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Isildur is Aragorn’s ancestor who famously cut the Ring from Sauron’s hand during the War of the Last Alliance and kept it for himself. Later, during an ambush, the Ring betrayed him and slipped from is finger, allowing orcs to find and kill him. For this reason, the Ring is sometimes referred to as “Isildur’s Bane.”
Isildur Quotes in The Two Towers
The The Two Towers quotes below are all either spoken by Isildur or refer to Isildur. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 4, Chapter 5
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‘Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs, Frodo son of Drogo. […] War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom.’
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Isildur Quotes in The Two Towers
The The Two Towers quotes below are all either spoken by Isildur or refer to Isildur. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 4, Chapter 5
Quotes
‘Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs, Frodo son of Drogo. […] War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom.’
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