Having finished "The Return of the Shadow" I've been delving once more into LoTR and just last night got to:
‘Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur as they stand carven in their majesty in the halls of Denethor. I am but the heir of Isildur, not Isildur himself. I have had a hard life and a long; and the leagues that lie between here and Gondor are a small part in the count of my journeys. I have crossed many mountains and many rivers, and trodden many plains, even into the far countries of Rhûn and Harad where the stars are strange.'
How much these words resonated when I read them. The entire "Council of Elrond" is full of moment and memory. And wonderful characters. And, of course, our Strider!
That is such a good quote for this shot... he really does look like the man who has crossed many mountains and rivers and trodden many plains. Rough hewn and weathered, but beneath it all, noble and kingly.
It's funny... Suzll and I were just texting each other yesterday about Aragorn at the Council of Elrond. I mentioned that it's pretty much the most he ever says about himself all at one go.
Beautiful! So fitting that quote. I'm learning more from your posts Cairi, than reading the book - again! I read too fast and surely miss the tiny important bits. Shall have to make it my 'slow reading by the sea' book.
I'm learning more from your posts Cairi, than reading the book
I really like it when the movie shots spark a book comment/discussion. I love both so much. :) And certain characters, Aragorn foremost of all of them, followed very closely by Sir Ian's Gandalf, were done so well that I see them when I read the books. (And fortunately, at least for me, I can easily *not* see the miscast roles when I read. *coughElrondcough*)
I read too fast and surely miss the tiny important bits. Shall have to make it my 'slow reading by the sea' book.
The books really are best read slowly, at least for me. I always find something new that I hadn't noticed on the last reading. Kind of like going into my favorite antique shop and finding new things in corners and crannies each time. :)
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Date: 2014-02-27 02:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2014-02-27 04:28 pm (UTC)‘Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur as they stand carven in their majesty in the halls of Denethor. I am but the heir of Isildur, not Isildur himself. I have had a hard life and a long; and the leagues that lie between here and Gondor are a small part in the count of my journeys. I have crossed many mountains and many rivers, and trodden many plains, even into the far countries of Rhûn and Harad where the stars are strange.'
How much these words resonated when I read them. The entire "Council of Elrond" is full of moment and memory. And wonderful characters. And, of course, our Strider!
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Date: 2014-02-27 07:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2014-02-27 08:06 pm (UTC)It's funny... Suzll and I were just texting each other yesterday about Aragorn at the Council of Elrond. I mentioned that it's pretty much the most he ever says about himself all at one go.
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Date: 2014-02-28 08:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-28 01:27 pm (UTC)I really like it when the movie shots spark a book comment/discussion. I love both so much. :) And certain characters, Aragorn foremost of all of them, followed very closely by Sir Ian's Gandalf, were done so well that I see them when I read the books. (And fortunately, at least for me, I can easily *not* see the miscast roles when I read. *coughElrondcough*)
The books really are best read slowly, at least for me. I always find something new that I hadn't noticed on the last reading. Kind of like going into my favorite antique shop and finding new things in corners and crannies each time. :)