Narrator
Though ends the first part of the History of the War of the Ring.
Tied for 2nd most-quoted character in The Lord of the Rings (1978): in 4 of its 16 quotes
A line from NarratorThe forces of darkness were driven forever from the face of Middle-Earth by the valiant friends of Frodo. As their gallant battle ended, so, too, ends the first great tale of The Lord of the Rings.
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Long ago, in the early years of the Second Age, the great Elven-smiths forged rings of power. Nine for mortal men, seven for the Dwarf lords, three for the tall Elf Kings. But then, the dark lord learned the craft of ring making and made the Master Ring, the one ring to rule them all. With the One Ring, Middle-Earth is his, and he cannot not be overcome. As the last alliance of men and Elves fell beneath his power, he did not notice the heroic shadow who slipped in. It was Prince Isildur, of the mighty Kings from across the sea, who took the ring. But because he did not destroy it, the spirit of the dark lord lived on, and began to take shape and grow again. But the ring had a will of its own, and a way of slipping from one hand to be found by another, so that it might at last get back to its master. And there, the ring lay at the bottom of the great river Anduin for thousands of years. During those years, the dark lord captured the nine rings that were made for men and turned their owners into the Ringwraiths. Terrible shadows, under his great Shadow, who roamed the world...searching for the One Ring. In time, the Ring was found. Two friends were fishing in the great river one day.
Sméagol
Give us that, Déagol, my love.
Déagol
Why, Sméagol?
Sméagol
Because it's my birthday, my love. And I wants it!
Déagol
I have already given you more than I could afford. I found this, and I'm going to keep it!
Sméagol
Oh?! Are you, indeed...MY LOVE?!?!
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[Sméagol grabs Déagol by the neck with his bare hands and strangles him to death. He then takes the Ring and keeps it for himself.] [voiceover]
He used the Ring for thieving, and to find out secrets. His own people began to despise the wretched creature and to call him Gollum. Tortured and driven by the ring, he hid in dark caves...under deep mountains, where he remained for centuries. But the ring slipped off Gollum's finger, too. And so it was that Bilbo found it during his travels with the Dwarves.
Gollum
Thief! Baggins! Thief! It stole our precious, our precious!! Our birthday present! Thief! Baggins! We hates it forever! WE HATES IT FOREVER!!!!
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It was Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, who took the ring back to the Shire, his home. Years later, Gandalf the wizard visited Bilbo on his going away birthday party.
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Beyond the furthest reaches of the imagination, and deep within the human heart, here, in a time when the world was young, in what is known as the third age of Middle Earth, a tale is told of deeds and beings. A tale of a day when a great shadow will fall across the Earth, and ancient sorcerers were locked in mortal combat with the phantoms of the night. Then will the raging war of the rings draw the blood of heroes, and the final destiny of all mankind will be written. Then will mortal men, dwarf lords and elven princes come to stand together in a single noble army and thunder against all the hosts of darkness at the very gates of doom. This is the legend of Middle Earth, as it is written in the hearts of men. It is a world more real than any other. A haunting, forbidden world, where innocence can overcome evil, and a single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. This is the magnificent gift that J.R.R. Tolkien left to the human heart, and that Fantasy Films now brings to the screen. The vision beyond imagination. The Lord of the Rings.
