They Shall Not Pass!

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by blantyr

If you don't pay careful attention to the exchange of words before confrontations, you miss a good part of the magic in the books.

Very true.

Anyway, in the movie, with the Nine in the ford advancing on Arwen, her line is to the effect of, "If you want the ring, come and take it!"

Isn't it something like "come and claim him"? Even worse! ("shoty! He's mine!" )

Prophecy. When one's life is on the line one might say something that will be true, but be very careful what you say. If there is a response that will pull the rug (or bridge) out from under you, you could get into trouble.

"On their deathbed men will speak true", per Brandir. When you're life's at stake, you don't know if this is it for you - the last chance to speak. Not only truth, but also foresight/prophecy.