August 15, 2002

Possible Spoiler in The Return of the King
Hollis

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but...on the DVD, under Special Features, there is an interview with Liv Tyler about languages and I think she may have given away a little tidbit about The Return of the King that is of HUGE interest (to me, at least)! She speaks one of her elvish lines and then translates it. I knew that I had read it before - as it turns out, it is VERY close to Arwen's words to Aragorn in Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings (V. Here Follows A Part of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen) when he tells her that he is dying (at long last). She says, "Would you then, lord, before your time leave your people that live by your word?". My big question is this: Was this just a line given to Liv Tyler for practicing elvish, or was it perhaps meant to aid her in understanding her character....OR have they included the final notes on the fellowship at the end of the third movie?! Will we see Arwen find her way alone to empty Lothlorien? What about Legolas and Gimli - will we watch them sail away together for the Undying Lands??? I don't know if I can stand the wait!!! December 2003 seems like an age away!