On July 28th, 2013, Soup.io (an Austrian social site) user Isjaki posted a version (seen below) referencing the death of Sean Bean’s character Ned Stark from the TV show Game of Thrones, and it was subsequently reposted by numerous users on the site.Īn image macro variant (shown below) was made by an unknown user on Imgflip in 2015 with the bottom text “Leeroy Jenkins!” in reference to the World of Warcraft meme and was viewed 686 times. On January 8th, 2013, an unknown user on Imgur uploaded an edit of the scene (shown below) with the caption “For Frodo” changed to “Yolo.” Though various images of the scene appear online several times before it was used as a meme, some of the earliest examples come from 2013. He then turns away from Sauron’s gaze and says, “For Frodo,” as he leads the charge and rushes into the opposing forces. Aragorn delivers his epic speech, emboldening the warriors, and dismounts his horse before turning to his companions and drawing his sword Andúril. The gate then opens and the army begins to surround the forces of good as they exchange worried looks of despair. Several months later, on August 18th, Redditor yeeeheeeeheee posted the image in a thread titled “When you ask a girl for her number at the bar and she tells you to go away.” The post received more than 18,000 points (93% upvoted) and 120 comments.The original clip the meme is pulled from is seen during the third and final Lord of the Rings movie, The Return of the King, specifically near the ending when the final battle for Middle Earth is underway and the remnants of humanity march towards Mordor to distract Sauron, thus providing Frodo and Sam a chance to sneak into Mount Doom so they can destroy the One Ring.ĭuring the scene (featured below), members of the Fellowship are gathered around the Black Gate alongside the remaining warriors of Gondor and Rohan in what is essentially a suicide mission to provoke Sauron and his orc army into leaving the lands of Mordor. This response post received 18,000 points and 120 comments. This tweet obtained 40 retweets and 280 likes.Ī few months later, in August of the same year, Redditor yeeeheeeeheee posted this image in response to a thread about asking girls for their numbers at the bar. A week following that post, this image hit Twitter because of user adding in a new punchline. The following year in June, a Facebook account shared a screen capture of this image using an edited caption as a response to another user’s post, receiving 200 shares, 400 reactions, and 30 comments in 6 months. More than 15 years later, in 2017, a Youtube account posted this isolated clip of the quote, receiving 2,400 views. This image and line from this scene are now used online as a reaction image. When Gandalf refuses to tell him, Frodo responds with this now-famous line, “alright then, keep your secrets.” In this conversation, Frodo says there is a change in his uncle Bilbo and he thinks that Gandalf knows the reason. In this film, Frodo, who is played by Elijah Wood, welcomes his wizard friend Gandalf to his home. On December 19th, 2001 the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters around the United States. If you have ever seen The Lord of the Rings, then you are familiar with this memorable quote spoken by the character Frodo.
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