Ele fez
... pelo menos nos livros.
Aragorn was silent for a moment. ‘Three days,’ he murmured, ‘and the muster of Rohan will only be begun. But I see that it cannot now be hastened.’ He looked up, and it seemed that he had made some decision; his face was less troubled. ‘Then, by your leave, lord, I must take new counsel for myself and my kindred. We must ride our own road, and no longer in secret. For me the time of stealth has passed. I will ride east by the swiftest way, and I will take the Paths of the Dead.’
‘The Paths of the Dead!’ said Théoden, and trembled. ‘Why do you speak of them?’ Éomer turned and gazed at Aragorn, and it seemed to Merry that the faces of the Riders that sat within hearing turned pale at the words. ‘If there be in truth such paths,’ said Théoden, ‘their gate is in Dunharrow; but no living man may pass it.’
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‘You will do as you will, my lord Aragorn,’ said Théoden. ‘It is your doom, maybe, to tread strange paths that others dare not. This parting grieves me, and my strength is lessened by it; but now I must take the mountain-roads and delay no longer. Farewell!’
Return of the King - Passing of the Grey Company
A visita de Elrond no filme é uma criação de Peter Jackson. Nos livros, Aragorn é visitado pelo filho de Elrond, Elrohir, que lhe traz uma mensagem de Elrond .
‘I bring word to you from my father: The days are short. If thou art in haste, remember the Paths of the Dead.’
Na verdade, Aragorn foi já carregando Anduril nos livros ... então parece que a cena era ter Elrond pelo menos parcialmente envolvido e ter outro referendo a Arwen no filme.
Qualquer conversa entre Aragorn e Theoden ocorreu, portanto, fora da tela ... ou Jackson simplesmente deixou de fora.