Hugo Weaving: Elrond
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Galadriel : You carry something. It came to you from Radagast. He found it in Dol Guldur.
Gandalf : Yes.
Galadriel : Show it to me.
[Gandalf takes out a package]
Elrond : What is that?
Galadriel : A relic... of Mordor.
Elrond : A Morgul-blade!
Galadriel : Made for the Witch-king of Angmar and buried with him. When Angmar fell, the Men of the North took his body and all that he possessed and sealed it within the High Fells of Rhudaur. Deep within the rock, they buried him. In a tomb so dark, it would never come to light.
Elrond : This is not possible. A powerful spell lies upon those tombs, they can NOT be opened.
Saruman : What proof do we have this weapon came from Angmar's grave?
Gandalf : I can find none.
Saruman : Because there IS none! Let us examine what we know: A single Orc pack has dared to cross the Bruinen, a dagger from a bygone age has been found and a human sorcerer who calls himself the Necromancer has taken up residence in a ruined fortress. It's not so very much. After all, the question of this Dwarvish company, however, troubles me deeply. I'm not convinced, Gandalf. I do not feel I can condone such a quest. If they had come to me, I might have spared them from this disappointment...
Galadriel : [while Saruman talks] They are leaving.
Gandalf : Yes.
Galadriel : [smiles] You knew.
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Galadriel : The dragon has long been on your mind.
Gandalf : This is true, my lady. Smaug owes allegiance to no one, but if he should side with the Enemy... A dragon could be used to terrible effect.
Saruman : What enemy? Gandalf, the Enemy is defeated. Sauron is vanquished. He can never regain his full strength.
Elrond : Gandalf, for four hundred years, we have lived in peace - a hard-won, watchful peace.
Gandalf : Are we, are we at peace? Trolls have come down from the mountains, they are raiding villages, destroying farms. Orcs have attacked us on the road!
Elrond : Hardly a prelude to war.
Saruman : Always you must meddle, looking for trouble when none exist...
Galadriel : Let him speak.
Gandalf : There is something at work beyond the evil of Smaug. Something far more powerful. We could remain blind to it but it will not be ignoring us, that I can promise you. A sickness lies over the Greenwood. The Woodsmen who live there now call it Mirkwood and, uh, they say...
Saruman : Well, don't stop now. Tell us what the Woodsmen say.
Gandalf : They speak of a Necromancer living in Dol Guldur, a sorcerer who could summon the dead.
Saruman : That's absurd. No such power exists in this world. This "Necromancer" is nothing more than a mortal man, a conjurer dabbling in black magic.
Gandalf : And so I thought too, but Radagast had seen...
Saruman : Radagast? Do not speak to me of Radagast the Brown. He is a foolish fellow.
Gandalf : Well, he's odd, I'll grant you. He lives a solitary life...
Saruman : It's not that. It's his excessive consumption of mushrooms! They've addled his brain and yellowed his teeth!
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Elrond : So this is your purpose, to enter the mountain?
Thorin Oakenshield : What of it?
Elrond : There are some who would not deem it wise.
Gandalf : What do you mean?
Elrond : You are not the only guardian to stand watch over Middle-Earth.
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Elrond : This is Orcrist, the Goblin Cleaver, a famous blade. Made by the High Elves of the West, my kin.
[hands it back to Thorin]
Elrond : May it serve you well.
[unsheathes Gandalf's sword]
Elrond : And this is Glamdring, the Foe-Hammer, sword of the King of Gondolin. These swords were made for the Goblin Wars long ago...
[Bilbo curiously looks at his own sword's blade]
Balin : Wouldn't bother, lad. Swords are named for the great deeds they do in war.
Bilbo Baggins : What are you saying? That my sword hasn't seen battle?
Balin : Not actually sure it is a sword. More of a letter opener, really.
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Gandalf : Of course I was going to tell you, I was waiting for this very chance. And really, I think you could trust that I know what I am doing.
Elrond : Do you? That dragon has slept for 60 years. What will happen if your plan should fail? If you wake that beast...
Gandalf : But if we succeed. If the Dwarves take back the mountain, our defenses in the East will be strengthened!
Elrond : It is a dangerous move, Gandalf.
Gandalf : It is also dangerous to do nothing or cut the throne of Erebor, it's Thorin's birthright. What is it you fear?
Elrond : Have you forgotten? A strain of madness runs deep in that family. His grandfather lost his mind, his father succumbed to the same sickness. Can you swear Thorin Oakenshield will not also fall? Gandalf, these decisions do not rest with us alone. It is not up to you or me to redraw the map of Middle-earth.
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Elrond : These runes were written on a Midsummer's Eve by the light of a crescent moon nearly 200 years ago. It would seem you were meant to come to Rivendell. Fate is with you, Thorin Oakenshield. The same moon shines upon us tonight.
