posted
I found this image about a year ago when I was looking for some wallpapers. I really like it, but have no clue what it represents. It's obviously an elf warrior, but there is nothing in any of the movies that seems to correspond to it, that I know of anyway. It's from a Czech wallpaper website that I can't find again. I'd love to know what part of the story it represents. Any ideas??
posted
I'd probably have to guess that it's Gil-Galad. He was the king of the elves during the big battle with Sauron at the beginning of the first movie. Elrond was one of his...advisors...I suppose that's the best word (someone with more knowledge of the trilogy could help you with that).
posted
I agree. I didn't know who Gil-Galad was, but it looks a lot like the flashback scene about the war over the ring from a long time ago.
Posts: 1056 | Registered: Mar 2002
| IP: Logged |
posted
No, I don't think it can be Gil-galad, he's not wearing a helmet in the movie. And who is he standing over? He couldn't have killed him because he's got arrows in him, and this elf's carrying a sword. The only time in the movies we see elves in FULL (i.e. with helmets) armour is in the intro, but this scene isn't part of that. It's really frustrating me. Somebody's gotta know, or know how to find out??
Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I'm trying to think what stage of the story this wpould represent. It was obviously filmed, but not used in the films. It's a very evocative image. If it was of an event from the Second Age, what could that be? It's almost like it's the discovery, by an elven warrior, of a body killed by archers. I can't think of any part of the story this matches with. It's very frustrating. Telperion, I was counting on you ... Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
Perhaps it was used for a FotR trailer somewhere. I don't prented to be an expert on the movies, but I think there were different trailers in different regions, so maybe this was from a Czech-local trailer.
I agree that it's definitely in the prelude scene. The guy on the ground looks like a Gondorian solider to me. Didn't they wear scale mail in the prelude sequence? I don't even remember.
Posts: 903 | Registered: May 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
Did you guys realize that Peter Jackson was in a scene in RotK? Last time I was watching it I just happened to catch this extra and I was like, "Hey, that could be Peter Jackson." I checked it out, and I was right. Just bouncing it off you guys to see if this was already common knowledge.
Posts: 3056 | Registered: Jun 2001
| IP: Logged |
posted
I remember something about him being in Two Towers. I forget though.
I think it's amusing that you people are analyzing this image like an archealogical find. *glasses and beard, professor mode* "We can see from the curve of his helmet that he's an elf but because of this..."
posted
You think these analyses are in depth, you should see the ones on a LotR fan site I posted this picture on this morning. Those guys are going over it like forensic detectives. I just really like the image as an image and wondered where it came from. Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I could be from two places in the movie, as unused footage. Probably in the Scene in Mordor.
In the books Gil-Gilad had a helm, of course, but in the movies he didn't. The only places in the movies that elves were obviously in battle were in the prologue and at Hems Deep..oh yeah, and in Mordor again in ROTK.
However I believe that set of armor was only used in the prologue.
posted
the guy next to me says that its one of those guys from the first war. When Isildur took the ring.
Posts: 3389 | Registered: Apr 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
I'm *guessing* that the dead body with the arrows is Isildur lying in state after they fished him out of the river. Though Isildur was shot in the back, while Boromir was shot in the front. Or maybe the body is an orc...
posted
The body doesn't look particularly goblin or orcish. And, come to think of it, neither do the arrows. Friendly fire maybe? I'd have to watch the first battle scene again to verify that only the elves were using that type of fletching.
posted
(Peter Jackson is most definitely in the Two Towers. He's the crazy guy that throws the spear off the battlements at Helm's Deep....or one of the crazy guys. I knew he was in RotK too, but it took me until about last month to figure out where he was.)
Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
| IP: Logged |
posted
I almost want to say it's from the Chronicles of Narnia footage that was just released, but then again, there weren't any bodies with arrows sticking out of them.
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
]![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
.
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
