Viggo Mortensen: Aragorn
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Aragorn : Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!*
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Aragorn : [to Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry] My friends. You bow to no one.
[He kneels, and the entire kingdom follows suit, kneeling to the Hobbits]
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Aragorn : For Frodo.
[He charges out towards the remaining army of Morder alone. Merry and Pippin raise their swords and yell then charge. The rest of the soldiers do the same and soon overtake Merry and Pippin]
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Aragorn : Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Let justice be done upon him!
The Mouth of Sauron : My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome. Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?
Gandalf : We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed. Tell your master this: the armies of Mordor must disband. He is to depart these lands, never to return.
The Mouth of Sauron : Ahh, old Greybeard. I have a token I was bidden to show thee.
[Pulls out Frodo's mithril vest and throws it at them]
Pippin : [whispers] Frodo...
Gandalf : Silence.
Merry : No!
Gandalf : Silence!
The Mouth of Sauron : The halfling was dear to thee, I see. Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host. Who would've thought one so small could endure so much pain? And he did, Gandalf, he did.
[pause; Aragorn rides towards the Mouth of Sauron]
The Mouth of Sauron : And who is this? Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a King that a broken Elvish blade...
[Aragorn cuts off the Mouth of Sauron's head with one stroke of Anduril]
Gimli : I guess that concludes negotiations.
Aragorn : [to Gandalf] I do not believe it! I will not!
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Gandalf : He's suffered a defeat, yes, but... behind the walls of Mordor, our enemy is regrouping.
Gimli : Let him stay there. *Let him rot!* Why should we care?
Gandalf : Because ten-thousand Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. I've sent him to his death.
Aragorn : No. There is still hope for Frodo. He needs time... and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that.
Gimli : How?
Aragorn : Draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate.
Eomer : We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms.
Aragorn : Not for ourselves. But we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's Eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves.
Legolas : A diversion.
Gimli : Certainty of death, *small* chance of success... What are we waiting for?
Gandalf : Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait.
Aragorn : [knowingly] No, I think he will.
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Aragorn : I summon you to fulfill your oath.
King of the Dead : None but the king of Gondor may command me.
[Swings sword; Aragorn blocks him with the sword Anduril]
King of the Dead : That blade was broken!
[Aragorn takes him by the throat]
Aragorn : It has been remade.
[Aragorn releases the King of the Dead; pause]
Aragorn : Fight for us... and regain your honor.
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King of the Dead : The dead do not suffer the living to pass.
Aragorn : You will suffer me.
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Aragorn : I have wished you joy since first I saw you.
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Elrond : You're outnumbered, Aragorn. You need more men.
Aragorn : There are none.
Elrond : There are those who dwell in the mountain.
Aragorn : Murderers. Traitors. You would call upon them to fight? They believe in nothing. They answer to no one.
Elrond : They will answer to the king of Gondor.
[pulls out Anduril]
Elrond : Anduril, Flame of the West, forged from the shards of Narsil.
Aragorn : Sauron will not have forgotten the sword of Elendil. The blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith.
Elrond : The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth. Put aside the Ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt Road.
Elrond : [pause; in Elvish] I give hope to men.
Aragorn : [in Elvish] I keep none for myself.
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Eowyn : Why are you doing this? The war lies to the East. You cannot leave on the eve of battle.
[pause]
Eowyn : You cannot abandon the men.
Aragorn : Eowyn...
Eowyn : We need you here.
Aragorn : Why have you come?
Eowyn : Do you not know?
Aragorn : It is but a shadow and a thought that you love. I cannot give you what you seek.
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[Aragorn readies to take the Paths of the Dead. He leads his horse towards the entrance and passes by Gimli, who stops him]
Gimli : Where do you think you're going?
Aragorn : Not this time, Gimli. This time you must stay.
[Legolas walks up to them, leading his horse]
Legolas : Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of Dwarves?
Gimli : You may as well accept it. We're going with you, laddy.
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Aragorn : I do not fear death.
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[Aragorn is crowned King]
Aragorn : This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.
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Aragorn : Behold! The sword of Elendil!
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Aragorn : What say you? What say you? I am Isildur's heir. Fight for me. And I will hold your oaths fulfilled. What say you?
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Aragorn : [to the corsair ships] You may go no further! You will not enter Gondor.
Captain : Who are you to deny us passage?
Aragorn : Legolas, fire a warning shot past the bosun's ear.
Gimli : Mind your aim!
[Legolas aims; Gimli knocks the bow as he shoots and the arrow kills the bosun]
Gimli : Oh! That's it, right! We warned you! Prepare to be boarded!
[the corsairs laugh]
Captain : Boarded! By you and whose army?
Aragorn : *This* army.
[the army of the dead charges through him and onto the ships]
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Aragorn : For Frodo!
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Theoden : I take my leave.
Aragorn : My Lord Elrond.
Elrond : I come on behalf of one whom I love. Arwen is dying. She will not long survive the evil that now spreads from Mordor. The light of the Evenstar is failing. As Sauron's power grows, her strength wanes. Arwen's life is now tied to the fate of the Ring. The Shadow is upon us, Aragorn. The end has come.
Aragorn : It will not be our end but his.
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King of the Dead : Release us.
Gimli : Bad idea. Very handy in a tight spot these lads. Despite the fact they are dead!
King of the Dead : You gave us your word!
Aragorn : I hold your oath fulfilled. Go. Be at peace.
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Aragorn : Long have you hunted me, long have I eluded you. No more. Behold! The Sword of Elendil!
