keep it safe
16:31And keep it secret
16:34Who was it?
16:44I don't know
16:45What did you see, Mr Frodo?
16:48It was a man
16:50I think
16:51Wrapped in a black cloak and hood
16:53So that his face was shadowed and invisible
16:56All I could see was his boots in the high stirrups
16:59What was he looking for?
17:00I can't say why
17:02But I feel certain he was looking for
17:06Or smelling for me
17:10Yes, and I feel certain that I did not want him to discover me
17:15I have never seen or felt anything like it in the Shire before
17:19But what has one of the big people got to do with us?
17:23And what is he doing in this part of the world?
17:25I don't know
17:25But I wish I had waited for Gandalf
17:28But then perhaps it would only have made matters worse
17:31Then you know or guess something about this rider?
17:35I don't know and I...
17:37I would rather not guess
17:38All right, Cousin Frodo
17:40You can keep your secret for the present if you want to be mysterious
17:43In the meanwhile, what are we to do?
17:47I think we will move on now
17:48We ought to do a good step more today
17:51Buckland is still many miles away
17:52But we must keep off the road in case that rider comes back
17:57Yes, I'm going to cut straight across country from here
18:00Short cuts make long delays
18:02The country is rough round here
18:04And there are bogs and all kinds of difficulties
18:06And if you're worrying about meeting that rider
18:08Then I can't see that it would be any worse
18:11Meeting him on a road than in a wood or a field
18:13Cousin, it is less easy to find people in the woods and fields
18:16And if you're supposed to be on the road
18:18There is some chance that you will be looked for on the road and not of it
18:21All right
18:22I'll follow you into every bog and ditch
18:25But it is hard
18:27I had counted on passing the golden perch at stock before sundown
18:31And the best beer in the east farthing of the shire, or used to be
18:34That settles it
18:35Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones
18:38At all costs, we must keep away from the golden perch
18:41Er, what do you say, Sam?
18:44I should go along with you, Mr. Farron
18:48Oh, then if we are going to toil through bog and briar, let's go
18:52Oh
18:52What do you think that was?
19:02If it was a bird, it was one I never heard in the shire before
19:05It was not bird or beast
19:08It was a call
19:10Or a signal
19:12There were words in that cry, though I could not catch them
19:15But no hobbit has such a voice
19:18Come, sooner or later we must go on
19:22It's better that we go sooner
19:24Hello
19:31I know these fields
19:33But this is Bam Folong
19:35Old Farmer Maggot's land
19:37And that's his farm away there in the trees
19:39Oh, no, one trouble after another
19:42And what's wrong with old maggot?
19:44He's a good friend to all the brandy bucks
19:45Of course, he's a terror to trespassers
19:48And keeps ferocious dogs
19:49But after all, folk down here are near the border
19:51And have to be more on their guard
19:53All the same
19:54I'm terrified of him and his dogs
19:56And I've avoided his farm for years and years
19:59Why is that, Mr. Frodo?
20:01Well, he caught me trespassing after mushrooms
20:04Several times when I was a youngster
20:05And on the last occasion he beat me
20:07And then took me and showed me to his dogs
20:09See, lads, he said
20:11Next time this young varmint sets foot on my land
20:13You can eat him
20:14Now see him off
20:15And they did
20:16And I've never got over the fright
20:18Well, then, it's time you made it up
20:19Don't worry, Mr. Frodo
20:26I won't let this farland maggot do you no harm
20:28If he tries, he'll have Sam Gunji to reckon with
20:30Thank you, Sam
20:31Hello, hello
20:32And who may you be?
20:33And what may you be wanting?
20:35Good afternoon, Mr. Maggot
20:36Well, if it isn't Master Pittman
20:39Or Mr. Peregrine Took, I should say
20:42Yes
20:42It's lucky for you that I know you
20:44I was just going out to set my dogs
20:45And any strangers
20:46There are some funny goings-on today
20:49Of course, we do get queer folk
20:52Wandering in these parts at times
20:53Too near the river
20:54But this fellow was the most outlandish
20:57I ever set eyes on
20:58Which fellow do you mean?
21:00Well, then you haven't seen him
21:01Oh, he went up the lane not a long while back
21:03Oh, he was a funny customer
21:05He was asking funny questions
21:06Oh, but, well, perhaps you'll come inside
21:09And we'll pass the news more comfortably
21:11I'd have to drop a good ale on tap
21:13If you and your friends are willing, Mr. Took
21:15Yes, but what about the dogs?
21:17Oh, they won't harm you
21:19Not unless I tell them to
21:21Here, grip
21:22Grip, fang
21:23Heel
21:24Heel the hoof
21:25Can I introduce my friends?
21:27This is Sam Gamgee
21:28How do you do, Sam?
21:30How do you do?
21:31And this is Mr. Frodo Baggins
21:34You may not remember him
21:35But he used to live in Buckland
21:37Well, if that isn't queerer than ever
21:39Mr. Baggins, is it?
21:42Oh, come inside
21:44We must talk
21:45Well, Sam
21:50This makes up for missing the golden perch, eh?
21:53Yes
21:53I suppose so, Mr. Baggins
21:55I'm afraid Sam, he is rather suspicious of you, Farmer Maggot
22:01Well, you see, I told him the last time I came to visit you, you gave me a beating to remember you by
22:09Well, Sam, I'm sorry I beat your master, but he shouldn't have gone thieving my mushrooms
22:15Oh, I remember you, Mr. Baggins
22:18Anyway, that's all in the past
22:21It wasn't mushrooms I was thinking of when Mr. Peregrine told me your name, Mr. Frodo
22:25You see, I had just heard the name of Baggins before you turned up
22:29How was that, Mr. Maggot?
22:30Well, it was like this
22:32This funny customer came riding in at the gate on a big black horse
22:37And right up to my door
22:39All black he was himself, too
22:41And cloaked and hooded up as if he did not want to be known
22:44Good day to you, I says, going out to him
22:47This lane don't lead anywhere
22:48And wherever you may be going, your quickest way will be back to the road
22:53The black fellow sat quite still
22:55And then pointed back west
22:57Over my fields, if you please, he said
22:59I come from yonder
23:01Have you seen Baggins?
23:05Oh, be off, I said
23:06There are no Bagginses here
23:08You're in the wrong part of the shire
23:09You'd better go back west to Hobbiton
23:12You can go by road this time
23:13Baggins has left
23:16He answered in a whisper
23:17He is coming
23:19He is not far away
23:21I wish to find him
23:23If he passes, will you tell me
23:26I will come back with gold
23:28Oh, no you won't, I said
23:30You'll go back where you belong double quick
23:32I give you one minute before I call all my dogs
23:35And he gave a sort of hiss
23:37We might have been laughing and it might not
23:39Then he spurred his great horse right at me
23:42And I jumped out of the way only just in time
23:44I called my dogs
23:45But he swung off and rode through the gate like a bolt of thunder
23:49Now, what do you think of that?
23:52I don't know what to think
23:54Well, it's as plain as my nose
23:56That no accident brought you and that rider here on the same afternoon
24:00And maybe my news was no great news to you after all
24:04I'm not asking you to tell me anything you have of mind to keep to yourself
24:08But I see you're in some kind of trouble
24:11Yes, I'm afraid I may be
24:13And since I must try to get to Crick Hollow before dark
24:16We must be going
24:17Drink up, Sam, we're off again
24:19Look, Mr. Frodo, I have a notion
24:21It's nearly sundown and we're going to have our supper
24:24Mrs. Maggots cooking bacon and mushrooms
24:26I dare say you still have a liking for mushrooms, Mr. Baggins
24:30Anyway, we'd be pleased if you could all stay and have a bite with us
24:33Well, then so should we
24:35But we're really...
24:36No, no, wait a minute
24:37I was going to say, after a bit of supper
24:40I'll get out our small wagon and I'll take you on your way
24:43And that will save you a step and it might also save you trouble of another sort
24:48Thank you, Mr. Maggot
24:50That would be most kind
24:51It didn't take much to change his mind, did it?
24:54Bacon and... what was it?
24:56Mushrooms
24:57Yes, of course
24:58This mist is going to get worse, I'm thinking
25:05But I'll not light my lanterns till I turn for home
25:08We'll hear anything on the road long before we meet it
25:11You know, Farmer Maggot
25:12I've been in terror of you and your dogs for over thirty years
25:16Though you may laugh to hear it
25:18It's a pity
25:19For I've missed a good friend
25:21Well, you should never have gone getting yourself mixed up with Hobbit and folk
25:25I shouldn't be surprised if this trouble you're in now
25:28Hasn't come from those strange doings of Mr. Bilbo
25:31Anyway, I'm glad you've had the sense to come back to Buckland
25:35And my advice is, stay here
25:38Oh, there
25:42Oh, someone's coming
25:44You'd better be hidden, Mr. Bilbo
25:46Get down in the wagon, cover up
25:48We'll soon send this rider to the rightabouts
25:52Hello there
25:54Now then, don't you come a step nearer
25:57What do you want?
25:59Who are you?
26:01Why, it's me, Mr. Maggot
26:02Oh, Mr. Mary
26:04Yes, of course
26:06Who did you think it was?
26:06You can come out, Frodo
26:07It was only Mary
26:08Mary
26:09Thank goodness for that
26:10What's all this about?
26:11And where did you find them, Mr. Maggot?
26:13In your duck pond?
26:14Oh, I call them Trespasson
26:16Oh, but they'll tell you the story, I've no doubt
26:18Well, it's been a queer day and no mistake
26:21But all's well that ends well
26:23Though perhaps we should not say that till we reach our own doors
26:26Oh, there now
26:28I was nearly forgetting
26:29Mrs. Maggot put this up for Mr. Baggins with her compliments
26:34Oh, thank you, Mr. Maggot
26:36Well, good night to you all
26:38Good night, Mr. Mike
26:39What's in the basket, Frodo?
26:43Uh, mushrooms
26:44If I'm not very much mistaken
26:46Well, here we are
26:52What do you think of it?
26:53I've done my best to make it look like home
26:55It's, um
26:58It's perfect, Mary
27:00I hardly feel I've moved at all
27:02What do you say, Sam?
27:04Just like Bag End it is, Mr. Frodo
27:06I'll make some supper
27:08Oh, good
27:09Now then
27:10What have you three been up to
27:13And what was the matter with old Maggot?
27:14He sounded scared
27:15We've all been scared
27:16And you would have been too
27:17If you'd been chased by black riders
27:19Black riders? What are they?
27:20Black figures riding on black horses
27:22Cousin Frodo knows something more
27:24But he's being close
27:25Very well
27:26I can't keep it to myself any longer
27:28I've got something to tell you
27:31But
27:31Well, now I see how pleasant and comfortable
27:34And welcoming you've made this little place, Mary
27:36I don't know how to begin
27:37I think I can help you
27:39By telling you some of it myself
27:41What do you mean?
27:42Well, just this, my dear old Frodo
27:44You are miserable because you don't know how to say goodbye
27:48You meant to leave the shire, of course
27:51But danger has come sooner than you expected
27:53And now you are making up your mind to go at once
27:55And you don't want to
27:56But
27:57How do you mean?
27:58Dear old Frodo
27:59Did you really think you'd thrown dust in all our eyes?
28:02You've not been nearly careful or clever enough for that
28:05No
28:05Good heavens, I thought I'd been both careful and clever
28:08I don't know what Gandalf would say
28:10Is all the shire discussing my departure?
28:13Oh, no, no, no
28:14Don't worry about that
28:15The secret won't keep for long, of course
28:17But at present it is, I think
28:18Known only to us conspirators, anyway
28:21The conspiracy has now been unmasked
28:23And we're not going to let you escape so easily
28:25But I must go
28:26It cannot be helped
28:28It is wretched for us all
28:30But please help me and don't hinder me
28:32You don't understand
28:33Of course you must go
28:35And therefore
28:37So must we
28:38What do you mean?
28:40I mean that Mary and I are coming with you
28:42Sam is an excellent fellow
28:44And would jump down a dragon's throat to save you
28:46If he didn't trip over his own feet first
28:48But you'll need more than one companion
28:51In your dangerous adventure
28:52My dear and most beloved hobbits
28:55But I couldn't allow it
28:57Oh, you speak of danger
28:59But you do not know how deadly is that danger
29:02Of course we know
29:03And that is why we have decided to come
29:05We know the ring is no laughing matter
29:07Yes, we know about the ring
29:09We're going to do our best to help you against the enemy
29:12But, well, I mean, is nothing safe?
29:15Not too safe, I should say
29:17But if you want to be introduced to our chief investigator
29:20In our little conspiracy
29:21I can produce him
29:22Where is he?
29:23Step forward, Sam
29:25Sam?
29:26Here's our collector of information
29:27Well
29:28Andy collected a lot, I can tell you
29:31Before he was finally caught
29:32After which, I may say
29:34He seemed to regard himself as on parole
29:36And dried up
29:37Sam?
29:37Yes, sir
29:38Begging your pardon, sir
29:39But I meant no wrong to you, Mr. Frodo
29:41Nor to Mr. Gandalf, for that matter
29:43And he has some sense, mind you
29:45What is that supposed to mean?
29:47Why, sir, when you said go alone
29:48He said no
29:49Take someone as you can trust
29:50But it doesn't seem that I can trust anyone
29:52But, now, don't say that, Mr.
29:54Look, Frodo
29:54It all depends on what you want
29:56You can trust us to stick to you
29:59Through thick and thin
30:00To the bitter end
30:01And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours
30:03Closer than you keep it yourself
30:05But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone
30:08Anyway, there it is
30:09We know most of what Gandalf has told you
30:12We know a good deal about the ring
30:14We are horribly afraid
30:16But we are coming with you
30:18Yes
30:18All follow you like hounds
30:20You are a set of deceitful scoundrels
30:24But, bless you
30:28Oh, I had so dreaded this evening
30:32The next morning, the hobbits rose early
30:36And prepared to set out
30:38They saddled up four sturdy little ponies for riding
30:41And loaded their baggage onto a fifth
30:43Well, Frodo, all is ready
30:46Which way are we to head?
30:47For Rivendell
30:48And the house of Elrond Half-Elven
30:50But we must not go by road
30:52The riders will be watching for us
30:54So the only safe thing to do
30:56Is to go off in a quite unexpected direction
30:58Then we must go through the old forest
31:00And then on to breathe
31:01And Merry must lead us
31:02For he knows the forest better than any of us
31:04That's settled then
31:05Still, I wish Gandalf were with us all the same
31:08Well, come on
31:09Gandalf or no Gandalf
31:11The sooner we leave the Shire
31:12And those riders behind, the better
31:13Yes
31:14To Rivendell, where elves yet dwell
31:18In glades beneath, the misty fell
31:21Through moor and waste, we ride in haste
31:25And wither then, we cannot tell
31:29With foes ahead, behind us dread
31:33Beneath the sky shall be our bed
31:36Until at last, our toil be passed
31:40Our journey done, our errands said
31:44To Rivendell, where else are we?
31:51Oh, that's Bree up ahead
31:52Ah
31:53Is there anywhere there we can stay?
31:56Er, there's an inn, Frodo
31:57The Prancing Pony, if I remember rightly
31:59Oh, I must say it'll be good to find a fire
32:02And put a door between us and the night
32:04Well, it may be all we could wish, Pippin
32:07But it is outside the Shire, all the same
32:10Now don't make yourselves too much at home
32:13Oh, and please, remember, all of you
32:16That the name of Baggins must not be mentioned
32:19I am Mr. Underhill, if any name must be given
32:22Is this the inn?
32:38Yes, Sam
32:38Why, what's the matter?
32:40But, sure, we aren't going to stay here, are we, sir?
32:43I mean, it's got three stories
32:44Never mind, it will have to do
32:47And I dare say it's home-like enough inside
32:50All right, all right
32:56I'm coming
32:57Now, what's your...
33:01Oh, good evening, little masters
33:03What may you be wanting?
33:05Er, beds for four and stabling for five ponies
33:09If that can be managed
33:10Oh, are you Mr. Butterbur?
33:12That's right, Barleyman's my name
33:14Barleyman Butterbur at your service
33:16And you're Hobbits from the Shire, eh?
33:20Oh, now, what does that remind me of?
33:23Might I ask your name, sir?
33:25Er, Mr. Tooke and Mr. Brandybuck
33:28Hello
33:28And this is Sam Gamgee
33:30Evening
33:30And, um, my name is Underhill
33:33Oh, Mr. Underhill
33:33Oh, now, oh, there, now it's gone again
33:37But it'll come back when I have time to think
33:39I'm run off my feet
33:40But I'll see what I can do for you
33:41There's such a crowd already in the house tonight
33:43It's like I haven't been for long enough
33:44Still, it never rains for what it pours, as we say in Bree
33:47Hi, Knob
33:47Where are you, you woolly-footed snowcoach?
33:50Knob
33:50It's, uh, coming
33:51Now, where's Bob?
33:53Oh, I don't know, Mr. Butterbur
33:54You don't know?
33:55Well, find him, double sharp
33:56I haven't got six legs, nor six eyes, neither
33:58Now, tell Bob there's five ponies that have to be stabled
34:00And he must find room somehow
34:01Well, off you go
34:03Oh, yeah, yeah, yes, Mr. Butterbur
34:05Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear
34:06Yeah, well, now, what was I going to say?
34:08Oh, I don't know
34:09The trouble is, one thing drives out another, so to speak
34:11And I'm that busy tonight, my head's going round
34:12Anyway, it's a good job you're hobbits
34:15I don't know if we could house you
34:16But we've got a room or two in the north wing
34:19That were made special for hobbits
34:20On the ground floor, with round windows and all
34:23I hope you'll find them comfortable
34:25Happy now, Sam?
34:27Oh, yes, Mr. Butterbur
34:28That sounds most comfortable
34:29And you'll be wanting supper, I don't doubt
34:31As soon as maybe
34:31Yes, please
34:33Yeah, well, well, come in, come in
34:35You can go into the parlour
34:36It's quiet in there
34:37Oh, thank you
34:37Well, you'll have to excuse me now
34:38I'm that busy
34:39More cheese to fill up the corners with, Mary?
34:46No corners left, I'm afraid
34:48Oh, begging your pardon for disturbing you, Mr. Underhill
34:52That's all right, Mr. Butterbur
34:53We've just finished
34:54And it was an excellent meal
34:56Yeah, yeah
34:56Oh, good, I'm glad
34:58But what I was wondering was
34:59Whether you'd care to join the company when you'd supped
35:02I mean, they'd be very pleased to welcome you if you had a mind
35:04We don't often get outsiders
35:06Or travellers from the shire, I should say
35:08And we'd like to hear a bit of news
35:10Or any story or song you may have in mind
35:13So join us, or not, as you please
35:15Well, thank you, Mr. Butterbur
35:16Perhaps we will
35:17Well, no, I must be getting on again
35:18No, no
35:20Hmm, I think it might be quite pleasant to join the company for a while
35:25What do you fellows say?
35:26Oh, I dare say we could give them a song or two if they like
35:29Well, I've got a tale or two
35:30What about you, Mary?
35:31Oh, no, no
35:32I shall sit here quietly by the fire for a bit
35:34And perhaps go out later for a sniff of the air
35:36Now, mind your P's and Q's now
35:37And don't forget that we are supposed to be escaping in secret
35:40And we're still not very far from the shire
35:42All right
35:42And you mind yourself
35:44Hmm
35:44Don't get lost
35:45And don't forget that it's safer indoors
35:47Mr. Butterbur
35:51Hmm?
35:53Who's that strange-looking, weather-beaten man sitting by the wall, smoking a pipe?
35:58I don't think you introduced him
35:59Oh, him?
36:00I don't rightly know
36:01He's one of the wandering folk
36:03Rangers, we call them
36:05He disappears for a month or a year and then pops up again
36:07What his right name is, I'd never heard
36:09But he's known round here as Strider
36:11Why's that?
36:12Well, on account of his going about at a great pace on those long shanks of his
36:16Though he don't tell nobody what causes us to worry
36:19You know, Mr. Underhill, it's funny you should ask about him
36:22Because I...
36:23Oh, there's no peace for a body and that's a fact
36:25Half a minute, Mr. Underhill, I'll be back
36:27Knob, where are you, lad?
36:30Master Underhill
36:31Will you join me for a moment?
36:34Oh, thank you
36:35It is Underhill, isn't it?
36:43Only I wasn't sure if old Butterbur got your name right
36:46Yes, he did
36:47Well, Master Underhill, I'm called Strider and I'm pleased to meet you
36:52You know, drink, fire and chant meetings are pleasant enough
36:57But, um, well, this isn't the Shire and there are queer folk about
37:03Though I say it shouldn't, you may think
37:06And there have been even stranger travellers through Bree lately
37:11So, if I were you, I should stop your friends from talking too much
37:17You had better do something quick
37:19Anyway, then he gets her and gets on the train
37:23Friends and I, um, hello
37:25We would like to thank you all for your warm and, um, most hospitable welcome to Bree
37:32Ah, looks like Mr. Underhill's had too much of old Barleyman's eye
37:36Frodo, I was in the middle of telling a story
37:39We are all very much gratified by the kindness of your reception
37:44Um, and I venture to hope that our brief visit will help to renew the old ties of friendship between the Shire and Bree
37:52Oh, well, um, let's have a song then
37:56Come on, Mr. Underhill, up on the table, sing us a song
37:59Come on now, Master, sing us something that we haven't heard before
38:04Oh, well, well, very well, perhaps this will be new to you
38:10There is an inn, a merry old inn beneath an old grey hill
38:14And there they brew a beer so brown that the man in the moon himself came down one night to drink his fill
38:20The ostler has a tipsy cat that plays a five-string fiddle
38:24And up and down he runs his bow
38:27Now squeaking high, now purring low
38:29Now sawing in the middle
38:30Sawing in the middle
38:32The man in the moon was drinking deep and the cat began to wail
38:35A dish and a spoon on the table danced
38:37The cow in the garden madly tranced
38:39And the little dog chased his tail
38:41The man in the moon took another mug and rolled beneath his chair
38:45And there he dozed and dreamed of hell
38:47And in the sky the stars were pale and dawn was in the air
38:50The cat and the fiddle played hazel or diddle the jig that would waken the dead
38:55He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tomb
38:58And the landlord shook the man in the moon
38:59It's after three, he said
39:01With a ping and a pong, the fiddle-sing broke
39:03The cow jumped over the moon
39:04And the little dog laughed to see such fun
39:06And the saturday dish went off at the run with a silver sunday spoon
39:10They said that last verse again
39:16With a ping and a pong, the fiddle-sing broke, the cow jumped over the moon
39:21You can't!
39:24You've got it too high, Mr. Underhill
39:26Where'd he go?
39:32He went slap through the floor
39:34I seen him
39:35Here, five and, five and quick
39:38Now then, now then, what's all the rumpus about?
39:40I saw him
39:41Or least, face, I didn't see him
39:43If you take my meaning
39:44Mr. Underhill just vanished into thin air, in a manner of speaking
39:48You don't say, Mr. Mugworth
39:50I do say
39:51Well, there's some mistake somewhere
39:52There's too much of that Mr. Underhill to go vanishing into thin air
39:55Well, where's he now, then?
39:58Yeah, where is he?
39:58Well, now should I know
40:00He's welcome to go where he will
40:01So long as he pays in the morning
40:02Well, I say I saw what I saw
40:05And I saw what I didn't
40:06And I say there's some mistake
40:08Of course there's a mistake
40:10I haven't vanished
40:12Well, here I am
40:14Now, what have you been doing, Mr. Underhill?
40:18Frightening my customers and breaking my crocs with your acrobatics?
40:21Yes, I'm very sorry
40:22It was quite unintentional, I assure you
40:25A most unfortunate accident
40:28Oh, all right, everybody, all right
40:30Excitement's over
40:31There's plenty of ale still to be drunk
40:33Well, now, I'll ask you, Mr. Underhill
40:35Not to be doing any more tumbling or conjuring
40:37Or whatever it was
40:38Without warning us beforehand
40:39I shan't be doing anything of the sort again, Mr. Butterbur
40:43I promise you
40:44Are you?
40:44Not, Mr. Underhill
40:45We're a bit suspicious round here
40:47Of anything out of the way
40:48No!
40:50Well, Mr. Underhill
40:51You have put your foot in it
40:54Or should I say
40:56Your finger?
40:59I don't know what you mean
41:00Oh, yes, you do
41:01But we had better wait until things have settled down then
41:05If you please, Mr. Baggins
41:08I should like a quiet word with you
41:12But, Frodo, who is this stranger and what's he to do with us?
41:18My name is Strider and I want to talk to you
41:20What about?
41:20A matter of some importance
41:22Although, of course, I have my price
41:24What do you mean?
41:26Don't be alarmed
41:26I mean just this
41:27I will tell you what I know
41:29And give you some good advice
41:30But I shall expect a reward
41:33And what will that be, pray?
41:34No more than you can afford
41:35All I ask is
41:36That you take me along with you
41:39Oh, indeed
41:41Is that all?
41:43Well, even if I wanted another companion
41:45I shouldn't agree to any such thing
41:46Until I knew a good deal more about you and your business
41:49Excellent
41:49You seem to be coming to your senses again
41:52And that's all to the good
41:53You've been much too careless so far
41:55Very well
41:56I will tell you what I know
41:58And leave the reward to you
42:00All right, what do you know?
42:03I know you are Frodo Baggins
42:05And I also know what you are carrying out of the Shire
42:08What?
42:08Now, now, don't mistake me
42:10I shall take more care of your secret than you do
42:13And care is needed
42:14Black horsemen have passed through Bree
42:16And believe me, they will return
42:19And more are coming
42:19There are others
42:20I know these riders and I know their number
42:23There are folk in Bree
42:25Who are not to be trusted
42:27And it seems all too likely
42:29That by morning these riders
42:30Will know of your little prank
42:33It was sheer accident
42:34I wonder
42:36Anyway, that accident
42:39Has made your position dangerous
42:42I don't know why we behaved so foolishly
42:46We ought to have stayed quiet in here
42:47It would have been better
42:49And I would have stopped you going in there if I could
42:51But the innkeeper would not let me go in to see you
42:54Do you think he knows anything?
42:57No
42:57I don't think any harm of old Butterbur
43:00Well, in any event
43:02If I intend to leave Bree at first light
43:05But you dare not go by the open road
43:07For the horsemen will watch it day and night
43:09And even if you escape from Bree
43:11You won't go far
43:12They will come on you
43:13In the wild
43:13In some dark place
43:15Where there is no help
43:16Do you wish them to find you?
43:21They are terrible, Frodo
43:23Terrible
43:24But trust Strider
43:26And he will take you by paths
43:29That are seldom trodden
43:30Well
43:33Will you have him?
43:38With your lead, Mr. Frodo
43:39I'd say no
43:40This Strider here
43:41He says take care
43:43And I say yes to that
43:44And let's begin with him
43:45Hmm
43:46I think
43:50Strider
43:51That you are not really as you choose to look
43:54Still
43:56As Sam says
43:58I
43:58I don't see why you should warn us to take care
44:01And yet ask us to take you on trust
44:03Why the disguise?
44:06Who are you?
44:07What do you really know
44:09About
44:09About my business?
44:11And how do you know it?
44:13Wait
44:14Let me get out of sight
44:16Ready?
44:22Oh
44:22Good evening, Mr. Butterbur
44:24I'm sorry about the commotion
44:27Oh, that's all right, Mr. Underhill
44:30I've just come to bid you good night
44:32Um
44:33Um
44:34Nob
44:35Take the water to the room
44:37Yes, Mr. Butterbur
44:38There
44:41There is something else, Mr. Underhill
44:44Yes
44:44You see it
44:45You see it's like this
44:47If I've done any harm
44:48I'm sorry indeed
44:49But one thing drives out another
44:51As you'll admit
44:51And I'm a busy man
44:52But first one thing
44:54And then another is jogging my memory
44:55As the saying goes
44:56And not too late, I hope
44:57I'm sorry, Mr. Butterbur
44:59But I don't follow you
45:00Well, you see
45:00I was asked to look out
45:02For hobbits of the Shire
45:03And for one by the name of
45:06Baggins in particular
45:07Oh?
45:09And what has that got to do with me?
45:11Well, you know best
45:13I won't give you away
45:15But I was told
45:17That this Baggins
45:18Would be going by the name of
45:20Underhill
45:21Who told you this?
45:23Ah, that was Gandalf
45:24If you know who I mean
45:25He's a good friend of mine
45:26Well, I don't know
45:27What he'll have to say to me now
45:28He'll turn all the ale sour
45:29Or me into a block of wood
45:30I shouldn't wonder
45:31Still, what's been done
45:32Can't be undone
45:33But Mr. Butterbur
45:34What have you done?
45:35Well, Mr. Toog
45:36You see, about three months back
45:38Old Gandalf walked in
45:40He says
45:40Barley, I'm in a hurry
45:41And I want you to do something for me
45:43I want a message
45:44Took to the Shire
45:45He says
45:45Have you got anyone
45:46You can send
45:47And trust to go
45:48I can find someone
45:49I said
45:50Tomorrow maybe
45:51Or the day after
45:52We'll make it tomorrow
45:53He says
45:53And then he gave me this letter
45:56It's a dress plain enough
46:00I mean
46:00Mr. Frodo Baggins
46:02Bagend
46:03Hobbiton
46:05In the Shire
46:06A letter for me
46:08From Gandalf
46:09Oh
46:10Then your name is Baggins
46:11Yes it is
46:13And you had better give me that letter
46:15At once
46:16And explain why you never sent it
46:18Oh, I beg your pardon, Master
46:19But I didn't keep it back a purpose
46:21But I couldn't find nobody willing to go to the Shire next day
46:24You know, the day after
46:25None of me own folk were to spare
46:26And then one thing after another
46:28Drove it out of me mind
46:29Oh, I'll do what I can to set matters right
46:32You must leave me
46:33I didn't know that it would bring trouble to you, Mr. Baggins
46:36What do you mean, trouble?
46:38Well, these black riders who've been asking for Baggins
46:40And that ranger
46:41Strider
46:42He's been asking questions too
46:45Tried to get in here to see you, he did
46:47Yes
46:48He did
46:49You
46:50What do you want?
46:51You're always popping up
46:53He's here with my leave
46:55He came to offer his help
46:56Oh, well
46:57You know your own business, maybe
47:00But if I was in your plight
47:01I wouldn't take up with a ranger
47:02Then who would you take up with?
47:05A fat innkeeper
47:07Who only remembers his own name
47:09Because people shouted at him every day
47:11They cannot stay in the pony forever
47:13And they cannot go home
47:14They have a long road before them
47:16Will you go with them and keep the black riders off?
47:20Me?
47:20What, leave Brie?
47:22I wouldn't do that for any money
47:23Well then
47:24Let others help them
47:26But what are these black riders after?
47:30And where do they come from?
47:32I'm sorry, Mr. Butterbur
47:33I can't explain it all
47:36I'm not sure
47:37But I think
47:40I fear they come from
47:41They come from Mordor
47:43The Mordor Barleyman
47:45If that means anything to you
47:47Save us
47:48Well, Mr. Butterbur
47:49Are you still willing to help me?
47:53I am
47:54More than ever
47:55Though I don't know what they're like
47:57So me can do against
47:58Against?
47:59Against the shadow of the east
48:01Not much
48:02Barleyman
48:03But every little helps
48:04They must stay here tonight
48:06And you must forget about the name of Baggins
48:09Till they are far away
48:10Oh, I do all that all right
48:12But I'm afraid they'll find out he's here
48:14Without help from me
48:15It's a pity Mr. Baggins drew attention to himself this evening
48:18Well, we can only hope the riders won't come back yet
48:21I hope not indeed
48:22But if they do
48:24Then they won't get into the pony so easy
48:26And me and my folk will keep watch tonight
48:29And you'll best get some sleep if you can
48:31Yes
48:32In any case, we must be called at dawn
48:34We must get off as early as possible
48:36Breakfast at 6.30, please
48:38Right
48:39I'll see to the orders
48:40Well, good night, Mr. Baggy
48:42Under, I should say
48:44Good night, Mr. Tooke
48:45Good night
48:46Good night, Mr. Brand
48:47Where's your Mr. Brandybuck?
48:50Merry
48:50I don't know
48:52I'm afraid
48:53He's out
48:54He said something about going for a breath of air
48:56Oh, dear, oh, dear
48:57Well, you do want looking after him, no mistake
49:00Your party might be on a holiday
49:02Oh, I'd better send Nob to look for him
49:05It's a brandy ball
49:24Mr. Brandybuck
49:29Mr. Brandybuck
49:35Well?
49:49When are you going to open that letter?
49:51Yes, of course
49:54Really, old Flutterbuck has made a shocking mess of things
49:58The Prancing Pony
50:01Bree
50:02Mid-year's day
50:04Shire year 1418
50:06Dear Frodo
50:08Bad news has reached me here
50:11And I must go off at once
50:13You had better leave Bag End soon
50:16I will return as soon as I can
50:19And I will follow you
50:20If I find that you are gone
50:22Leave a message for me here
50:25If you pass through Bree
50:27You can trust the landlord
50:30You may meet a friend of mine on the road
50:34A man
50:35A man
50:35Lean
50:36Dark
50:37Tall
50:38By some called Strider
50:40Oh
50:41He knows our business and will help you
50:44Make for Rivendell
50:46There, I hope, we may meet again
50:50Yours in haste
50:52Gandalf
50:53P.S.
50:56Make sure that it is the real Strider
50:58There are many strange men on the roads
51:01His true name is Aragorn
51:05All that's gold does not glitter
51:13Not all those who wander are lost
51:17The old that is strong does not wither
51:21Deep roots are not reached by the frost
51:25From the ashes a fire shall be woken
51:28A light from the shadows shall spring
51:32Renewed shall be blade that was broken
51:36The crownless again shall be king
51:41Strider
51:45Why didn't you tell me you were Gandalf's friend?
51:51Would you have believed me till now?
51:53I knew nothing of the latter
51:55And anyway, I hoped you might take me for my own sake
51:59But there
52:00I believe my looks are against me
52:05They are
52:06Well, at first sight, at any rate
52:08But handsome is as handsome does, as we say in the Shire
52:11What I want to know is
52:12How do we know that you are the Strider that Gandalf speaks about?
52:16You never mentioned Gandalf till the letter came out
52:17You might have been a play-acting spy
52:20You might have done in the real Strider, took his clothes
52:23What do you say to that?
52:24That you're a stout fellow, Sam Gamgee
52:26And I'm afraid my only answer is this
52:29I am Aragorn
52:32And those verses go with that name
52:35Not much use, is it, Sam?
52:39But the time is near when this broken sword shall be forged anew
52:44I wanted to believe you were a friend before this letter came
52:48And, well, I think if you were a spy of the enemy
52:54Then you would, well, seem fairer and feel fowler
52:59I mean, if you, and I...
53:02You mean I look foul and feel fair?
53:09Is that it?
53:12All that is gold does not glitter
53:15Not all those who wander are lost
53:19Well, now, with Sam's permission
53:23We will call that settled
53:25Strider will be your guide
53:28Yes
53:30Thank you
53:32We need a guide
53:34For this is all far more dangerous than I'd ever realised
53:40Pippin
53:42Oh, I'm sorry, everyone
53:43But I'm awfully tired
53:45In spite of all the danger and worry
53:48I really must go to bed
53:50Or sleep where I sit
53:51Where is that silly fellow, Mary?
53:55Oh, it would be the last store
53:56If we had to go out in the dark and look for him
53:58Yes
53:59Mary
54:00I have seen them, Frogo
54:02I have seen them in the village, here
54:05Who?
54:05The Black Riders
54:06In episode two of J.R.R. Tolkien
54:25The Lord of the Rings
54:26Adapted by Brian Sibley
54:28The part of Frodo was played by Ian Holm
54:31Gandalf by Michael Horden
54:33And Aragorn by Robert Stevens
54:36Sam, William Nye
54:39Merry, Richard O'Callaghan
54:42Pippin, John McAndrew
54:44Butterbur, James Grout
54:47Knob, Hayden Wood
54:49Maggot, John Bott
54:51Gaffer Gamgee, John Church
54:54Gwaihir, Alexander John
54:57Theoden, Jack May
55:00Grima Wormtongue, Paul Brook
55:02Saruman, Peter Howell
55:05The Lord of the Nazgul
55:07Philip Voss
55:08The Rider, Christopher Scott
55:10With Sean Arnold
55:13Graham Faulkner
55:14Michael Spice
55:15And Gordon Reed
55:16The narrator was Gerard Murphy
55:20The music was composed and conducted by Stephen Oliver
55:24The director was Jane Morgan
55:28The Jedi is not the one who was composed of stars
55:29Of the
55:41And
55:45The Jedi
55:46The Jedi
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