:06:01
"The power of the Ring, it grew
:06:05
"And Gandalf sat in thought
:06:09
"He knew that it must be destroyed
:06:13
"In fires where it was wrought
:06:17
"For if in evil hands it fell
:06:21
"The Earth would know its end
:06:25
"No force of arms would win the day
:06:29
"No army could contend"
:06:37
For evil flourished everywhere...
:06:41
...and lay on the land
like a festering malignancy.
:06:44
There was one hope, though:
:06:47
In a distant land, the noble Aragorn...
:06:49
...heir to the empty throne of Gondor...
:06:52
...awaited with a small band
to return and become king.
:06:57
But he could not triumph
until the Ring was destroyed.
:07:00
So went the prophecy.
:07:03
"Frodo of the nine fingers
:07:07
"And the Ring of Doom
:07:11
"Accepted a heavy burden
:07:14
"For the fires to consume"
:07:22
Frodo and his gallant
companion, Samwise...
:07:25
...had many brave adventures...
:07:27
...until finally they reached
the rocky border of Mordor...
:07:31
...domain of the Black Lord, Sauron.
:07:35
There, Frodo was captured and imprisoned
in the Tower of Cirith Ungol.
:07:40
Samwise vowed to enter
the Orc-infested tower alone...
:07:44
...to save him.
:07:54
The Ring of Doom was missing...
:07:56
...from 'round Frodo's neck!
:07:58
"Frodo of the nine fingers