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The stakes are higher than ever in the third episode of the iconic 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, "A Knife in the Dark." Our hobbit heroes—Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin—have escaped the Black Riders only to find new perils waiting for them. From the ominous Old Forest to the terror of the Barrow-downs and the eventual arrival in the sleepy town of Bree, this episode is a whirlwind of danger and discovery. It also marks the first, mysterious appearance of Aragorn, the Ranger known as Strider.
Experience the brilliant voice acting and immersive storytelling that makes this series a timeless masterpiece. Listen as the hobbits navigate the dangers of Middle-earth, face off against ancient evil, and meet the allies who will shape their destiny. This full-cast audio drama brilliantly captures the suspense and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien's original work, making it a must-listen for both new fans and lifelong enthusiasts.
Perfect for a long commute or a cozy evening, this episode will transport you directly into the heart of the adventure. Don't miss this pivotal chapter in the Fellowship's journey!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Navigating the dangers of the Old Forest
12:30 - The terrifying encounter with Old Man Willow
22:15 - The rescue by Tom Bombadil
35:00 - The hobbits' night in the Barrow-downs
45:00 - The fight against the Barrow-wight and the discovery of the swords
55:20 - Arrival at Bree and the introduction of Strider (Aragorn)
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Experience the brilliant voice acting and immersive storytelling that makes this series a timeless masterpiece. Listen as the hobbits navigate the dangers of Middle-earth, face off against ancient evil, and meet the allies who will shape their destiny. This full-cast audio drama brilliantly captures the suspense and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien's original work, making it a must-listen for both new fans and lifelong enthusiasts.
Perfect for a long commute or a cozy evening, this episode will transport you directly into the heart of the adventure. Don't miss this pivotal chapter in the Fellowship's journey!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Navigating the dangers of the Old Forest
12:30 - The terrifying encounter with Old Man Willow
22:15 - The rescue by Tom Bombadil
35:00 - The hobbits' night in the Barrow-downs
45:00 - The fight against the Barrow-wight and the discovery of the swords
55:20 - Arrival at Bree and the introduction of Strider (Aragorn)
🔗 Links:
Subscribe for the next episode in this incredible series!
👍 Was Tom Bombadil's song stuck in your head? Let us know in the comments 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 Horden, Robert Stevens and John LeMessurier
00:29Episode 3, adapted by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell
00:33The Knife in the Dark
00:35I have seen them, Frodo. I have seen them here in the village. The Black Riders.
00:45Mary, what is it, Mr. Mary?
00:46Are you all right?
00:47Yes, but I've seen the Riders.
00:50I found him, sir.
00:51Go on, love.
00:52Well, sir, Mr. Butterbur sent me out with a lantern. I thought I could see something in the road.
00:58It looked as if two men were stooping over something lifting it.
01:02I gave a shout, but when I got up to the spot, there was no sign of them. Only Mr. Brandybuck.
01:09He seemed to be asleep. When I shook him, he said,
01:12I thought I had fallen into deep water.
01:15I don't remember what I said. I went to pieces. I don't know what came over me.
01:20I do. It was the black breath.
01:22Who are you?
01:23It's all right, Mary. This is Strider. He's a friend of Gandalf's. I will explain later.
01:27Tell us what happened from the beginning.
01:29Um, well, I stayed indoors for an hour, and then when the others didn't come back, I went out for a stroll.
01:36I was standing, looking at the stars, when suddenly I shivered and felt that something horrible was creeping near.
01:44There was a sort of deeper shade among the shadows across the road.
01:48It slid away at once into the dark without a sound. I followed it as far as the last house on the road.
01:53You have a brave heart, but it was foolish.
01:55No, it was neither brave nor foolish. I couldn't help myself. I seemed to be drawn somehow.
02:01Then, then something came behind me, and I, I, I fell over.
02:06Poor Mr. Mary.
02:07What will happen now, Strider? Will they attack the inn?
02:10No, I think not. But you must all stay here in the parlour, and you must not go to your rooms,
02:14for they are sure to have found out which those are.
02:17We will remain together and bar this window and the door.
02:20But first, Nod and I will tell old Butterbur what's happened, and fetch your luggage from the other room.
02:26Well, masters, we've ruffled up the bedclothes, and put a bolster down the middle of each bed, in case anyone comes meddling.
02:31And I made a nice imitation of your head, Mr. Baggins.
02:33No, sir, Underhill, sir, with a brown woolen mat.
02:37Thank you, Nod.
02:38Well, that sounds most lifelike. But, but, what will happen once they've penetrated the disguise?
02:43We shall see. Let's hope to hold the fort till morning.
02:47Don't you worry, Strider. We won't let them in if they come.
02:49Well, good night to you all. Come on, Nod.
02:53Yes, Mr. Butterbur?
02:54Good night to you both. Good night.
02:55Oh, and thank you.
02:57That night, Frodo's sleep was troubled by dreams.
03:10Secret.
03:11The ring.
03:13It's going off, kind of.
03:16Secret.
03:33Is it morning already?
03:39Yes, and we must be up and gone from here without delay.
03:42Which way are we to go, Strider?
03:43Well, we can hardly hope to leave Bree unnoticed, but I shall try to get us lost as soon as possible.
03:49And if we once shake off pursuit, I shall make for Weathertop.
03:52Weathertop? What's that?
03:54It's a hill, just north of the road, about halfway from here to Rivendell.
03:58But now we must wake the others.
04:00Yes.
04:00Yes, I feel very reluctant to leave, but I know that leave I must.
04:05Pippin, come on.
04:06Pippin, come on.
04:07Mary.
04:09Sam.
04:10Sam.
04:11Time to get up.
04:11Time to get up.
04:12Oh, no.
04:12I was having such an enjoyable dream.
04:15How about you and that absurd song of yours last night?
04:17The cow jumped over the moon, indeed.
04:20And right in the middle of my story.
04:22And then to go and disappear as well.
04:23How very ridiculous of you, Frodo.
04:25Oh, I wish I'd been there to see it.
04:27But where there's a Bree, we'll be discussing it a hundred years hence.
04:30I hope so, Mary.
04:31I hope so.
04:32Well, never has such a thing happened in my time.
04:35What's the matter, Vardaman?
04:36A raid on the pony.
04:38I never thought I'd live to see the day.
04:39Mr. Butterbur, what's happened?
04:41Oh, Mr. Underhill, you're in greater danger than you know.
04:43Someone broke into the inn last night.
04:45I thought you said you and your folk would watch.
04:47We did.
04:48I hardly closed my eyes all night, but I never heard a sound.
04:51But it's a good job you weren't in your beds.
04:52They forced the windows and they slashed the bolsters.
04:55And that there brown mat that not made to look like Mr. Underhill's head,
04:58begging your pardon, was torn to pieces.
05:01We must be gone at once.
05:02But you can't.
05:03What do you mean?
05:04Why can't you?
05:05They broke into the stable and took every pony and horse in the place.
05:08Oh, this is terrible.
05:10Well, anyway, ponies would not have helped us to escape horsemen.
05:14It is food and stores that trouble me.
05:17We can't count on getting anything to eat between here and Rivendell.
05:20How much are you prepared to carry on your backs?
05:23As much as we must.
05:24Well, I can carry enough for two.
05:25Can't anything be done, Mr. Butterbur?
05:27I mean, can't we get a couple or even one for the baggage?
05:31I don't suppose we could hire them, but, well,
05:33but we might be able to buy them.
05:35Well, I doubt it, but I do what I can.
05:37I rape out Bob and send him round as soon as may be.
05:40Yes, we'd better do that.
05:41I'm afraid that ends all hope of our starting early and slipping away quietly.
05:45I'm afraid so.
05:46I want to think of it a raid on the prancing pony.
05:51After their breakfast, the hobbits had to repack
05:53and get together further supplies for the longer journey they were now expecting.
05:57It was close on ten o'clock before they at last got off.
06:01Come on, come on, come on, no, come on.
06:05Oh, well, we've got your pony of sorts, Mr. Underhill.
06:09Well, he's a poor old half-staffed creature.
06:11How did you manage it?
06:13Oh, I'm afraid he belonged to Bill Fernie.
06:15Who's Bill Fernie?
06:16Oh, he's a bad man, Mr. Tooke, with an evil name in Breeland
06:19and queer folk called at his house.
06:21And what's worse, I think I saw him creep out of the inn last night
06:24after Mr. Underhill's accident.
06:26Did he now?
06:27Oh, then I guess that's how those black riders knew you were staying here
06:30and which rooms you were likely to be in.
06:31Parliament's right.
06:32It was probably Fernie who sold them news of you.
06:35He would sell anything to anybody.
06:36Yeah, no, he sold me his pony.
06:38And for twelve silver pennies, what's more,
06:40which is at least three times what it's worth.
06:42Twelve pennies?
06:43Oh, I don't think I can afford that.
06:45Oh, Lord bless you, Mr. Underhill.
06:47I've paid for the pony.
06:48And I hope this Mr. Brandybuck will accept eighteen pennies more
06:51as payment for his other ponies.
06:52Oh, no, no, no, I couldn't, Mr. Butterbur.
06:54It's not your fault they were stolen.
06:56Strider might not agree about that.
06:58But anyway, I insist.
07:00I promised Gandalf I'd do whatever I could for you
07:02and so far I've done precious little to help.
07:04And now we've delayed long enough.
07:06We must start at once.
07:07Sam, load up the pony.
07:08Yes, Mr. Strider.
07:09Well, thank you, Mr. Butterbur.
07:12I hope we shall meet again someday when things are merry once more.
07:16I should like nothing better than to stay in your house in peace for a while.
07:19And I should like nothing better than to have you all.
07:21If Gandalf comes, Barleyman, tell him what's happened.
07:24And that we are heading for Weathertop.
07:25Yes.
07:26And then to Rivendell.
07:27Yes, yes, I will.
07:28Well, make sure you do.
07:29And don't let one thing drive at another this time.
07:32No, no, of course not.
07:33I remember all right.
07:35Come on, you miserable old creature.
07:37Come on, come on.
07:38This is where we leave the open road and take to cover.
08:07Not a short cut.
08:09Our last one nearly got us lost.
08:10Ah, but you had not got Strider with you then.
08:12My cut short or long don't go wrong.
08:14Then why are we going the wrong way already?
08:17Quite simply because Bill Fernie will have watched where we left the road for certain,
08:21though I don't think he will follow us himself.
08:23But it is what he may tell the others that I am afraid of.
08:27I don't suppose the riders are far away.
08:29We will double back soon enough.
08:31But if they think we have gone in this direction, so much the better.
08:36The next day, they began to steer a steady course eastwards.
08:40All was quiet and peaceful.
08:42But on the third day out from Bree, they drew near the Midgewater marshes.
08:47I don't like these marshes, Strider.
08:50Nor do I, Sam.
08:52Even the rangers do not have a trail here, so we must be very careful not to lose our way.
08:58Much of Midgewater is little more than a shifting quagmire.
09:02I'm being eaten alive.
09:04Oh, Midgewater.
09:06There are more Midge's than water.
09:07What I want to know is what do they live on when they can't get Hobbit?
09:10The next day, the fourth, was little better.
09:16But by the fifth day, they had left the straggling pools and reed beds of the marshes behind them.
09:21The land before them began steadily to rise.
09:25And away in the distance, eastward, they could see a line of hills.
09:30The highest of them had a conical top, slightly flattened at the summit.
09:35That is weather, Top.
09:36We might reach it by noon tomorrow if we go straight towards it.
09:42I suppose we had better do so.
09:45What do you mean?
09:45I mean, when we do get there, it is not certain what we shall find.
09:49Why? What do you fear?
09:51There is, of course, a faint hope that we may meet with Gandalf there,
09:54but I'm afraid that if the riders don't find us in the wilderness,
09:57they are likely to make for Weathertop themselves.
10:00Oh.
10:01Well, what do you advise us to do?
10:02I think... I think the best thing is to go straight eastward and make for the line of hills,
10:08not for Weathertop.
10:09That way, we can come to Weathertop from the north and less openly.
10:13Then we shall see what we shall see.
10:16But why haven't we seen anything of those riders if they're still after us?
10:19They may not yet have had news of us.
10:22And not all the birds are to be trusted.
10:25And there are other spies more evil than they are.
10:28You do make me feel uncomfortable and lonesome, Strider.
10:31I'm sorry, Sam, but I fear there is little comfort for us at present.
10:36Strider, did enemies make these paths to Weathertop?
10:39No, this path was made to serve the watchtower of Amon Sul,
10:43which once stood upon its top.
10:46It was burned and broken by a terrible enemy,
10:48who is now but a servant of the enemy we face.
10:51It is told that Elendil stood there watching for the coming of Gilgalad out of the west.
10:56When was that?
10:56Long ago, in the days of the last alliance between men and elves.
11:01And who was Gilgalad?
11:03Gilgalad was an elven king.
11:08Of him the harpers sadly sing.
11:13The last whose realm was fair and free
11:17between the mountains and the sea.
11:22His sword was long, his lance was keen.
11:28His shining helm afar was seen.
11:34The countless stars of heaven's field
11:38were mirrored in his silver shield.
11:42But long ago, he rode away and where he dwelleth, none can say.
11:55For into darkness fell his star in Mordor where the shadows are.
12:04Oh, don't stop, Sam.
12:08That's all I know.
12:09I learned it from Mr. Bilbo when I was a lad.
12:12He used to tell me tales like that,
12:14knowing how I was always one for hearing about elves.
12:16I am learning a lot about Mr. Sam Gamgee on this journey.
12:24If we're not careful, he'll end up by becoming a wizard or a warrior.
12:28Oh, I hope not.
12:29I don't want to be neither.
12:30Fancy old Sam knowing all that history.
12:32Well, I never learned such things.
12:34Well, like I say, it was Mr. Bilbo who's taught me.
12:36He was mighty book-learned, was old Mr. Bilbo.
12:38And he wrote poetry.
12:39He wrote what I'd just sung.
12:41He did not make it out.
12:42It is part of the lay that is called the Fall of Gilgalad,
12:46which is in an ancient tongue.
12:48Bilbo must have translated it.
12:50There was a lot more, all about Mordor.
12:52I didn't learn that part.
12:53It gave me the shivers.
12:54I never thought I should be going that way myself.
12:56Going to Mordor?
12:58I hope it won't come to that.
12:59Do not speak that name so loudly.
13:02Sorry, Strider.
13:04For the rest of that day, the travellers continued on their way
13:07until they came, at last, to the summit of Weathertop.
13:14Well, here we are.
13:16And very cheerless and uninviting, it looks.
13:20There is no water and no shelter.
13:22And no sign of Gandalf.
13:25Mind you, I don't blame him for not waiting, if he ever came here.
13:28I wonder.
13:29Even if he was a day or two behind us at Bree,
13:32he could have arrived first.
13:34He can arrive very swiftly when pressed.
13:36Wouldn't he have waited for us?
13:38I don't know, Pippin.
13:40But what's this?
13:42Well, it's only a stone.
13:45Yes, but what do you make of these marks, Frodo?
13:49Give it...
13:50Well, they're scratches.
13:54A stroke, a dot.
13:56And three more strokes.
13:59It might be a sign left by Gandalf.
14:01Ah.
14:02Though one cannot be shown.
14:03What would they mean if Gandalf made them?
14:05Well, the first scratch might be the G rune for Gandalf.
14:09If so, I should say they stood for G3 and were a sign that Gandalf was here on October the 3rd.
14:18That is three days ago now.
14:20It was also showed that he was in a hurry and danger was at hand,
14:24so that he had no time or did not dare to write anything longer or plainer.
14:28I guess that he was attacked on this hilltop,
14:32but with what result, I cannot tell.
14:35He is here no longer, and we must now look after ourselves
14:38and make our own way to Rivendell as best we can.
14:41How far is it to Rivendell?
14:42It must be 12 days from here to the Ford of Brynnen,
14:46where the road crosses the loud water that runs out of Rivendell.
14:50In all, we have at least a fortnight's journey before us.
14:54A fortnight?
14:56A lot may happen in that time.
14:57Yes, it may.
15:00Look, get down, all of you!
15:02What is it?
15:03I don't know, but I fear the worst.
15:05What do you mean?
15:07I mean, I think it is the enemy.
15:08Well, haven't we better clear out quick, Mr. Strider?
15:10We must certainly decide what to do at once.
15:13We cannot reach anywhere before nightfall.
15:15Is there no escape, then?
15:16I mean, if I move, I shall be seen and hunted,
15:19and if I stay, I shall draw them to me.
15:21There is still hope, Frodo.
15:23We must find a dell on the hillside and camp there,
15:25and we must build a fire.
15:27These riders fear fire and those who wield it.
15:31Fire is our friend in the wilderness.
15:33Maybe.
15:34There's also as good a way of saying here we are
15:36as I can think of, bar shouting.
15:41Strider,
15:42tell us of Gil-galad.
15:45Do you know any more of that old verse you spoke of?
15:47I know indeed, Mary, and so does Frodo,
15:50for it concerns us closely.
15:53No, I...
15:55I only know the little Gandalf told me.
15:58Gil-galad was the last of the great elf kings of Middle-earth.
16:02Gil-galad is starlight in their tongue.
16:05Now, with Elendil, the elf friend,
16:07he went to the land...
16:08Now, I do not think that tale should be told now,
16:12with the servants of the enemy at hand.
16:14Now, well then, tell us some other tale of the old days.
16:18A tale about elves, before the fading time.
16:21I would dearly like to hear more about elves.
16:23The dark seems to press round so close.
16:26I will tell you the tale of Beren and Luthien in brief,
16:29for it is a long tale of which the end is not known.
16:32And there are none now except Elrond
16:34that remember it aright as it was told of old.
16:38Luthien was the daughter of Thingol,
16:41the king of the elves upon Middle-earth
16:43when the world was young.
16:45And she was the fairest maiden
16:48that has ever been among all the children of the world,
16:52as the stars above the mist of the northern lands
16:56with her loveliness,
16:57and in her face was a shining light.
17:01Now, Beren was a mortal man
17:04who came once to the hidden kingdom of Thingol.
17:07And there he beheld Luthien singing and dancing
17:10in a glade of the forest of Neldore.
17:14And he named her Tinuviel,
17:19that is, Nightingale in the language of old.
17:22Many sorrows befell them afterwards,
17:26and they were parted long.
17:29Tinuviel rescued Beren
17:31from the dungeons of Sauron,
17:33and together they passed through great danger.
17:36Yet, at the last,
17:39Beren was slain
17:40and died in the arms of Tinuviel.
17:42But she chose mortality
17:45and to die from this world
17:48so that she might follow him.
17:50And it is sung
17:51that they met again
17:52beyond the sundering seas,
17:54and after a brief time
17:55walking alive once more
17:57in the green woods,
17:58together they passed long ago
18:00beyond the confines of this world.
18:04So it is that
18:06Luthien to Nouvelle,
18:08alone of the elf kindred,
18:10has died indeed
18:12and left the world.
18:15And they have lost her
18:17whom they most loved.
18:20Look,
18:21the moon is rising.
18:23It must be getting late.
18:25I don't know why, Mr. Strider,
18:27but I'm afraid.
18:30Keep close to the fire
18:31with your faces outward.
18:34Get some of the longer sticks in your hands.
18:36Why?
18:36What is it?
18:37Shh!
18:37What's that?
18:43One ring to rule them all.
18:48One ring to find them.
18:52One ring to bring them all.
18:59And in the darkness,
19:02find them.
19:04Put on the ring.
19:07Put on the ring.
19:12The ring?
19:16Mr. Frodo,
19:17where are you?
19:18Where have you gone?
19:21I see you now.
19:25I see you.
19:27The ring!
19:29No!
19:30Elbereth!
19:35Gilsonia!
19:40Back!
19:42Back!
19:43Get back!
19:45Strider!
19:49Strider!
19:52Strider!
19:55Have they gone?
19:58Yes, Mary.
20:00But not for long, I fear.
20:02There were only five of them.
20:04Why were they not all here?
20:06I don't know.
20:08But I do not think they're expected to be resisted.
20:12What have they done to Mr. Frodo?
20:14He is wounded, Sam.
20:16I fear they believe that wound will subdue him to their will.
20:19They shall see.
20:21Don't despair.
20:22You must trust me now.
20:23Your Frodo is made of sterner stuff than I guessed.
20:26Though Gandalf hinted that it might prove so.
20:29He is not slain.
20:31But I think he will resist the evil power of the wound longer than his enemies expect.
20:38Where is the Pale King?
20:42I saw him.
20:45I saw all of them.
20:50I saw their helms of silver and their swords of steel.
20:58I saw their pale faces.
21:01And those terrible eyes.
21:05Look.
21:06Over there.
21:07A cloak.
21:09I'll fetch it as well.
21:11It's his.
21:12It's his.
21:13It's his.
21:14Let me see.
21:16Yes, look.
21:17Here is where Frodo's sword went in.
21:19But a cut in the cloak is the only hurt that it did to this enemy, I fear.
21:24For the sword itself is unharmed.
21:26And all blades perish that pierce that dreadful king.
21:31More deadly to him was the name of Elbereth Gilthoniel, the Star Queen of old.
21:37And more deadly to Frodo was this.
21:41Whose knife is that, Mr. Strider?
21:42I believe it belongs to the one who attacked Frodo.
21:46It was this knife that gave him the wound.
21:50And its point has been broken off.
21:54Mr. Strider, look.
21:55The blade.
21:57It's melting.
21:58Yes.
22:00It is an evil and a cursed weapon.
22:03And few have the skill in healing wounds that that makes.
22:08Frodo.
22:13Frodo.
22:14We must go at once.
22:17We are in great peril here.
22:19And we can hardly meet greater danger wherever we go.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:22Yes.
22:23Yes.
22:24Yes.
22:26Yes.
22:28The travellers started off in a southerly direction and made their way slowly and cautiously.
22:38But there was no sign of the riders.
22:41For days they struggled on.
22:44And with each day that passed, Frodo's pain worsened.
22:50It's no good.
22:51We can't go any further.
22:55I'm afraid this has been too much for Frodo.
22:57I'm dreadfully anxious about him.
22:59What are we to do?
23:01Do you think they will be able to heal him in Rivendell, if we ever get there?
23:04We shall see, Mary.
23:06It's chiefly because of Frodo's wound that I'm so anxious to press on.
23:10But I agree we can go no further today.
23:13But what is the matter with my master?
23:15His wound was small and it's already closed.
23:18And there's nothing to be seen but a cold white mark on his shoulder.
23:22Frodo has been touched by the weapons of the enemy and there is some poison or evil at work that is beyond my skill to drive out.
23:30But don't give up hope, Sam.
23:32But how long is it going to take us to get to Rivendell if we keep on trying to get through these pathless hills?
23:37You're right, Pippin.
23:39Tomorrow we must make for the road again.
23:41Whatever danger may beset us.
23:43The road is our only way to the ford.
23:46Back on the road they saw no sign of any other travellers.
23:51There being now no other possible course for them to take, they trod the road as fast as they could.
23:58As the shadows of early evening lengthened, a cold wind flowed down to meet them from the mountains ahead.
24:05Suddenly they heard a sound that brought fear back into their hearts.
24:10A horse! Quick! Get off the road!
24:16Now then, Bill, don't go throwing Mr. Frodo off.
24:20Bill?
24:21Who's Bill, Sam?
24:23Why, he's the pony, sir. I named him after his old master, Bill Fernie.
24:27Perhaps I have insulted...
24:28Come for a creature.
24:29Quiet! Get down!
24:33That doesn't sound like a black rider's horse.
24:35No.
24:36I'll be for fee.
24:40It's a white horse.
24:43Why, it's Glorfindel.
24:46Glorfindel!
24:48Glorfindel!
24:50Wait!
24:55I never do it, Donatan.
24:57My govenom.
24:59It's an elf.
25:00So that's an elf.
25:02It's all right. It's quite safe.
25:03This is Glorfindel, who lives in the house of Elrond Halfelven, at Rivendell.
25:10Helen, see the lumen of Ventilvo.
25:12Helen, well met at last, Frodo.
25:14I was sent from Rivendell to look for you.
25:15We feared that you were in danger upon the road.
25:18Ah, then Gandalf has reached Rivendell.
25:21No.
25:21He had not when I departed, but that was several days ago.
25:25No, we learned that the nine were abroad and that you were astray, bearing a great burden without guidance.
25:29But come, there is no time for further news.
25:32There are five riders behind us, and where the other four may be, I do not know.
25:34I fear that we may find the fall is already held against us, but we must risk the peril and go on.
25:39Look, my master is sick and wounded.
25:42He can't go on riding after nightfall.
25:44He needs rest.
25:45Frodo has been wounded by a very evil weapon, Glorfindel.
25:48Then he shall ride my horse.
25:50His pace is light and smooth, and if danger presses too near, he will bear him away at a speed that even the black steeds of the enemy cannot rival.
25:55No, he will not.
25:57For I shall not ride him if I am to be carried off to Rivendell or anywhere else, leaving my friends behind in danger.
26:03I doubt very much if your friends would be in danger if you were not with them.
26:07It is you, Frodo, and that which you bear that brings us all into danger.
26:12Ah, yes.
26:18The fort of Bruinen is before us now, and our peril is at its greatest, for my heart warns me that the pursuit is now swift behind us, and other dangers may be waiting at the fort.
26:33I am too tired to care about any dangers.
26:35We cannot go on much further.
26:37My dear hobbits, we must.
26:40Come on.
26:40It won't be long now, Mr. Frodo, sir.
26:47Behind us!
26:49Look!
26:50Fly, Frodo.
26:51Fly.
26:51The enemy is upon us.
26:53Ride forward, Frodo.
26:55Ride.
26:55They are holding him with their will, Glorfindel.
26:58Ride on!
26:59Ride on!
27:01Norolim!
27:02Norolim as falloth!
27:04The other riders are at the fort!
27:12Ride on!
27:13Do not stop!
27:16The ring!
27:18The ring!
27:19The ring!
27:20Ash, ash, the battle!
27:23Ash, ash, the battle!
27:26Ash, ash, the battle!
27:28I am the force of the peace of the world!
27:31Go back!
27:36Go back to the land of Mordor and follow me no more!
27:41The ring!
27:42The ring!
27:45By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall have neither the ring nor me!
27:56The river!
27:57The river is rising!
27:58The river!
27:58The river!
28:01I'm falling!
28:06I'm falling!
28:08Help me!
28:17Oh.
28:20It was a hideous dream.
28:22Where am I?
28:30Where am I?
28:31What is the time?
28:33In the house of Elrond, and it is ten o'clock in the morning.
28:39Oh, the...
28:40Gandalf!
28:41Yes.
28:42I am here.
28:43And you're lucky to be here, too, after all the absurd things you've done since you left.
28:48Well, where's Sam?
28:51And are the others all right?
28:53Yes.
28:54They're all safe and sound.
28:56Sam was here until I sent him off to get some rest about half an hour ago.
29:01What...
29:01What happened at the ford?
29:04It all seemed so dim somehow.
29:09It still does.
29:10Yes, it would.
29:12You were beginning to fade.
29:14The wound which you received on Weathertop was overcoming you at last.
29:18A few more hours and you would have been beyond our aid.
29:22If only you had held out, not slipped the ring on your finger.
29:25Huh?
29:26How do you know that?
29:28You've talked long in your sleep, Frodo.
29:31Oh, I...
29:32Don't worry.
29:34Though I said absurd just now, I didn't mean it.
29:38I think well of you and the others.
29:41It's no small feat to have come so far and through such dangers still bearing the ring.
29:47We should never have done it without Strider.
29:51Oh, but we needed you.
29:52I did not know what to do without you.
29:56I was delayed.
29:57That nearly proved our ruin.
30:00Yet, I'm not sure.
30:04It may have been better so.
30:06I wish you would tell me what happened.
30:08Why were you delayed?
30:09You will soon hear all you wish to know.
30:12We shall have a council as soon as you're well enough.
30:16At the moment, I will only say that I was held captive.
30:20You?
30:20Yes, I.
30:22Gandalf the Grey.
30:23There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil.
30:27Some are greater than I am.
30:30Against some, I have not yet been measured.
30:33But my time is coming.
30:35The Morgul Lord and his Black Riders have come forth.
30:40War is preparing.
30:42Then you knew of the Riders already, before I met them.
30:46Yes, I knew of them.
30:48The Black Riders are the Ringwraiths I once spoke to you of.
30:51The Nine Servants of the Lord of the Rings.
30:53But I did not know that they had arisen again, or I should have fled with you at once.
31:00For the moment, we have been saved from disaster by Aragorn.
31:05Yes.
31:07Yes, it was Strider that saved us.
31:10I have become very fond of him.
31:15Well, fond is not quite the right word.
31:19I mean he is dear to me, though he is strange and grim at times.
31:24In fact, he reminds me often of you.
31:28There are few left in Middle-earth, like Aragorn, son of Arathorn.
31:33The race of the kings from over the sea is nearly at an end.
31:36Huh?
31:37Yes.
31:38It may be that this War of the Ring will be their last adventure.
31:41Do you really mean that Strider is one of the people of the old kings?
31:45I thought they'd all vanished long ago.
31:47I thought he was only a ranger.
31:48Only a ranger?
31:50My dear Frodo, that is just what the rangers are.
31:52The last remnant in the north of the great people, the men of the west.
31:57They've helped me before.
31:59And I shall need their help in the days to come.
32:02We have reached Rivendell, but the ring is not yet at rest.
32:09No, I suppose not.
32:12But I hope I shan't have to go any further.
32:15I have had a month of exile and adventure, and I find that has been as much as I want.
32:21Now, how do the side and shoulder feel?
32:25Well, I can move my arm again a little.
32:29Well, it's coming back to life.
32:32It is no longer cold.
32:35Good.
32:36Elrond has cured you.
32:38He had tended you for days, ever since you were brought in.
32:41Days?
32:42Well, four nights and three days, to be exact.
32:46We've been terribly anxious.
32:48They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul knife.
32:51If they'd succeeded, you would have become a wraith like them, only weaker, under the dominion of the Dark Lord Sauron.
32:59A splinter from the knife was deeply buried in your side and working inwards.
33:06But Elrond removed it.
33:09Don't be alarmed.
33:11It's gone now.
33:11What about Rivendell and the elves?
33:16Is it safe here?
33:17Until all else is conquered.
33:20There is a power here to withstand the might of Mordor for a while.
33:25And elsewhere other powers still dwell.
33:28And the Black Riders.
33:31Were they drowned in the flood?
33:33No.
33:34Their horses must have perished, and without them they are crippled.
33:37But the ring-wraiths themselves cannot be so easily destroyed.
33:41But we are safe now.
33:43Yes, yes.
33:44You are all safe for the present.
33:47Soon there will be feasting and merry-making to celebrate the victory at the Ford of Bruinen.
33:52And you will all be there in places of honour.
33:55Oh, splendid.
33:57It is wonderful that Elrond and Glorfindel and such great lords, not to mention Strider,
34:02should take so much trouble and show me so much kindness.
34:07Well, there are many reasons why they should.
34:10I am one reason.
34:13The ring is another.
34:15You are the ring-bearer, and you are the heir of Bilbo, the ring-finder.
34:20Oh, dear Bilbo.
34:24I wonder where he is.
34:27I wish he was here and could hear all about it.
34:30It would have made him laugh.
34:33You miss Bilbo greatly, do you not?
34:37Yes.
34:39I would rather see him than all the towers and palaces in the world.
34:44Sam.
34:55Mr Frodo, sir, it's so good to see you up near yourself again.
35:00Hold your hand, it's warm.
35:01But it's been so cold during those long nights.
35:05Glory and trumpets.
35:06When Gandalf asked me to come and see if you were ready to come down, I thought he was joking.
35:09I am ready, Sam.
35:12Let's go and look for the rest of the party.
35:14Thank you, sir.
35:17Here is our noble cousin.
35:19Make way for Frodo, Lord of the Ring.
35:22We should not name evil things here.
35:26The Lord of the Rings is not Frodo, but the master of the Dark Tower of Mordor, whose power is again stretching out over the world.
35:35We are sitting in a fortress.
35:38Outside it is getting dark.
35:40Gandalf's been saying a lot of cheerful things like that.
35:43He thinks I need keeping in order, but it seems impossible somehow to feel gloomy or depressed in this place.
35:48Oh, I feel I could sing.
35:50I feel like singing myself, Pippin.
35:53Though at the moment I feel more like eating and drinking.
35:57That will soon be cured.
35:59Elrond has commanded a high feast tonight, and you are to sit with him at his table.
36:03And after the feast, there's the storytelling.
36:05You'll hear some grand old tales here, Frodo.
36:09This is the Hall of Fire, the place of songs and stories that Merry spoke of.
36:14But except on high days, it usually stands empty and quiet.
36:19People come here who wish for peace.
36:23There's one over there who seems to have found it.
36:26The little figure sleeping by the fire, you mean?
36:30Come, let us disturb his slumbers.
36:37Awake, little master.
36:39Come, Frodo.
36:40Well, this is the hour you've wished for.
36:43Here is a friend that you've long missed.
36:47Hello, Frodo, my lad.
36:49Oh, Bilbo.
36:51So you've got here at last.
36:53I hope you'd manage it.
36:55How about, so all this feast thing is in your honor, I hear.
36:58I hope you enjoyed yourself.
37:00Yes, but why weren't you there?
37:03And why haven't I been allowed to see you before?
37:06Because you were asleep, Frodo.
37:08But he saw you, all right.
37:11He sat by your bedside with Sam each day.
37:14But I know you want to be left alone together with your stories.
37:18Don't keep him up too long, Bilbo.
37:20I won't, Gandalf, you can be sure of that.
37:24But tell me, how did you come here?
37:27Oh, it was no great adventure.
37:29I found my way here, and here I've been.
37:32I shan't travel again.
37:34I've done this and that.
37:36I've written some more of my book.
37:38Time doesn't seem to pass here.
37:40It just is.
37:42A remarkable place altogether.
37:45I hear all kinds of news from over the mountains and out of the south,
37:48but hardly anything from the Shire.
37:51I heard about the ring, of course.
37:53Fancy it causing such a disturbance.
37:56It's a pity that Gandalf didn't find out much sooner.
37:59I could have brought the thing here long ago without so much trouble.
38:01Oh, I've thought several times of going back to Hobbiton to fetch it.
38:06But do you know what Gandalf said?
38:09The ring has passed on, Bilbo.
38:12It would do no good to you or to others if you try to meddle with it again.
38:16It's an odd sort of remark, just like Gandalf.
38:20Have you got it here with you?
38:21I can't help feeling curious, you know, after all I've heard.
38:26I should very much like to peep at it again.
38:29Yes.
38:31I've got it.
38:32It looks just the same as Everett did.
38:35Well, I...
38:36I should just like to see it for a moment.
38:39Oh.
38:42Very well.
38:43Here.
38:45Let me hold it.
38:46Just for a moment.
38:47No.
38:48But it's mine.
38:49I found it.
38:50Give it to me.
38:50No, Bilbo.
38:51My...
38:52My birthday present.
38:53Thief.
38:54Thief.
38:55Thief.
38:55We've lost it.
38:56My...
38:57My precious.
38:58It's gone.
39:00Gone.
39:01Gone.
39:02Gone.
39:02Bilbo.
39:03Bilbo.
39:04No.
39:04I understand now.
39:11Put it away.
39:13I'm sorry.
39:15Sorry you have to come in for this burden.
39:18I'm sorry about everything.
39:20Don't adventures ever have an end?
39:23I suppose not.
39:25Someone else always has to carry on the story.
39:28But don't let's worry about it now.
39:30Let's have some real news.
39:32Tell me.
39:32Tell me all about the Shire.
39:34Well, it's so difficult to know where to begin.
39:38I...
39:38Oh, but here's Strider.
39:40Strider?
39:40I never heard him call that before.
39:42He's Donadan.
39:44They call me Strider in Bree.
39:46And that is how I was introduced to him.
39:48But are you fully recovered, Frodo?
39:50Gandalf told me you were on your feet again.
39:52Yes.
39:53A little thinner, perhaps.
39:54But my arm is healed.
39:55Where have you been, my friend?
39:57Why haven't you at the feast?
39:58Often I have to put mirth aside.
40:00There were tidings out of the wild that concerned me.
40:03Lady Arben was there.
40:05So I have been told.
40:07Now that I have seen Frodo's recovery with my own eyes,
40:11I am going to find her.
40:14Until tomorrow.
40:16At the great council.
40:17Yes.
40:20Bilbo, why do you call him Dunadan?
40:24The Dunadan.
40:26I thought you knew enough Elvish, at least to know Dunadan.
40:29Man of the West.
40:31Nomenorean.
40:32Ah.
40:34And Arwen, who is she?
40:35The Lady Arwen.
40:37Well, surely you saw her at the feast.
40:38There was one lady.
40:41She sat alone under a great canopy.
40:44I had never believed such loveliness could exist on earth.
40:48And she...
40:49She is loved by Aragorn.
40:52I see.
40:54But who is she?
40:55She is the daughter of Elrond and Celebrion.
41:00And like all of her lines, she had the life of Eldar.
41:03For many hundred years she dwelt in Lorien in contentment.
41:06But before she met Aragorn, or Strider, as you call him,
41:10to marry him she must renounce her immortality.
41:14And her father, Elrond, had decreed
41:17that she shall not be the bride of any man
41:20less than king of both Gondor and Arnulf.
41:25Strider become a king?
41:27Oh, it's not so remote a possibility as you might imagine.
41:30Mr Baggins.
41:31Ah.
41:32What is it, Sam?
41:32I've come from Mr Frodo, sir.
41:34Begging your pardon.
41:35And he only got up today for the first time
41:37and there's a council meeting early tomorrow.
41:39Right, right, Sam.
41:40Right, right.
41:42Good night, Frodo.
41:43Good night.
41:44I'll take a walk, I think.
41:45And look at the stars of Elrond in the garden.
41:49Sleep well.
41:56Welcome.
41:57Welcome.
42:00Come, Frodo.
42:02Sit here by my side.
42:03Here, my friends, is the hobbit Frodo, son of Drogo.
42:08Few have ever come hither through greater peril
42:10or on an errand more urgent.
42:13Oh, really.
42:14Frodo, Strider and Glorfindel are already well known to you.
42:19This is Gimli, son of Glowin of the Dwarves,
42:23who was comrade to Bilbo in the quest for Smaug's treasure hall.
42:27And this is Legolas, son of Franduil, the king of the elves of northern Mirkwood.
42:35Honored to meet you.
42:36and this
42:38is Boromir
42:40a man from the south
42:43he arrived in the grey morning
42:45and seeks for counsel
42:46I have bidden him be present for here
42:48his questions will be answered
42:49so we are all met
42:52and there is much for us to debate
42:53and each has something to tell
42:55Gimli son of Glowin speak first
42:58I have come hither for counsel
43:01for my people are deeply troubled
43:03it's now nearly a year
43:05since a messenger came in the night
43:07to my father
43:08he came from Mordor
43:11the lord Sauron the great
43:15desires your friendship
43:17rings he will give for it
43:19such as he gave of old
43:21but he needs news from you
43:24news
43:25of the creatures called hobbits
43:28for one of these
43:29was known to you on a time
43:31find this hobbit
43:33thief and get from him
43:36willing or no
43:36a little ring
43:38the least of rings
43:40that once he stole
43:42it is but a trifle
43:44that Sauron fancies
43:46find it
43:47and the three rings
43:49that the dwarf sires possessed of old
43:52shall be returned to you
43:53and Moria
43:55the realm of your fathers
43:57shall be yours forever
43:58twice the messenger has returned
44:03and gone unanswered
44:05the third and last time
44:08is to come before the ending of the year
44:11and so I have been sent by my father
44:14to crave the advice of Elrond
44:16you have done well to come
44:18you will learn that your trouble
44:19is but part of the trouble
44:20of all the western world
44:22the ring
44:23what shall we do
44:25with the ring
44:26the least of rings
44:28the trifle
44:29that Sauron fancies
44:30first
44:32so that all may understand
44:34what is the peril
44:35the tale of the ring
44:37shall be told
44:38from the beginning
44:38even to this present
44:40and I will begin this tale
44:43though others shall end it
44:45a part of his tale
44:46was known to some there
44:47but the full tale
44:49was known to none
44:51it was a long tale
44:53full of deeds
44:54great and terrible
44:56and the sun
44:57rode up the sky
44:58and morning was past
45:00ere Elrond ceased
45:02so this is what became
45:04of the ring
45:05Isildur took it
45:07that is tidings indeed
45:10Isildur took it
45:12Boromir
45:12as should not have been
45:14it should have been cast
45:15then into Orodruin's fire
45:17where it was made
45:18but Isildur would not
45:20listen to our counsel
45:21but soon he was betrayed
45:23by it to his death
45:24and so it is named
45:26in the north
45:27Isildur's Bane
45:29but what of Shauron
45:31his power was diminished
45:32but not destroyed
45:33his ring was lost
45:36but not unmade
45:37the race of Numenor decayed
45:39and only Gondor endured
45:42give me leave
45:43master Elrond
45:44to speak of Gondor
45:45for I am the son
45:46of Denethor
45:47steward of Gondor
45:48who holds the citadel
45:49of Minas Tirith
45:50until the king
45:51shall return
45:52we are hard beset
45:55by the enemy
45:55whose power grows
45:56ever mightier
45:57only the river
45:58now lies between us
45:59and the dark powers
46:00of Mordor
46:00those who shelter behind us
46:02give much praise
46:03but little help
46:04only from Rhone
46:05now will any men
46:06ride to us
46:07when we call
46:07in this evil hour
46:09I have come on an errand
46:10over many dangerous leagues
46:12to Elrond
46:13I come not for allies
46:15but for wisdom
46:16counsel
46:17and the unraveling
46:20of hard words
46:21on the eve
46:24of the last assault
46:25on Minas Tirith
46:26a dream came
46:27to my brother
46:27Faramir
46:28in a troubled sleep
46:29and afterwards
46:30to me
46:31in that dream
46:34I thought
46:34the eastern sky
46:35grew dark
46:36and there was
46:36growing thunder
46:37but in the west
46:38a pale light
46:40lingered
46:40and out of it
46:41I heard a voice
46:42remote
46:43but clear
46:44seek for the sword
46:48that was broken
46:50in him
46:52the dress
46:53it dwells
46:56there shall be
46:58counsels taken
47:01stronger than
47:04more
47:05spells
47:06there shall be
47:10show the token
47:12that doom
47:15is near at hand
47:18for Isildur's
47:21pain
47:22shall weepen
47:25and the humbling
47:28forth
47:30shall stand
47:33Denethor
47:35my father
47:36told me
47:37that Imladris
47:38was Rivendell
47:39where Elrond
47:41the half elven
47:41dwelt
47:42greatest of
47:43law masters
47:44so to the house
47:46of Elrond
47:47have I come
47:47to seek
47:48the meaning
47:48of the dream
47:49and here
47:50in the house
47:50of Elrond
47:51your dream
47:51shall be made
47:52clear to you
47:53here
47:54is the sword
47:56that was broken
47:57and who are you
47:58and what have you
48:00to do with
48:00Minas Tirith
48:01he is Aragorn
48:02son of Arathorn
48:04and he is descended
48:05through many fathers
48:06from Isildur Elendil
48:07the sword was broken
48:09beneath him
48:10when he fell
48:10it has been
48:11treasured by his
48:12heirs
48:12when all other
48:13heirlooms
48:13were lost
48:14for it was spoken
48:15of old among us
48:16that it should be
48:17made again
48:18when the ring
48:19Isildur's bane
48:20was found
48:20and now that
48:21hour has come
48:22the sword
48:23shall be reforged
48:24and I will come
48:26to Minas Tirith
48:27Isildur's bane
48:29is found
48:30how may this be
48:31where is it
48:32bring out the ring
48:34Frodo
48:35the time has come
48:37hold it up
48:39and then Boromir
48:42will understand
48:42the remainder
48:43of his riddle
48:44very well
48:46here it is
48:50behold
48:51Isildur's bane
48:54the halfling
48:55but Isildur
48:57perished
48:58ere this age
48:58of the world
48:59began they say
49:00how do the wise
49:01know that this
49:02ring is his
49:03and how
49:04has it passed
49:04down the years
49:05until it is
49:06brought hither
49:06by some
49:07strange a messenger
49:08that shall be
49:08told
49:09but not yet
49:09I beg master
49:10already the sun
49:11is climbing to noon
49:12and I feel the need
49:13of something to
49:14strengthen me
49:14I had not named
49:15I had not named you
49:16Bilbo
49:17but I do so now
49:19come tell us
49:20your tale
49:21the briefer
49:21the sooner
49:22you shall be
49:22refreshed
49:23I will
49:23I'll do
49:24as you bid
49:25to some there
49:26Bilbo's tale
49:27was wholly new
49:28and they listened
49:29while the old
49:30hobbit recounted
49:30his adventure
49:31with Gollum
49:32a strange tale
49:33indeed
49:34but still
49:35this is not
49:35proof
49:36how came
49:37Gollum
49:37by the ring
49:38he found it
49:39in the great river
49:40nigh to the
49:41gladden fields
49:42where Isildur fell
49:43and where is
49:44this Gollum now
49:45he was in prison
49:46watched over
49:47by the elves
49:48of Mirkwood
49:48but he has
49:50escaped
49:50through their
49:51kindness
49:52and his coming
49:52these tidings
49:53I was sent
49:54to tell you
49:54they were already
49:55known
49:56but you are
49:57most welcome
49:58here
49:58there you go
49:59last
49:59master Elrond
50:00may I speak
50:01what is this
50:03ring of which
50:03we've heard so much
50:04what is its worth
50:06above the other
50:07rings of power
50:08upon this ring
50:09which you have
50:10seen here
50:11held aloft
50:12there are letters
50:14which may be read
50:15if one has the
50:16strength of will
50:16to set the golden
50:18thing in the fire
50:19a while
50:19that I have done
50:21and this
50:23I have read
50:24Ashnaz
50:26Durbatuluk
50:28Ashnaz
50:30Gimbatul
50:31Ashnaz
50:33Thrakatuluk
50:34Ach
50:35Bozum
50:36Ishi
50:37Krimpatul
50:39Never before
50:41has any voice
50:41dared to utter
50:42the words
50:42of that tongue
50:43in Imlatris
50:44Gandalf the Grey
50:45And let us hope
50:46that none will
50:47ever speak it
50:48here again
50:48Yet if that tongue
50:51is not soon
50:51to be heard
50:52in every corner
50:53of the west
50:53then let all
50:55put doubt aside
50:56that this thing
50:57is indeed
50:58what the wise
50:59have declared
50:59the treasure
51:01of the enemy
51:02and in it
51:04lies a great
51:05part of his
51:06strength of old
51:07Know then
51:09the words
51:10on the ring
51:11One ring
51:14to rule
51:15them all
51:15One ring
51:17to find
51:18them
51:18One ring
51:20to bring
51:21them all
51:22And in the
51:24darkness
51:24bind them
51:26Here we all
51:29are
51:30And here
51:32is the ring
51:33But we've
51:36not yet
51:36come any
51:37nearer
51:38to our
51:38purpose
51:39What
51:40shall we
51:41do with
51:42it?
51:43It seems
51:44to me
51:44that we have
51:45three choices
51:46To keep
51:46the ring
51:47from Sauron
51:48To send
51:48it over
51:49the sea
51:49or to destroy
51:51it
51:51There is not
51:52the strength
51:52in us
51:52to withstand
51:53the enemy
51:54Now
51:55at this
51:55last
51:56we must
51:56take a
51:56hard road
51:57A road
51:58unforeseen
51:59There lies
52:01our only
52:01hope
52:02To walk
52:03in Peru
52:03To Mordor
52:05We must
52:07send the
52:07ring
52:08to the
52:09fire
52:09I don't
52:10understand
52:11all this
52:11Why do you
52:13speak ever
52:13of hiding
52:14and destroying
52:15Why should
52:16we not
52:17think that
52:17the great
52:17ring has
52:18come into
52:18our hands
52:19to serve
52:20us
52:20in the
52:20very
52:21hour
52:21of our
52:21need
52:22Let
52:23the ring
52:23be your
52:24weapon
52:25If it
52:25has such
52:26power
52:26as you
52:27say
52:27take it
52:28and go
52:28forth
52:29to victory
52:30Alas no
52:30We cannot
52:31use the
52:32ruling
52:32ring
52:32It belongs
52:33to Sauron
52:33and was
52:34made by
52:34him alone
52:35and is
52:36altogether
52:36evil
52:37Its
52:39strength
52:39Boromir
52:40is too
52:41great for
52:41anyone to
52:42wield at
52:42will
52:43If any
52:44of the
52:44wise
52:45should
52:45with this
52:46ring
52:46overthrow
52:47the
52:47lord of
52:47Mordor
52:48he would
52:49then set
52:50himself
52:50on Sauron's
52:51throne
52:52and yet
52:52another
52:53dark lord
52:54would appear
52:55As long as
52:57the ring
52:58is in the
52:59world
52:59it will be
53:00a danger
53:01even to
53:02the wise
53:03What of
53:03the three
53:04rings
53:04of the
53:05elves
53:05what would
53:06happen
53:06to them
53:06if the
53:07ruling
53:07ring
53:08were destroyed
53:08We know
53:09not
53:09for certain
53:10Some
53:11hope
53:12that the
53:12three
53:12rings
53:13which
53:13Sauron
53:13never
53:14touched
53:14would
53:14then
53:14become
53:15free
53:15and their
53:16rulers
53:16might
53:17heal
53:17the
53:17hurts
53:18of the
53:18world
53:19that
53:19he
53:19hath
53:19wrought
53:19But
53:21maybe
53:21when the
53:23one
53:23has
53:23gone
53:23the
53:24three
53:25will
53:25fail
53:26and
53:27many
53:27fair
53:27things
53:27will
53:28fade
53:28and be
53:29forgotten
53:29that is
53:31my
53:32belief
53:32Yet
53:34all the
53:35elves
53:35are
53:35willing
53:36to
53:36endure
53:36this
53:36chance
53:37if
53:38by it
53:38the
53:39power
53:39of
53:39Sauron
53:40may
53:40be
53:40broken
53:40and
53:42the
53:42fear
53:42of
53:42his
53:42dominion
53:43be
53:44taken
53:44away
53:45forever
53:45So
53:45we
53:45return
53:46once
53:46more
53:47to
53:47the
53:47destroying
53:47of
53:48the
53:48ring
53:48What
53:51strength
53:52have
53:52we
53:52for
53:52finding
53:53the
53:53fire
53:53in
53:54which
53:54it
53:54was
53:54made
53:54We
53:55have
53:55one
53:55great
53:56advantage
53:57The
53:58only
53:59measure
53:59known
53:59to
53:59Sauron
54:00is
54:00desire
54:00for
54:01power
54:02Into
54:03his
54:03heart
54:03the
54:04thought
54:04will
54:04not
54:04enter
54:04that
54:04any
54:05will
54:05refuse
54:05it
54:06that
54:06having
54:06the
54:07ring
54:07we
54:07may
54:07seek
54:08to
54:08destroy
54:08it
54:09If
54:10we
54:10seek
54:11this
54:11we
54:12shall
54:12put
54:12him
54:12out
54:13of
54:13reckoning
54:13At
54:13least
54:14for
54:14a
54:14while
54:14The
54:16road
54:16must
54:16be
54:16trod
54:17but
54:17it
54:18will
54:18be
54:18hard
54:18and
54:19neither
54:19strength
54:19nor
54:20wisdom
54:20will
54:20carry
54:20us
54:21far
54:21upon
54:21it
54:21This
54:23quest
54:23may
54:23be
54:23attempted
54:24by
54:24the
54:24weak
54:24and
54:25with
54:25as
54:25much
54:26hope
54:26as
54:26the
54:26strong
54:27yet
54:28such
54:28is
54:28off
54:28the
54:29course
54:29of
54:29deeds
54:29that
54:29move
54:30the
54:30wheels
54:30of
54:30the
54:30world
54:31small
54:32hands
54:32do
54:32them
54:33because
54:33they
54:33must
54:34while
54:34the
54:35eyes
54:35of
54:35the
54:35great
54:36are
54:36elsewhere
54:37very
54:37well
54:37very
54:38well
54:38master
54:38Elbron
54:39say
54:39no
54:39more
54:39it's
54:40plain
54:40enough
54:41what
54:41you're
54:41pointing
54:41at
54:42Bilbo
54:43the
54:43silly
54:43hobbit
54:44started
54:44this
54:44affair
54:45and
54:45Bilbo
54:45had
54:45better
54:46finish
54:46it
54:46or
54:47himself
54:47when
54:48ought
54:48I
54:49to
54:49start
54:49my
54:49dear
54:50Bilbo
54:50if
54:51you
54:51had
54:51really
54:51started
54:52this
54:52affair
54:52you
54:52might
54:53be
54:53expected
54:53to
54:53finish
54:54it
54:54but
54:54you
54:54know
54:54well
54:55enough
54:55that
54:55starting
54:56is
54:56too
54:56great
54:57a claim
54:57for
54:57any
54:58and
54:59that
54:59only a
54:59small
54:59part
55:00is
55:00played
55:00in
55:01great
55:01deeds
55:01by
55:02any
55:02hero
55:02yes
55:03but
55:03Gandalf
55:03we
55:03do
55:04not
55:04doubt
55:04that
55:04you're
55:05making
55:05a
55:05valiant
55:05offer
55:06but
55:06one
55:06beyond
55:07your
55:07strength
55:07Bilbo
55:08you
55:09cannot
55:09take
55:10this
55:10thing
55:10back
55:11it
55:12has
55:12passed
55:12on
55:13if
55:14you
55:14need
55:14my
55:15advice
55:15any
55:15longer
55:15I
55:15should
55:16say
55:16that
55:16your
55:16part
55:17is
55:17ended
55:17I've
55:18never
55:18known
55:18you
55:18give
55:18me
55:18pleasant
55:19advice
55:19before
55:20but
55:20tell
55:20me
55:20if
55:21not
55:21me
55:22well
55:23then
55:23who
55:24I
55:30Frodo
55:31son
55:31of
55:32Drogo
55:32will
55:32take
55:32the
55:33ring
55:33though
55:34I
55:36do
55:36not
55:36know
55:36the
55:36way
55:37in
55:54episode
55:54three
55:55of
55:55J.R.R.
55:56Tolkien's
55:56The Lord
55:57of the
55:57Rings
55:58adapted
55:58by
55:59Brian
55:59Sibley
55:59and
56:00Michael
56:00Bakewell
56:01the
56:01part
56:02of
56:02Frodo
56:02was
56:02played
56:03by
56:03Ian
56:03Holm
56:04Gandalf
56:05by
56:05Michael
56:06Horden
56:06Aragorn
56:07by
56:08Robert
56:08Stevens
56:09and
56:09Bilbo
56:10by
56:10John
56:11Lemesurer
56:11Sam
56:13William
56:14Nye
56:14Mary
56:15Richard
56:16O'Callaghan
56:17Pippin
56:18John
56:18McAndrew
56:19Legolas
56:21David
56:21Collings
56:22Gimley
56:23Douglas
56:24Livingstone
56:24Boromir
56:26Michael
56:26Graham
56:27Cox
56:27Elrond
56:29Hugh
56:29Dixon
56:30Butterbur
56:31James
56:32Grout
56:32Knob
56:33Hayden
56:34Wood
56:34Glorfindle
56:36John
56:36Webb
56:37John
56:37Webb
56:38The Lord
56:39of the
56:39Nazgul
56:40Philip
56:40Voss
56:41The narrator
56:42was Gerard
56:43Murphy
56:43The music
56:45was
56:45The Lord
56:46of the Nazgul
56:47Philip Voss
56:48The narrator
56:49was Gerard Murphy
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