The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Page #15

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The dead trees of Isengard are fed into roaring

furnaces...molten metal pours into casts...red hot metal,

beaten my sweating orc blacksmiths...armor and weapons are

forged from the great furnaces. Saruman strides among the

ORCS and stands looking on a new born uruk-hai as it escapes

its birthing membrane...this is LURTZ, who rises up to stand

before his master.

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EXT. TROLLSHAW FOREST CLEARING -- NIGHT

Close on:
Frodo...his eyes flicker open...clouded, red-

rimmed...his brow, beaded with sweat.

PIPPIN:

Is he going to die? Frodo's breathing is

getting shallow. Strider looks out into

the darkness.

STRIDER:

No. He is passing into the shadow world,

he will soon become a wraith like them.

A DISTANT CRY of a RINGWRAITH carries through the air.

MERRY:

(nervous)

They're close.

Frodo gasps in sudden pain.

STRIDER:

(thinking hard)

Sam, do you know the Athelas plant? Sam

looks blank.

SAM:

Athelas?

STRIDER:

Kingsfoil.

SAM:

Kingsfoil. Aye. It's a weed.

(CONTINUED)

59.

CONTINUED:

STRIDER:

It may help to slow the poison. Hurry!

CUT TO:

EXT. TROLLSHAW FOREST -- NIGHT

Sam and Strider desperately search the dark forest floor for

the Athelas plant. Close on: A small, white flowered plant!

Strider drops to one knee, carefully pulling it from the

ground.

SUDDENLY! STRIDER FREEZES AS A SWORD BLADE TOUCHES HIS NECK.

ARWEN (O.S.)

What is this? A Ranger caught off his

guard?

Strider slowly looks up.

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EXT. TROLLSHAW FOREST CLEARING -- NIGHT

Frodo is breathing hard, desperately ill. Frodo's half-

conscious POV:
Surreal impression...a SHIMMERING FIGURE IN

WHITE leaps off a horse.

FLASH INSERT:
An ethereal vision of ARWEN, as she appears on

the other side...

ARWEN:

(ELVISH:
with sub titles)

Frodo, Im Arwen...telin let thaed. I am

Arwen, I have come here to help you.

(urgent)

Lasto Beth nin, tolo Dan na ngalad. Hear

my voice, come back to the light. Frodo's

eyes close.

PIPPIN:

Who is she?

ARWEN:

(worried)

Frodo?

SAM:

She's an elf.

60.

ANGLE ON:
ARWEN

Who now appears in her earth bound form, a young Elven woman

with tousled hair, dressed in mud-splattered riding clothes.

ARWEN:

He's fading...he's not gong to last. We

must get him to my father. Strider

quickly lifts Frodo...placing him on the

horse.

ARWEN (CONT'D)

I have been looking for you for two days.

PIPPIN:

Where are you taking him?

ARWEN:

There are five Wraiths behind you, where

the other four are, I do not know.

STRIDER:

(ELVISH:
with subtitles)

Dartho guin Berian...rych le ad

tolthathon. Stay with the hobbits...I'11

send horses for you. Close on: Arwen

grabbing the Reins of the horse.

ARWEN:

(ELVISH:
w/subtitles)

Hon mabathon. Rochoh ellint im. I'll

take him. I'm the faster rider. Strider

clamps his hand over Arwen's.

STRIDER:

(elvish:
subtitles)

Andelu I ven. The road is too dangerous.

ARWEN:

(Elvish:
subtitles)

Frodo Fir. Ae anthradon I hir, tur

gwaith nin beriatha hon. If I can cross

the river, the power of my people can

protect him.

PIPPIN:

What are they saying?

CLOSE ON:
Arwen reaches for Strider's hand...looking deep

into his eyes.

ARWEN:

I do not fear them.

(CONTINUED)

61.

CONTINUED:

CLOSE ON:
Strider...we see that it is hard for him to let her

go.

ANGLE ON:

Arwen mounts her horse, ALSFORTH...

STRIDER:

Arwen...ride hard, don't look back.

ANGLE ON:

Arwen looks down at Strider as she supports Frodo with one

hand.

ARWEN:

(elvish)

Noro Lim, Asfaloth, Noro Lim!

SAM:

What are you doing! Those Wraiths are

still out there!

ANGLE ON:

Asfaloth springs away, bearing Arwen and Frodo into the

night.

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EXT. TROLLSHAW FOREST -- NIGHT

SPEEDING POV:
through the forest from the back of the White

Horse.

ANGLE ON:
FRODO, BOUNCING IN THE SADDLE,

he lifts his head weakly. SURREAL SLOW MOTION POV: THE HORSES

HEAD BOBBING...trees sliding by...moonlight flickers through

the trees.

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EXT. AERIAL OF ETTENMOORS ~ MORNING

AERIAL:
of Arwen's white horse emerging from the trees...and

galloping across the open land as the sun rises.

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62.

EXT. PINE FOREST -- DAY

The white horse charges through a Pine Forest. Suddenly 2

Galloping Ringwraiths emerge from the trees behind! 2 more

Ringwraiths slide in from different directions to join the

chase. Arwen grits her teeth...urges the white horse to

greater speed.

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EXT. THE EAST ROAD -- DAY

The white horse speeds out of the pine trees...the 4

ringwraiths close behind PAN ONTO: 2 more ringwraiths

galloping down the hillside! AERIAL SHOT: 3 MORE RINGWRAITHS

enter frame from different directions...a total of 9

RINGWRAITHS now pursuing Frodo and Arwen! CLOSE ON: Panting

head of the WHITE ELVEN HORSE.

ARWEN:

Noro lim, Asfaloth!

CUT TO:

EXT. FORD OF BRUINEN -- DAY

CRANE DOWN:
As the White Horse races towards Camera, to

Reveal the wide river Bruinen in the foreground.

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