even darkness must pass

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.           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.

“By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!”

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Dir. Peter Jackson

“I’m not doing it for you. I know that Dwarves can be obstinate and pigheaded and difficult, suspicious and secretive, with the worst manners you can possibly imagine, but they also brave and kind… And loyal to a fault. I’ve grown very fond of them, and I would save them if I can.”

“Frodo began to feel restless, and the old paths seemed too well-trodden. He looked at maps, and wondered what lay beyond their edges: maps made in the Shire showed mostly white spaces beyond its borders.”