If you are a sucker for a good fantasy movie, you know that it doesn't get better than Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. These films, which are considered to be some of the greatest of all time, have countless epic moments.
Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power series inspired me to go back and watch the original movies again, so I've narrowed down the 40 most epic lines ever to be uttered.
The Fellowship of the Ring
1."Gandalf, my old friend, this will be a night to remember." — Bilbo
2."I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." —Bilbo
3."Keep it secret. Keep it safe." —Gandalf
4."One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them; one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." —Gandalf/The One Ring
5."It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." —Frodo/Bilbo
6."What about second breakfast?" —Pippin
7."I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone. I choose a mortal life." —Arwen
8."One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep." —Boromir
9."You have my sword." "And you have my bow." "And my axe." —Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli
10."You need people of intelligence on this sort of mission...quest...thing." —Pippin
11."Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring." —Elrond
12."All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." —Gandalf
13."Nobody tosses a dwarf!" —Gimli
14."You shall not pass!" —Gandalf
15."This task was appointed to you, and if you do not find a way, no one will." —Galadriel
16."Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." —Galadriel
17."I would have followed you, my brother, my captain, my king." —Boromir
18."I made a promise, Mr Frodo, a promise. 'Don't you leave him, Samwise Gamgee.' And I don't mean to." —Sam
The Two Towers
19."They're taking the hobbits to Isengard." —Legolas
20."My precious." —Gollum
21."The white wizard approaches." —Legolas
22.["What do you fear, my lady?"] "A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them. Until all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire." —Éowyn
23.["What's taters, precious?"] "Po-tay-toes. Boil'em, mash'em, stick'em in a stew." —Sam
24."There will be no dawn for men." —Saruman
25."There is always hope." —Aragorn
26.["What's happening out there?" —Gimli] "Shall I describe it to you? Or would you like me to find you a box?" —Legolas
27."And so it begins." —King Théoden
28."The fires of Isengard will spread, and the woods of Tuckborough and Buckland will burn. And all that was once green and good in this world will be gone. There won't be a Shire, Pippin." —Merry
29."Toss me. You'll have to toss me. But don't tell the elf!" —Gimli
30."It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer." —Sam
31."There is some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for." —Sam
32."The battle of Helm's Deep is over. The battle of Middle Earth is about to begin." —Gandalf
33."Frodo wouldn't have gotten far without Sam." —Frodo
The Return of the King
34."Something stirs in the East. A sleepless malice. The eye of the enemy is moving." —Legolas
35.["They will answer to no one." —Aragorn] "They will answer to the king of Gondor." —Elrond
36."I am no man." —Éowyn
37."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. [...] This day we fight!" —Aragorn
38."I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you." —Sam
39."For Frodo." —Aragorn
40."My friends, you bow to now one." —Aragorn
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