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Middle-Earth Tours Tour 2: The Places of Middle-Earth
The Ford of Bruinen |
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| At once the white horse sprang away and sped like the wind along the last lap of the Road. At the same moment the black horses leaped down the hill in pursuit, and from the Riders came a terrible cry, such as Frodo had heard filling the woods with horror in the Eastfarthing far away. It was answered; and to the dismay of Frodo and his friends out from the trees and rocks away on the left four other Riders came flying. Two rode towards Frodo: two galloped madly toward the Ford to cut off his escape. They seemed to him to run like the wind and to grow swiftly larger and darker, as their courses converged with his. FotR, "Flight to the Ford" |  image courtesy of theonering.net |
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It seems that in the movie, Frodo will be carried across the Ford by Arwen, rather than riding alone on Glorfindel's horse. And -- purists, cover your eyes -- Arwen even wields a sword!
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 image from theonering.net |
 image from the second commercial, available on the official movie site |
 image from a Decipher trading card |
| By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair,' said Frodo with a last effort, lifting his sword, 'you shall have neither the Ring nor me!'....At that moment there came a roar and a rushing: a noise of loud waters rolling many stones. Dimly Frodo saw the river below him rise, and down along its course there came a plumed cavalry of waves. White flames seemed to Frodo to flicker on their crests and he half fancied that he saw amid the water white riders upon white horses with frothing manes. The three Riders that were still in the midst of the Ford were overwhelmed: they disappeared, buried suddenly under angry foam. Those that were behind drew back in dismay. --FotR, "Flight to the Ford" | ||
 The Ford of Bruinen, by Rob Alexander |
 At the Ford, by John Howe |
 At the Ford, by Ted Nasmith |
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Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien, theonering.net, and the official movie site. |
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