Dean Anderson
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Is "History became legend. Legend became myth" from the books or did they add it for the movie? If it's in the books, can someone give me a page number; I don't see it. “And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.”
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David Winkle
I am pretty sure the line is not in the books, though they do touch on that theme:
"Mad Baggins, who used to vanish with a bang and a flash and reappear with bags of jewels and gold, became a favorite character of legend and lived on long after all the true events were forgotten."
It reminds me of the opening paragraph of the Wheel of Time, published in 1990:
"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again."
"Mad Baggins, who used to vanish with a bang and a flash and reappear with bags of jewels and gold, became a favorite character of legend and lived on long after all the true events were forgotten."
It reminds me of the opening paragraph of the Wheel of Time, published in 1990:
"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again."
Dean Anderson
Thanks! Yeah, the extended version is the best if you are a JRRT lover.
That's also true for the Hobbit although, I wasn't overly fond of it. I went back and watched the extended version by fast-forwarding up to the additional Elvish material and other lore, etc.
That's also true for the Hobbit although, I wasn't overly fond of it. I went back and watched the extended version by fast-forwarding up to the additional Elvish material and other lore, etc.
Super Colin Blow
There were many lines from the movie that aren't in the book, but at least keep the spirit of what the book is, and rendered in more modern English. Almost like they say the same thing, but up to date, linguistically. I don't recall the quote you repeated above in the book, just in the movie. I'm trying, but I cannot find it.
Not to get off topic but there were some good lines in the movie that were actually verbatim of the book rather than "modernized" English. But they're not in the places you would expect them.
But not all of these direct quotes made it into the final cut. You'd have to buy the extended editions if you don't already have those. (In my opinion, they cut out a LOT of good lines/scenes for the cinema release.)
So, I think it's just one of those lines for just the movie, if still keeping in spirit with the book.
Not to get off topic but there were some good lines in the movie that were actually verbatim of the book rather than "modernized" English. But they're not in the places you would expect them.
But not all of these direct quotes made it into the final cut. You'd have to buy the extended editions if you don't already have those. (In my opinion, they cut out a LOT of good lines/scenes for the cinema release.)
So, I think it's just one of those lines for just the movie, if still keeping in spirit with the book.
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