Born of Hope

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00:00:31 There are many stories in the history of our world.
00:00:36 Most are lost,
00:00:38 scattered in the winds of Time,
00:00:43 beyond the memory of man.
00:00:47 But this story.
00:00:49 our story
00:00:50 should not be forgotten.
00:01:04 Papa!
00:01:16 Maia!
00:01:19 Run! Maia run. Maia run!
00:01:46 We came from the water,
00:01:49 It runs through our ancient days,
00:01:53 down the long years to this moment
00:01:57 coursing through our lives
00:01:58 like the bloodline of Kings
00:02:01 A swiftly flowing stream
00:02:04 of memory and sorrow
00:02:10 One drop of water
00:02:12 of blood
00:02:14 and then another
00:02:17 can become a ripple,
00:02:20 a river,
00:02:21 a rising torrent
00:02:24 unstoppable
00:02:26 which in time
00:02:28 breaks down all resistance
00:02:31 to flow free once again
00:02:33 on the journey to it's destiny
00:02:38 The remnant of the faithful
00:02:41 The Dúnedain
00:02:42 the men of the West
00:02:45 were scattered and few
00:02:49 and beset by many dangers
00:02:54 For the Dark Lord Sauron
00:02:56 had not forgotten the past
00:02:59 and of all the peoples of Middle-earth
00:03:02 he held none with more hatred
00:03:07 and more fear
00:03:08 than the Dúnedain
00:03:11 He spread his will amongst his servants
00:03:14 and through the long years
00:03:16 sought ever to discover if the Heirs of Isildur yet lived
00:03:21 so that he might destroy them
00:03:24 and the last of his greatest enemies
00:03:27 would be lost
00:03:29 forever
00:03:50 Hurry! Hurry!
00:03:55 Dírhael!
00:04:03 Ivorwen! Gilraen! Go! Please!
00:04:07 I will not lose you all this day.
00:05:44 Arathorn!
00:06:12 You have my thanks sir,
00:06:14 and whatever service I and my family may provide you and yours.
00:06:18 We owe you our lives.
00:06:21 As I owe you mine. I thank you, lady.
00:06:24 You are most welcome, my lord.
00:06:28 We cannot stay here. Where were you bound?
00:06:32 I do not know, my lord.
00:06:34 Orcs burned our village, and slew our people.
00:06:38 Those who were not killed were scattered, I know not where.
00:06:42 Dorlad, my son.
00:06:44 Struck down as he defended us.
00:06:47 We would not leave his body for the cruel sport of orcs.
00:06:51 Your son shall have a safe resting place, lady.
00:06:53 You will come with us.
00:06:55 Arathorn!
00:07:00 Arathorn?
00:07:04 You know him, father?
00:07:05 Yes
00:07:07 Or I did when he was but a child.
00:07:10 If he is the same man,
00:07:12 he is the son of my friend and kinsman.
00:07:15 Our chieftain, Lord Arador.
00:07:17 Isildur's Heir.
00:07:21 What is it?
00:07:22 They're after plunder, it seems.
00:07:26 But these are but baubles.
00:07:29 It is strange.
00:07:30 Orcs seeking gold and jewels in the Wild?
00:07:34 to what purpose?
00:07:42 You're becoming more like him by the day.
00:07:45 Is that what he would have wanted?
00:07:48 He would have growled at me for letting you take his place.
00:07:54 "The wild is no place for my daughter!"
00:07:58 But I'm still glad I trained you.
00:08:02 So am I.
00:08:03 Lord Arathorn
00:08:14 They'll bring no news to whoever leads them.
00:08:16 Good work Halbaron.
00:08:18 Now we must bring these three to safety.
00:08:25 We go to Taurdal, our village, Lord?
00:08:28 Dírhael.
00:08:29 My wife, Ivorwen. And my daughter...
00:08:32 Gilraen.
00:08:34 And I am Arathorn.
00:08:36 Son of Arador.
00:08:39 Indeed.
00:08:41 No, no. Do not bow.
00:08:43 When you come to my father,
00:08:44 you may greet him thus.
00:08:46 But for now,
00:08:47 we must make haste.
00:08:58 A jealous heart finds no room for true affection,
00:09:02 though it were standing right behind it.
00:09:06 What have I to be jealous about?
00:09:09 I saw that look between them.
00:09:11 Just as you did.
00:09:14 Your eyes deceive you.
00:09:16 Besides, it has nothing to do with me.
00:09:18 Does it not?
00:09:20 No!
00:09:21 Nor with you, Dírhaborn.
00:09:29 And so Arathorn and his rangers led the grieving family North,
00:09:35 past the mighty rivers
00:09:38 and through the vast forests of Rhudaur.
00:09:42 A land that still enjoyed the watchful eye of the Dúnedain
00:09:47 and brought them to his father, Lord Arador,
00:09:53 in the hidden settlement of Taurdal.
00:10:03 Come, my old friend and kinsman.
00:10:16 Let us bestow upon your son the peace and honour he has earned.
00:10:20 For I account your loss as my loss,
00:10:23 and your grief as my own.
00:11:00 Alas, no long sleep in ancient halls of stone
00:11:06 for a son of the House of Aranarth!
00:11:12 But I will not see your bones dishonoured, Dorlad,
00:11:15 when the servants of Evil try again
00:11:18 to drive the Dúnedain farther into exile!
00:11:23 Farewell!
00:12:34 I've come to ask your forgiveness.
00:12:39 Long had I thought your feelings for Arathorn
00:12:43 no more than a passing fancy
00:12:47 and that in time you would turn from them
00:12:51 and look around you at last.
00:12:57 I did not understand.
00:13:02 Until last night.
00:13:07 Years I have spent by his side,
00:13:09 yet there is a gulf between us
00:13:12 that only the flames of a stranger's pyre could reveal.
00:13:18 I cannot vie with such beauty and such sorrow.
00:13:23 El, any man would be honoured to call you his.
00:13:34 I would cause him nothing but grief.
00:14:33 We found these after the attack yesterday.
00:14:41 It is strange how such tiny things
00:14:45 can bring such immense darkness
00:14:48 and change into our lives.
00:14:51 Lord Arador now had much to contemplate.
00:14:55 News of orcs assailing other villages came to his ears.
00:15:01 Peaceful homesteads, far from help,
00:15:05 were likewise menaced,
00:15:08 Taurdal filled as many of the Dúnedain fled their homes
00:15:13 and sought safety in numbers.
00:15:16 And so Arador led his brave rangers
00:15:20 in a quest to rid the land of the menace
00:15:24 that had ravaged his people.
00:15:26 Yet the most trusted of his men,
00:15:29 would not be at his side.
00:15:51 How goes the harvest, my lady?
00:15:53 Bountiful, my lord.
00:16:00 I had expected a little more for my travels.
00:16:05 Are you leaving?
00:16:08 My father has charged me to seek out the enemy's purpose
00:16:12 in the cold mountains of the East.
00:16:14 Alone?
00:16:15 Yes.
00:16:17 A dangerous mission my lord.
00:16:19 Indeed.
00:16:21 There was a time when such danger would not have moved me
00:16:24 and every part of my being would happily travel to the end of the world
00:16:26 in service of our people.
00:16:28 But now?
00:16:32 Now a part of me remains here.
00:16:38 And that is my heart.
00:16:40 My Lord.
00:16:42 I am sorry my lady, I did not mean to upset you
00:16:44 I will look to the East
00:16:46 and await your safe return.
00:16:50 My Lady.
00:16:54 With a heart full of joy
00:16:57 Arathorn travelled far beyond
00:16:59 the fallen cities of Arnor.
00:17:57 While Arathorn made his lonely way into the cold mountains,
00:18:02 Gilraen would await his homecoming
00:18:05 in the fading summer of the West.
00:18:08 Straying at whiles deep into the forest,
00:18:13 to watch for his safe return.
00:18:15 Gilraen!
00:18:16 I will not go far!
00:18:20 Why does she do that?
00:18:22 You know for whom she waits.
00:18:24 She is too young.
00:18:26 But not without wisdom.
00:18:28 My heart forebodes Arathorn will wear
00:18:30 Barahir's ring sooner than expected.
00:18:32 Even so,
00:18:34 I do not think he will long lead the Dúnedain,
00:18:35 once it rests upon his hand.
00:18:39 Then do not stand in their way, Dírhael!
00:18:41 For if these two wed soon,
00:18:43 there yet may be hope born for our people.
00:18:45 But if they do not,
00:18:48 it may be, in this gathering darkness,
00:18:51 that the Dúnedain fall at last,
00:18:53 never to rise again.
00:18:56 Let them have what happiness they may!
00:20:01 You're late!
00:20:03 Where are the others?
00:20:05 Slaughtered!
00:20:06 We were ambushed,
00:20:07 there are Ghostmen everywhere!
00:20:09 They are not ghosts!
00:20:11 Merely Rangers, you coward.
00:20:13 You're as bad as these two!
00:20:16 Did you get it?
00:20:29 These are useless.
00:20:30 You still have not found the ring that Sauron is seeking.
00:20:35 Go back! Find it!
00:20:37 How? There is not enough of us left.
00:20:39 We need time to increase our numbers.
00:20:42 It was a mistake to attack the ghostmen out of the darkness, Shaknar!
00:20:50 I do not make mistakes!
00:21:00 I go now to report your failer to Sauron at Dol Guldur.
00:21:06 Increase your numbers if you must, but send out your spies.
00:21:11 When I return I want to know where he is!
00:21:20 What is it?
00:21:21 I smell manflesh.
00:21:23 That's impossible.
00:21:24 Can't you smell it?
00:22:07 Arathorn! You're back!
00:22:12 You should not come this far into the forest alone!
00:22:14 I know. I…
00:22:39 Rangers. Will you not go to them?
00:22:42 They'll find us soon enough.
00:22:45 So, I must hurry,
00:22:48 or miss my chance.
00:22:50 For what?
00:23:03 I hope they take their time.
00:23:14 I train them too well.
00:23:20 My lord?
00:23:28 I wandered too far from the village.
00:23:31 But your captain found me.
00:23:35 I am at your service, my lord.
00:23:38 I shall always be at yours.
00:23:42 Halbaron, escort the Lady Gilraen back to the village.
00:23:45 At once, my lord.
00:23:55 Elgarain. A word.
00:24:04 I'm sorry, my lord.
00:24:05 We could not find you. I did not know...
00:24:07 No apology necessary, my friend.
00:24:13 Have you ever been in love?
00:24:16 No.
00:24:18 It changes your world.
00:24:20 Consumes it with a burning flame
00:24:22 that does not abate.
00:24:25 A light as brilliant and piercing as Eärendil's star.
00:24:28 You have been in love.
00:24:31 I have heard it talked of.
00:24:46 So you are in love?
00:24:49 I am to be wed!
00:24:51 Or I hope to be.
00:24:53 And soon if fortune is with me.
00:24:55 I wish you joy, my lord.
00:24:59 Your heart should be filled with joy, Arathorn.
00:25:03 Oh, it is...
00:25:04 yet I fear that Lord Dírhael will not willingly give his blessing...
00:25:09 Gilraen is, like you, not yet of age.
00:25:13 I may not have known love,
00:25:16 but I do know that when the heart would command the tongue
00:25:19 no man should stand in the way...
00:25:22 if you delay you may find that what should have been spoken
00:25:28 is forever locked in your heart,
00:25:31 and regret your only companion.
00:25:34 Your words are wise…
00:25:36 still…
00:25:39 The seasons are changing.
00:25:41 Maybe it will bring a change to his heart too.
00:25:44 If it changes with the seasons,
00:25:47 it can only grow colder.
00:25:53 Just hold your ground and speak your heart.
00:25:57 Thank you.
00:25:59 You're a good friend to me.
00:26:01 I would lay down my very life for you.
00:26:04 And I for you.
00:26:29 I am glad you're safe, my son.
00:26:31 You also father.
00:26:32 Halbaron tells me that your campaign against
00:26:34 the orcs has been a success.
00:26:36 Their numbers are indeed few now.
00:26:39 They should not trouble us for some time.
00:26:43 Yet your mind is not at ease.
00:26:45 I now know what they're after,
00:26:48 and that they do not act alone.
00:26:51 They are servants of Sauron,
00:26:53 and he seeks the Ring of Barahir.
00:26:57 Father, they are hunting for you.
00:27:00 It is as I feared then.
00:27:02 I beg you to hide the ring.
00:27:04 Do not wear it!
00:27:05 No.
00:27:07 But it will lead them straight to you!
00:27:09 Let Sauron send all the armies in this world against us.
00:27:12 I will not hide from who I am,
00:27:15 while I have a breath in my body,
00:27:17 and a sword in my hand.
00:27:18 Forgive me.
00:27:20 There is nothing to forgive, my son.
00:27:22 You have been of great service to me, and the Dúnedain.
00:27:25 You are a true heir of kings!
00:27:32 Come now, do not be troubled.
00:27:37 Your mother used to remind me
00:27:41 that the people look upon us for guidance,
00:27:43 that we had to stand fast, no matter what.
00:27:47 Perhaps one day
00:27:50 you will find someone with as much wisdom and beauty,
00:27:53 to counsel you.
00:28:00 You have my blessing, my children.
00:28:04 May your days be long and fruitful,
00:28:07 and filled with hope.
00:28:16 I go now to Rivendell,
00:28:18 where Elrond Halfelven awaits me.
00:28:21 When I return with his good counsel,
00:28:24 then perhaps we shall have a wedding.
00:28:30 Good luck with Dírhael.
00:28:49 Lord Dírhael...
00:28:58 good morning.
00:29:06 Through the long winter months
00:29:09 the warmth in Arathorn's heart
00:29:12 was only held at bay
00:29:14 by his fear of failing his most important task.
00:29:24 Just hold your ground,
00:29:25 and speak your heart.
00:29:53 Lord Dírhael.
00:29:57 I have come to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage.
00:30:00 I owe you my life, son of Arador.
00:30:03 But I do not owe you my daughter.
00:30:06 But I love her, my lord.
00:30:09 I fear deeply the shadow
00:30:11 you cast on my house, Isildur's Heir.
00:30:14 The attention you show my daughter is unwelcome...
00:30:16 By you.
00:30:18 Not by her.
00:30:19 Yes. Therefore it cannot be ignored.
00:30:25 I hope for Gilraen's sake
00:30:26 your father's blood flows through your veins.
00:30:29 If you fail your people,
00:30:31 you will have only the Dúnedain to answer to.
00:30:35 If you fail her,
00:30:38 it is me to whom you'll answer.
00:30:47 Was that a yes?
00:30:53 And when Winter had withdrawn it's cold fingers from the land
00:30:57 and passed into bright and early Spring.
00:31:01 Arathorn, son of Arador
00:31:05 and the Lady Gilraen were wed,
00:31:09 in happiness and hope.
00:32:18 But after only a year of joy,
00:32:21 a dark shadow crept back into their lives.
00:32:26 Arador, son of Argonui,
00:32:29 Lord of the Dúnedain, found himself in a shallow dell
00:32:34 amid the chill, blinding vapours of the Coldfells.
00:33:06 Run!
00:33:09 Run!
00:33:15 Where's my father?
00:33:16 He's further South.
00:33:17 Go!
00:33:55 Father!
00:34:00 Father.
00:34:11 Arathorn! Arathorn! Awake!
00:34:14 It is nought but a dream! Awake!
00:34:16 No! I saw him! I felt the breath leave him!
00:34:20 Shhh! It's but a dream. A dream!
00:34:24 Oh, Gilraen! Would that it were!
00:34:30 What hope is there for our people?
00:34:33 The line of the Kings hangs by a thread,
00:34:36 I fear it's going to find its bitter end in me.
00:34:40 Arathorn, where is your joy?
00:34:44 Where is your hope?
00:34:47 I will not despair!
00:34:49 Nor would I have you do so.
00:34:53 Arathorn, look at me!
00:34:55 Fear not tomorrow,
00:34:57 for it is not ours to know or to command.
00:35:01 And do not fear that the royal house has reached its end.
00:35:05 It is alive.
00:35:08 In you.
00:35:12 And in me.
00:35:20 There is my Hope.
00:35:23 So a year after the lose of his father
00:35:27 on the first day of the third month
00:35:31 Arathorn and the Dúnedain welcomed into the world new hope.
00:35:37 You have a son my lord.
00:35:39 We will name him, Aragorn.
00:35:41 Kingly Valour, that he shall have,
00:35:46 but on his breast I see a green stone,
00:35:49 and from that his true name shall come
00:35:52 and his chief renown
00:35:54 for he shall be a healer and a renewer.
00:36:07 Behold Aragorn,
00:36:09 son of Arathorn,
00:36:10 Lord of the Dúnedain!
00:36:12 Scion of Elendil of Númenor!
00:36:15 The Heir of Isildur!
00:36:20 Hail Aragorn!
00:36:22 Hail Aragorn!
00:36:26 By the valour of the Lord and his Rangers,
00:36:29 the Dúnedain had a measure of peace.
00:36:33 And the child Aragorn grew swiftly and happily.
00:36:51 Halbaron
00:36:57 Seems but yesterday that your son Halbarad
00:37:00 was Aragorn's age.
00:37:01 It does indeed, my lord.
00:37:04 I imagine it'll seem the same, Evonyn,
00:37:06 when our son is a man.
00:37:08 That it will, my lady.
00:37:10 How quickly they grow!
00:37:12 And how much they eat to get there!
00:37:13 If there's anything left!
00:37:27 I claim this field in the name of the King!
00:37:34 Seven stars and a crown on a field of blue
00:37:36 In the wind of war the banner flew
00:37:39 Around it the King called men forth
00:37:42 To fight for freedom in the North
00:37:45 Fornost has fallen the herald cried
00:37:48 As Dúnedain they fought and they died
00:37:50 A man noble and brave fell from his steed
00:37:53 Trampled by beasts that gave no heed
00:37:57 The king was carried from the fray
00:37:59 As the army of Angmar made its way
00:38:02 Our banner caught in a sea of death
00:38:04 As the king’s herald drew one last breath
00:38:07 The banner toppled and fell to the Earth
00:38:09 The enemy howled in terrible mirth
00:38:13 As men ran in fear and cried
00:38:16 The Lords Elladan and Elrohir of Rivendell arrived unlooked for,
00:38:21 and wished to speak with us at once.
00:38:25 Welcome, friends!
00:38:26 What brings you to us this night?
00:38:28 And how fares your father Lord Elrond?
00:38:29 And the Lady Arwen?
00:38:31 Our father and sister are well, my lord.
00:38:33 It was Elrond who sent us hither in haste.
00:38:36 Orcs are increasing North and East of Taurdal.
00:38:40 Their numbers are greater than have been seen in many years.
00:38:44 Even now they move relentlessly toward
00:38:45 the northernmost villages of the Dúnedain.
00:38:48 It will not be long before danger
00:38:49 presses once more on your borders.
00:38:52 To Rivendell where the boy doth lie
00:38:54 And where the banner still flies on high.
00:39:04 For this reason our father sends grave counsel.
00:39:07 What is this counsel?
00:39:09 He urges you to send your wife and son
00:39:10 to Imladris for safekeeping,
00:39:13 and for you, Arathorn,
00:39:14 to lead the Dúnedain by secret ways to other lands,
00:39:17 and flee this encroaching danger.
00:39:20 It is late my lords, we will speak further in the morning,
00:39:24 Let us find you somewhere to rest.
00:39:33 Elrond Halfelven is wise,
00:39:36 and sees much that is hidden
00:39:38 or has yet to come to pass.
00:39:41 I will consider his words,
00:39:42 and take thought for my people.
00:39:44 Let your decision be not long delayed.
00:39:46 With every hour that passes,
00:39:47 peril draws closer.
00:39:49 I understand. Rest well, my lords.
00:39:54 Rest well.
00:40:00 Do not say it!
00:40:01 I will not be parted from you.
00:40:03 Yet it is wise counsel.
00:40:06 If danger closes in on us once again,
00:40:09 you and Aragorn must be protected.
00:40:13 All the Chieftains of the Dúnedain have been fostered for a time in Elrond's halls.
00:40:17 I myself spent years there as a child.
00:40:19 I will not leave you.
00:40:21 I will not!
00:40:51 We know where he is!
00:40:53 Good.
00:40:55 Come with me.
00:41:03 Elgarain!
00:41:06 Halbaron saw you leaving.
00:41:08 Something I should have done a long time ago.
00:41:10 Without goodbye?
00:41:16 Ever since your father's death,
00:41:18 I've made it my duty to look out for you.
00:41:22 I owed it to him for his years of service,
00:41:24 and his friendship.
00:41:26 When you wanted to take his place, I alone supported you.
00:41:31 For ten years you've been by my side,
00:41:34 yet now, when I need you most,
00:41:36 you would leave me?
00:41:38 You need eyes and ears in distant lands,
00:41:41 and the Ranger post at Hithlin is unmanned.
00:41:44 Hithlin?
00:41:45 But it is so far!
00:41:47 I release you from your duty.
00:41:49 I will burden you no more.
00:41:51 You have never been a burden.
00:41:54 Elgarain, you have only ever been a friend.
00:41:57 you're like a sister to me.
00:42:00 You have a family.
00:42:02 A wife and son who need you.
00:42:05 Protect them.
00:42:08 Do not bid me stay!
00:42:10 Please.
00:42:14 I will not hold you here if you wish to leave.
00:42:17 But I do not understand.
00:42:20 And for that reason, I cannot explain.
00:42:24 Forgive me.
00:42:27 Lord Arathorn! Your counsel is needed.
00:42:32 Arathorn. The Enemy is on the move!
00:42:42 Safe journey, my friend.
00:42:56 My Lord. The orcs are on the move.
00:42:59 Lord Elrohir bid me to say this:
00:43:01 "The decision has been made for you."
00:43:12 Call my captains to me.
00:43:14 War is at hand!
00:43:42 Well met my friend.
00:43:45 It is time.
00:43:50 But while the Lord of the Dúnedain
00:43:53 and the Sons of Elrond laid their plans,
00:43:57 the orcs, by stealth and cunning,
00:44:01 were nearer to the village than even Lord Elrond had foreseen.
00:44:06 Did you not forget something?
00:44:08 What would I have forgotten?
00:44:11 To tell me you were leaving.
00:44:14 Lord Arathorn needs our help.
00:44:17 Yet whether he rides to Rivendell
00:44:18 or leads the Dúnedain to safety elsewhere,
00:44:22 you will not stay.
00:44:26 I cannot.
00:44:28 I see that now.
00:44:31 I go to free my heart of him.
00:44:33 Would you not welcome such news?
00:44:34 Indeed I would.
00:44:37 For you are ever in my thoughts.
00:44:40 Did you never know or guess this?
00:44:43 You've always been kind to me.
00:44:46 Kind?
00:44:50 No, Elgarain.
00:44:56 I love you.
00:44:57 I have done for years.
00:45:00 When you knew I loved another? Why?
00:45:03 Because in time I knew you would be wise enough to let him go.
00:45:08 And now I have.
00:45:10 Only to run from me.
00:45:17 El, do not run.
00:45:40 Come with me.
00:45:50 I will.
00:46:03 Elgarain! Flee!
00:46:05 You cannot hold them off alone!
00:46:07 Hurry, warn the village!
00:46:09 No!
00:46:10 You must warn them,
00:46:11 for the Dúnedain
00:46:13 go!
00:46:15 We will see each other again! Go!
00:46:30 My lords. My lords!
00:46:33 We shall not wait for the orcs to make their advance.
00:46:37 We will evacuate the villages,
00:46:40 but we will bring war to them in the Wilds,
00:46:42 wherever they may be.
00:46:44 So let the servants of Evil beware!
00:46:46 To arms! To arms!
00:46:48 To arms! To arms!
00:46:52 Halbaron! Our enemy is upon us!
00:47:02 The forest… Dírhaborn… fights to delay them… orcs everywhere!
00:47:13 Rangers, to me!
00:47:33 Are you injured?
00:47:35 No.
00:47:37 Gilraen, where is your son? Where is Aragorn?
00:47:51 Aragorn!?
00:48:02 Go to the Hall!
00:48:42 Arathorn! Fall back, fall back!
00:49:24 There! He's the one!
00:49:28 Behold your fate.
00:49:31 Your house has ended!
00:49:59 Papa... Papa, papa!?
00:50:05 Two dogs must die today!
00:50:53 Gilraen!
00:51:02 My lady, go inside!
00:51:04 I will not leave you!
00:51:30 Papa, papa!
00:52:19 The Dúnedain prevailed.
00:52:22 But a heavy price was paid for their victory.
00:52:47 Forgive me.
00:52:50 For what?
00:52:52 For my envy…
00:52:56 because he chose you.
00:53:00 Elgarain!
00:53:12 Arathorn, I...
00:53:14 Save your strength my friend.
00:53:18 I failed you.
00:53:20 No. No, you did not.
00:53:23 My family is safe because of you.
00:53:27 Your father would be so proud.
00:53:39 I found my heart today.
00:53:45 And now it is lost...
00:53:47 He was leaving with you?
00:53:53 I will not lose it all.
00:54:04 You must live.
00:54:09 And Aragorn must live.
00:54:14 We cannot lose our hope!
00:54:31 Elgarain.
00:54:33 Elgarain!
00:54:51 How many more must fall?
00:54:55 How many?!
00:54:59 Too long the servants of evil have ravaged our people
00:55:03 and this once-proud Kingdom of Arnor.
00:55:19 Men of the West!
00:55:22 The Shadow grows longer,
00:55:24 and its cruel arm reaches ever toward us.
00:55:28 But we cannot lose hope.
00:55:33 A time will come when the Dúnedain regain their strength,
00:55:37 and banish evil from these lands forever.
00:55:41 Until then,
00:55:43 we have a duty to safe guard our people at all cost.
00:55:50 So, arise, Dúnedain!
00:55:54 Remember who you are!
00:55:56 Let our enemies once again flee before us!
00:55:59 And let no orc leave this forest alive!
00:56:05 Gather your rangers. You men with me!
00:56:15 I will come back to you. I promise.
00:56:30 Then Arathorn, son of Arador,
00:56:34 Lord of the Dúnedain,
00:56:37 led his people in a great and valiant onslaught,
00:56:43 and the servants of the Enemy quailed.
00:57:30 Arathorn, wait!
00:59:55 Now the line of Kings ends!
01:00:04 The line is not broken.
01:00:06 There is still hope!
01:00:56 They will return, Gilraen.
01:00:59 They will.
01:01:04 Lady Gilraen! Lady Gilraen!
01:01:07 Lord Arathorn is hurt!
01:01:24 Has he spoken?
01:01:26 Only your name, my lady.
01:01:32 Gilraen?
01:01:34 I'm here. I'm here!
01:01:40 Here is my joy.
01:01:46 And there is our hope.
01:01:50 Aragorn, Chieftain of the Dúnedain!
01:02:48 Then the Lady of the Dúnedain bid farewell to her kin,
01:02:53 and to all her people,
01:02:56 for to protect the last children of Númenor
01:03:00 she bid Halbaron disband Taurdal
01:03:04 and the Dúnedain to find safety in small secret settlements
01:03:10 in the depths of the forests of Rhudaur.
01:03:48 The Heir of Isildur was brought to Rivendell
01:03:52 for his fostering and safekeeping.
01:03:57 And that is how you are come here to Master Elrond's house, little one.
01:04:04 I will not for many long years call you Aragorn.
01:04:09 For your name must be forgotten.
01:04:12 Less the enemy learn you live
01:04:16 and all we fought for is lost.
01:04:19 For the last time then.
01:04:24 You are Aragorn,
01:04:27 Son of Arathorn,
01:04:30 Chieftain of the Dúnedain
01:04:32 and the Heir of Isildur.
01:04:37 But for now,
01:04:39 Estel,
01:04:43 you are simply our Hope.