When The Fellowship of the Ring hit the big screen in 2001, it launched more than just a trilogy — it launched a timeless epic. Following its Oscar win for best picture, the first film in Peter Jackson’s Tolkien trilogy is an epic introduction to the director’s take on the author’s beloved saga, as we are plunged into the world of Middle-earth, where friendship, fate and one very cursed ring do battle.
Beyond the general fantasy, Fellowship is full of heart — and dialogue that sticks with you long after the credits have rolled. From Gandalf’s wisdom to Boromir’s tragic last moments, these Fellowship of the Ring quotes are still popular throughout the entire fandom.
These are the best lines from the movie that kicked it all off.
- Gandalf: “A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.”
- Frodo: “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.”
- Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
- Boromir: “One does not simply walk into Mordor.”
- Aragorn: “If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.”
- Legolas: “You would die before your stroke fell!”
- Gimli: “Nobody tosses a dwarf!”
- Aragorn: “You have my sword.”
- Legolas: “And you have my bow.”
- Gimli: “And my axe.”
- Gandalf: “Fly, you fools!”
- Aragorn: “I would have followed you, my brother… my captain… my king.”
- Galadriel: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
- Boromir: “I tried to take the ring from him.”
- Frodo: “I will take the Ring to Mordor! Though… I do not know the way.”
- Sam: “I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise! ‘Don’t you leave him, Samwise Gamgee.’ And I don’t mean to.”
In The Fellowship of the Ring, we received not just an epic journey, but quotes that spoke to fear and hope and loyalty and the courage to keep going. These Lord of the Rings quotes endure because they are true — in a world of elves, hobbits, and ancient evils, yes, but true.
Looking for Gandalf quotes, moments that encapsulate Frodo’s journey, or a reminder of what made the Fellowship compelling? This list has them all.
