LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS

TRANSCRAPT

Based on and corrected from transcript found on fanfiction.net

originally transcribed by Elisabeth Kerrigan

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

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.

ELROND commands the Elven archers

Tangado haid! Hado i philinn!     (Hold [your] positions! Fire the arrows!)

SAURON appears.

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

Victory was near,

 but the power of the Ring could not be undone.

SAURON crushes a dozen opponents with each blow of his

 huge mace.

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 It was in this moment, when all hope had

 faded, that Isildur, son of the king, took up

 his father's sword.

 ISILDUR picks up ELENDIL's sword, SAURON breaks it, but ISILDUR uses

 the broken blade to cut off SAURON'S fingers, and the RING.

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 Sauron, the enemy of the free peoples of Middle-Earth, was defeated.

The Ring passed to Isildur, who had this one chance to destroy

 evil forever, but the hearts of men are easily corrupted.

And the ring of power has a will of its own.

It betrayed Isildur, to his death.

 ISILDUR attacked by orcs, dies in the river, and the

 RING is lost in the water.

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 And some things that should not have been

 forgotten were lost. History became legend.

 Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand

 years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.

 Until, when chance came, it ensnared

 another bearer.

 GOLLUM finds the RING in the riverbed.

 GOLLUM

 My Precious...

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 The ring came to the creature Gollum, who took

 it deep into the tunnels of the Misty

 Mountains, and there it consumed him.

 GOLLUM

 It came to me, my own, my love, my Precious.

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 The ring brought to Gollum unnatural long life.

 For five hundred years it poisoned his mind,

 and in the gloom of Gollum's cave it waited.

 Darkness crept back into the forests of the

 world. Rumour grew of a shadow in the East,

 whispers of a nameless fear, and the Ring of

 Power perceived its time had now come. It

 abandoned Gollum, but something happened then

the Ring did not intend. It was picked up

 by the most unlikely creature imaginable. A

 hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, of the Shire.

 BILBO

 What's this? A Ring!

 GOLLUM

 Lost! My Precious is lost!

 GALADRIEL (V.O.)

 For the time will soon come when hobbits will

 shape the fortunes of all.

 The Shire, 60 years later

 FRODO reading a book under a tree, hears GANDALF approach

 singing. Runs to meet him.

 FRODO

 You're late.

 GANDALF

 A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is

 he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

 They both try to keep a straight face, and fail. FRODO

 throws himself into GANDALF'S arms for a hug.

 FRODO

 It's wonderful to see you, Gandalf.

 GANDALF

 You didn't think I'd miss your Uncle Bilbo's birthday?

 FRODO

 What news of the outside world? Tell me everything.

 GANDALF

 Everything? Far too eager and curious for  a

 Hobbit. Most unnatural. Well, what can I tell you? Life in the wide

 world goes on, much as it has this past age,

 full of its own comings and goings, scarcely

 aware of the existence of Hobbits. For which I

 am very thankful.

 The HOBBITS in the Hobbiton town square shout out welcomes to Gandalf.

They pass a field where tents and a banner are being set up.

 GANDALF

 Ooh, the long-expected party.

How is the old  rascal? I hear it's going to be a party of

 special magnificence.

 FRODO

 You know Bilbo. He's got the whole place in an uproar.

 GANDALF

 Ah well, that should please him.

 FRODO

 Half the Shire's been invited. He's up to something.

 GANDALF

Oh, really?

 FRODO

 All right then, keep your secrets. Before you came

 along, we Bagginses were very well thought of.

 Never had any adventures or did anything unexpected.

 GANDALF

 If you're referring to the incident with the

 dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your

 uncle a little nudge out of the door.

 FRODO

 Whatever you did, you've been officially

 labeled a disturber of the peace.

 A group of HOBBIT children see GANDALF and come running.

 CHILDREN

 Gandalf, Gandalf! Fireworks, Gandalf!

 GANDALF pretends he won't, but he sets off a butterfly

 firework for them. A man's smile at the

 children's delight turns to a more socially acceptable

 frown when his wife joins him in their garden.

 FRODO

 Gandalf, I'm glad you're back.

 FRODO jumps off the wagon.

 GANDALF

 So am I, dear boy.

So am I.

 GANDALF stops his wagon in front of Bag End, passes a sign

 'No Admittance Except on Party Business', and knocks on the

 door with his staff. A disgruntled voice comes from within.

 BILBO

 No thank you! We don't want any more visitors, well-

 wishers, or distant relations!

 GANDALF

 And what about very old friends?

 BILBO

 Gandalf?

 GANDALF

 Bilbo Baggins!

 BILBO

 My dear Gandalf!

 GANDALF

Good to see you! One hundred and eleven years old!

Who would believe it? You haven't aged a day.

 BILBO

 Come on, come in!. Welcome, welcome. Tea?

Or maybe something a little stronger.

I got a few bottles of the Old Winyard left.

1296, very good year! Almost as old as I am!

It was laid down by my father. What say we open one, hey?

 BILBO puts GANDALF'S hat and staff away.

 GANDALF

 Just tea, thank you.