One does not simply X into Mordor (2001)

added Apr 12, 2009 at 08:04PM UTC

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This image macro meme originates from an exchange during Peter Jackson’s 2001 film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Elrond: The ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. The ring must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this.

Boromir: One does not simply walk into Mordor. It’s black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. The great eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire, ash, and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

The line is at 7:12 of this clip. For those wondering it’s the first hour tenth minute of the movie.

Possible Origin of Meme

One of the first known instances of “one does not simply X into Mordor” used in an image macro occurred on Something Awful on January 16th, 2004.

Internet users started to illustrate that not only can you not simply walk into Mordor, you cannot drive, run, fly, boogieboard, or rock your way into Mordor either.

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15 Comments

Chris Menning
Apr 12, 2009 at 08:23PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

I don’t know about this. It’s just a LOTR quote. Nothing more.

Dave Davidson
Apr 13, 2009 at 09:48PM UTC , Dave Davidson wrote:

Actually, there’s quite an extensive following to this meme. I’ll dump some images when I get home.

Chris Menning
Apr 14, 2009 at 07:34PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

There are a ton of derivitives but there is absolutely no back-story. If we let this in, then we’ve got a ton of work to do with adding Star Wars, The Cake Is a Lie, and every movie and video game reference from mainstream culture.

I think we’ll have to wait and see how about this…

Captain Blubber
Apr 21, 2009 at 11:35PM UTC , Captain Blubber wrote:

well, all’s well that ends well.

ooglee
Apr 25, 2009 at 06:17AM UTC , ooglee wrote:

The first one I saw was an animated gif of the scene. I saw spin offs of that first and then it seemed to be simplified to single images rather than animated.

JSin1276
Apr 28, 2009 at 06:52AM UTC , JSin1276 wrote:

I’m glad that this was added.

randomxxxrubbish
May 09, 2009 at 01:26PM UTC , randomxxxrubbish wrote:

Classic meme.

Steve
Aug 05, 2009 at 05:06PM UTC , Steve wrote:

I know it’s old now and I had kind of forgotten about it but it is still funny… Having a right laugh out loud at some of these.

Jest
Sep 12, 2009 at 01:06PM UTC , Jest wrote:

This is a great meme. XD

prokadae
Sep 23, 2009 at 10:47PM UTC , prokadae wrote:

one cannot simply has cheeseburger!

Dillon Raborn
Jan 18, 2010 at 11:18PM UTC , Dillon Raborn wrote:

Not like my opinion matters, but I’d like to say that most of the pics here listed, while referencing the meme well, are just not funny. The only ones that are funny are the ones that have verbs which involve movment because then the phrase makes sense. I mean, come on! Jesus into Mordor? Photoshop into Mordor? Fucking SPOCK into Mordor? Ugh. Again, not criticizing the meme or entry, just saying because there has been no comment on this page for a while.

Kevin Dahl
Feb 19, 2010 at 08:55AM UTC , Kevin Dahl wrote:

You’re missing “one does not simply tank-cat into mordor”!

shroomsMan
Mar 04, 2010 at 11:50AM UTC , shroomsMan wrote:

I FEEL SO FUCKING PRO FOR UPLOADING MY OWN PHOTO AND USING CAPS LOCK!!

ownagepie24
Mar 07, 2010 at 03:41AM UTC , ownagepie24 wrote:

One does not simply walk into Mordor, Boromir says. But you don’t see Frodo flying, do you?

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