I amar prestar aen

The world is changed.

han mathon ne nen

I feel it in the water.

han mathon ne chae

I feel it in the earth

a han noston ne 'wilith.

I smell it in the air.



Much that once was is lost,

for none now live who remember it.



It began with the forging of the great Rings.

Three were given to the Elves, immortal,

wisest and fairest of all beings.

Seven to the Dwarflords, great miners and

craftsmen of the mountain halls.

And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men,

who above all else desire power.

For within these rings was bound the strength

and will to govern each race.

But they were all of them deceived, for another Ring was made.

In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord

Sauron forged in secret a Master Ring to control all others, and

into this ring he poured his cruelty, his

malice and his will to dominate all life.

One Ring to rule them all.

One by one, the free lands of Middle Earth fell to the

power of the Ring, but there were some who

resisted. A last alliance of Men and Elves

marched against the armies of Mordor, and on

the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for

the freedom of Middle-Earth.



ARWEN

Why do you fear the past? You are Isildur's

heir, not Isildur himself. You are not bound to

his fate.



STRIDER

The same blood flows in my veins, the same

weakness.



ARWEN

Her blue eyes looked into his.Your time will come. You will face the same evil, and you will defeat it.

A si i-Dhúath ú-orthor, Aragorn. - The shadow does not yet hold sway yet.Ú or le a ú or nin. - Not over you ... not over me.

Renich i lú i erui govannem? - Do you remember when we first met?

STRIDER

Nauthannen i ned ôl reniann - I thought I had strayed into a dream.


ARWEN

Gwennin in enninath... - Long years have passed.

Ú-'arnech in naeth i si celich. - You did not have the cares you carry now.

Renich i beth i pennen? - Do you remember what I told you?


STRIDER

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.

I choose a mortal life.



ARWEN gives ARAGORN her necklace.



STRIDER

You cannot give me this.



ARWEN

It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.

A council is gathered of MEN and ELVES and DWARVES and FRODO.



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.



FRODO puts the RING on the stand in the center of the

council.



BOROMIR

So it is true.



UNKNOWN

The doom of man...