The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV Series)
A Shadow of the Past (2022)
Robert Aramayo: Elrond
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Quotes
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Elrond : Let us say that all is as you fear, and this enemy is out there somewhere, lying in wait. Do you truly believe seeking him out will satisfy you? That one more Orc upon the point of your blade will bring you peace? If you are wrong...
Galadriel : I'm not wrong.
Elrond : If you are wrong, will you lead more Elves to die in far-off lands? To convince yourself you have done enough, how many more statues would you add to this path? No one in history has ever refused the call. Do so now, it may never come again. You will linger here, an outcast, poisoned in dark whispers and dreams.
Galadriel : And in the West, do you think my fate would be better? Where song would mock the cries of battle in my ears? You say I have won victory over all the horrors of Middle-earth. Yet you would leave them alive in me? To take with me? Undying, unchanging, unbreaking, into the land of winterless spring?
Elrond : Only in the Blessed Realm can that which is broken in you be healed. Go there. Go, and I promise you, if but a whisper of a rumor of the threat you perceive proves true, I will not rest until it is put right. You have fought long enough, Galadriel. Put up your sword.
Galadriel : Without it, what am I to be?
Elrond : What you have always been. My friend.
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Galadriel : Are you just going to stand there, breathing like an Orc?
Elrond : It is said the wine of victory is sweetest for those in whose bitter trials it has fermented.
Galadriel : I do not feel victorious.
Elrond : You deserve the honors of this day. Your brother would be proud.
Galadriel : [looking around at wooden statues] I remember when the first of these were carved. The likeness of one fallen, preserved upon a living thing. I suppose some part of me always believed my rest would be here, with them. But instead, I am to leave them.
Elrond : This is the gift of your king.
Galadriel : A gift I have decided to refuse.
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High King Gil-galad : Galadriel sails to the sunset. You and I must look to the new sunrise. To that end, are you acquainted with the work of Lord Celebrimbor?
Elrond : The greatest of Elven-smiths, of course. I've admired his artistry since I was a child. Why do you ask?
High King Gil-galad : He is about to embark on a new project. One of singular importance. And we've decided that you will be working with him.
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Elrond : Lindon receives you with grace.
Galadriel : With grace, I am received.
Elrond : [she glances at a panting of a sailing ship] I hear it's said that when you cross over, you hear a song. One whose memory we all carry. And you immersed in a light more intoxicating than any sensation in all of Middle-earth.
Galadriel : When I was a child, it was the only feeling I knew.
Elrond : And look at you now. Commander of the Northern Armies. Warrior of the Wastelands. I half expected you to arrive caked in grime and mud.
Galadriel : This time, frostbite and troll blood. And no army.
Elrond : Tell me everything.
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Galadriel : This mark's very existence proves Sauron escaped. He's still out there. The question now is, where? I intend to ask of the King a fresh company. If he supplies enough to...
Elrond : You have only just arrived. Must you speak of leaving again so soon?
Galadriel : You know very well why I must.
Elrond : There will be ample time later to discuss official matters. I want to hear about you. Your harrowing journey.
Galadriel : Why, Elrond. You really have become a politician.
Elrond : You make it sound so grim.
Galadriel : I am not some courtier to be placated by idle flattery. I demand to speak with the King directly.
Elrond : You have made that plain. So I will be equally plain. It was not your company who defied you out there, but rather you who defied the High King, by refusing to heed any limit placed upon you. In an act of magnanimity, he has chosen to honor your accomplishments... rather than dwell upon your insolence. Test him again and you may find him less receptive than you might have hoped.
Galadriel : Are you going to arrange an audience or not?
Elrond : If after the ceremony that is still your wish, you shall have it.
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Galadriel : My brother gave his life hunting Sauron. His task is now mine. I go to seek the enemy that escaped us in the north. Alone, if I must.
Elrond : Ah, yes. Your mystery sigil. I shared it with the High King.
Galadriel : Then why would...
Elrond : Because seeing a sigil does not mean you're any closer to finding Sauron. It is over. The evil is gone.
Galadriel : [touching her chest] Then why is it not gone from in here?
Elrond : After all you have endured, it is only natural to feel conflicted.
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Elrond : She has passed beyond my sight. Galadriel was so certain her search should continue.
High King Gil-galad : We foresaw that if it had, she might have inadvertently kept alive the very evil she sought to defeat. For the same wind that seeks to blow out a fire may also cause its spread.
Elrond : Then the shadow she sought... you believe it does exist?
High King Gil-galad : Set your mind at peace about it. What you did was right. For Galadriel and for Middle-earth.
Elrond : It is hard to see what is right when friendship and duty are mingled.
High King Gil-galad : Such is the burden of those who lead and those who would seek to.
