Ultimate Defining Quote - Page 3

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-01-2005, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

"I am no man" and definitely
"My precious..."

ahem, "but no living man am i! you look upon a woman. eowym i am, eomunds daughter." mixing up movie and book there, jonathon

my ultimate defining quote has to be One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them
one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, In the land of mordor where the shadows lie

me9996 · 03-01-2005, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

I can't put my finger on this - maybe some of the rest of you could...

Many literary works have a defining, recognizable quote. Someone says it and 'everyone' with any familiarity to the story knows EXACTLY where it comes from. Examples: Shakespeare's "To be or not to be..." from 'Hamlet' and "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo..." from 'Romeo and Juliet' - and I'm sure there are SO many others.

What would be the single, most defining quote from 'The Lord of the Rings' - such that, if someone says it, 'everyone' knows where it's from and what they're talking about? Or - the quote that comes most readily to mind when someone mentions the story?

It'd be a shame if it came down to an 'evil' quote, but maybe: "One Ring to Rule them all..." is a strong candidate.

"What's a hobbit?"
I think a rohan man said it...

"You cannot pass!"
He he...

"My peshash"
Er... misspelled and in the hobbit to...

"For reck, for ruin, and the red dawn!"
Not shore about if this is in the books or movies but got stuck in my head...

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-01-2005, 10:16 PM

it is in the , and it's (as spoken by Eomer, Lord of the mark, after the death of theoden)

Quote:

out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising
i came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing
to hope's end i rode and to heart's breaking
now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red nightfall

an excellent theoden quote is

Quote:

now is the hour come, riders of the mark, sons of eorl! foes and fire are before you, and your homes far behind. yet, though you fight upon an alien field, the glory that you reap there shall be your own for ever. oaths ye have taken: now fulfill them all, to lord and land and league of friendship!

***Valandil*** · 03-02-2005, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

ahem, "but no living man am i! you look upon a woman. eowym i am, eomunds daughter." mixing up movie and book there, jonathon

...

No... he MUST have been taking that verbatim from the Swedish translation... Tolkien had SO much trouble getting translators to not take liberties with the text.

*cough-cough*

Twista · 03-02-2005, 01:39 PM

"Great Scott!" and "This is Heavy"

Erm... wait a minute.. thats not from Tolkien.. wierd?

CrazySquirrel · 04-05-2005, 12:52 PM

The ring-verse!

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