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Celedor
Rivendell
Jul 10 2014, 4:09pm
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True Courage Question & DOS Elvish Question
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Couple of questions I was wondering if you people could help me with.
First, in AUJ Gandalf says, "True courage is knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one". I've been seeing this quote on the internet attributed to Tolkien, but I have no memory of it appearing in his writings. Does anyone know if it's in his books somewhere, or is it just an invention of the films' writers?
Second, in DOS after Legolas and the Elves appear and save the dwarves from the Spiders, there's some Elvish spoken (following Legolas's order to "search them".) Does anyone know what this Elvish is and what it translates to?
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Aitieuriskon
Lorien
Jul 10 2014, 4:32pm
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I'm fairly certain the quote is purely from AUJ, not from Tolkien.
"After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear." Professor Tolkien, 1951
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Elizabeth
Half-elven
Jul 11 2014, 7:15am
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This sounds like a paraphrase...
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...of Gandalf's remark, "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement" from FotR and quoted in the movie, though in a different setting.
I'm pretty sure your quote from AUJ is not Tolkien, but an effort on the part of the movie to echo that same sentiment.
(This post was edited by Elizabeth on Jul 11 2014, 7:15am)
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