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Old 01-05-2004, 06:11 PM   #7
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The second was when Elrond brought Aragorn the reforged sword - Elrond speaks in Elvish, Aragorn answers: <P>quote:<BR>Ónen i-Estel Edain,<BR>ú-chebin estel anim. <P>This is actually a quote from Appendix A - Gilraen, Aragorn's mother, says it, and it is translated: <P>quote:<BR>I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I'm not sure if this really counts as an "exchanged line": because from the looks on their faces (and harkening back to the scene at her grave in FotR EE) we can tell that Elrond is quoting Gilraën to inspire Aragorn. Aragorn has probably known all his life what his mother said about him with her last words. So it's still, in effect, Gilraën's quote.
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