Viggo Mortensen: Aragorn
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Aragorn : Gentlemen, we do not stop 'til nightfall.
Pippin : What about breakfast?
Aragorn : You've already had it.
Pippin : We've had one, yes. What about second breakfast?
[Aragorn turns and walks away]
Merry : I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.
Pippin : What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
Merry : I wouldn't count on it.
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Arwen : Do you remember when we first met?
Aragorn : I thought I had wandered into a dream.
Arwen : Long years have passed. You did not have the cares you carry now. Do you remember what I told you?
Aragorn : You said you'd bind yourself to me, forsaking the immortal life of your people.
Arwen : And to that I hold. I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.
[hands him her pendant]
Arwen : I choose a mortal life.
Aragorn : You cannot give me this.
Arwen : It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.
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Boromir : My father is a noble man, but his rule is failing, and our people lose faith. He looks to me to make things right and I would do it. I would see the glory of Gondor restored. Have you ever seen it, Aragorn? The White Tower of Ecthelion, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, its banners caught high in the morning breeze. Have you ever been called home by the clear ringing of silver trumpets?
Aragorn : I have seen the White City, long ago.
Boromir : One day, our paths will lead us there. And the tower guard shall take up the call: "The Lords of Gondor have returned."
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Legolas : Hurry! Frodo and Sam have reached the eastern shore.
[Aragorn does not move]
Legolas : You mean not to follow them.
Aragorn : Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands.
Gimli : Then it has all been in vain. The fellowship has failed.
Aragorn : Not if we hold true to each other.
[pause]
Aragorn : We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left. Leave all that can be spared behind. We travel light. Let's hunt some Orc.
Gimli : YES!
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Elrond : Strangers from distant lands, friends of old, you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle Earth stands upon the brink of destruction; none can escape it. You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom. Bring forth the ring, Frodo.
Boromir : [Frodo puts the ring on a stand for all to see] So it is true. In a dream, I saw the Eastern sky grow dark. But in the West, a pale light lingered. A voice was crying, "The doom is near at hand, Isildur's Bane is found."
[reaches for the Ring]
Boromir : Isildur's Bane...
Aragorn : Boromir!
Gandalf : [speaking the words engraved on the Ring] Ash Nazg Durbatuluk, Ash Nazg Gimbatul, Ash Nazg Thrakatuluk, Agh Burzum-ishi Krimpatul.
[the light darkens and the air rumbles; Boromir backs away from the Ring]
Elrond : Never before has anyone dared utter words of that tongue here, in Imladris.
Gandalf : I do not ask for pardon, Master Elrond, for the Black Speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the West! The Ring is altogether evil.
Boromir : It is a gift. A gift to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe. Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him.
Aragorn : You cannot wield it. None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master.
Boromir : And what would a Ranger know of this matter?
Legolas : This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance.
Boromir : Aragorn? This is Isildur's heir?
Legolas : And heir to the throne of Gondor
Aragorn : [Elvish] Sit down, Legolas.
Boromir : Gondor has no King. Gondor needs no King.
Gandalf : Aragorn is right. We cannot use it.
Elrond : You have only one choice. The Ring must be destroyed.
Gimli : Then what are we waiting for?
[He strikes the ring with his axe; the axe breaks, leaving the ring intact]
Elrond : The ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. The ring must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this.
Boromir : One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. The great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire, ash, and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten-thousand men could you do this. It is folly.
Legolas : Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!
Gimli : And I suppose you think you're the one to do it?
Boromir : And if we fail, what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?
Gimli : I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf! Never trust an Elf!
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Frodo : [listening to the shrieks of the Black Riders] What are they?
Aragorn : They were once Men. Great kings of Men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them nine rings of power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question, one by one falling into darkness. Now they are slaves to his will. They are the Nazgul, Ringwraiths, neither living nor dead. At all times they feel the presence of the Ring, drawn to the power of the One. They will never stop hunting you.
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Aragorn : [after Frodo is stabbed by a cave Troll] You should be dead. That spear would have skewered a wild boar.
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Aragorn : [of Boromir] They will look for his coming from the White Tower. But he will not return.
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Aragorn : [to Boromir] I will not lead the Ring within a hundred leagues of your city.
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Aragorn : [to Arwen] Ride hard, don't look back.
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Aragorn : Boromir! Give the Ring to Frodo.
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[extended edition; the Fellowship sits around a campfire at night; Boromir spies a shadowy figure floating along the river]
Aragorn : Gollum. He's tracked us since Moria.
[Gollum disappears behind some rocks]
Aragorn : I had hoped we'd lose him on the river, but he's too clever a waterman.
Boromir : And if he alerts the enemy to our whereabouts, it'll make the crossing even more dangerous.
Samwise "Sam" Gamgee : Have some food, Mr. Frodo.
Frodo Baggins : No, Sam.
Samwise "Sam" Gamgee : You haven't eaten anything all day, and you're not sleeping neither. Don't think I haven't noticed.
[sits next to him]
Samwise "Sam" Gamgee : Mr. Frodo.
Frodo Baggins : I'm all right.
Samwise "Sam" Gamgee : No, you're not. I'm here to help you. I promised Gandalf that I would.
Frodo Baggins : [sadly looks Sam in the eye] You can't help me, Sam.
[shakes his head]
Frodo Baggins : Not this time.
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Frodo : What are they?
Aragorn : They were once men. Great kings of men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question, one by one falling into darkness. Now they are slaves to his will. They are the Nazgûl. Ringwraiths. Neither living nor dead. At all times they feel the presence of the Ring, drawn to the power of the One. They will never stop hunting you.
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[the Fellowship has been buried under an avalanche created by Saruman; they dig themselves free]
Boromir : We must get off the mountain, make for the Gap of Rohan, and take the West Road to my city!
Aragorn : The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard!
Gimli : We cannot pass over the mountain! Let us go *under* it! Let us go through the mines of Moria!
