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Legolas, what do your Elf-eyes see?
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The pursuit depends on companions with different abilities. Aragorn’s familiar phrasing makes an extraordinary skill sound like a practical favour between friends.
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In context
Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersShow the scene
While tracking the captured Merry and Pippin across Rohan in The Two Towers, Aragorn asks Legolas to use his exceptional sight. Gimli accompanies them on the pursuit. The question sets up Legolas’s report about the route toward Isengard.
Sources (4)
- Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin — reference 1Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin; wording and sceneReference checked
- Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin — reference 2Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin; wording and sceneReference checked
- Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin — reference 3Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin; wording and sceneReference checked
- Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin — reference 4Rohan plains, tracking Merry and Pippin; wording and sceneReference checked
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