Inspired by one of Jeremy’s birthday gifts (thanks, Chelsea!), I have picked up The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien to read once more. Feel excited and goose-bumpy along with me, and in preparation for the final movie, at Aragorn’s response to the spear-yielding Riders of Rohan:

Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Anduril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. ‘Elendil!’ he cried. ‘I am Aragorn son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dunadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil’s son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!’

Every once in awhile I get a huge desire to read out loud, with voices for different characters. Trust me… these lines were read out loud.