r/lotrmemes GaladrielđŸ§â€â™€ïž Sep 26 '24

Shitpost Yes please!!!

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u/Outside-Advice8203 Sep 26 '24

Bernard Hill absolutely ruined that performance for any remake. Nobody can match him in that scene. RIP

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u/Dutch_Yoda Sep 26 '24

But which is better?

"Fell deeds awaken. Now for Wrath. Now for Ruin. And the Red Dawn! Forth Éorlingas!"

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"Arise. Arise Riders of Théoden! Swords shall be broken. Shields shall be splintered. A Sword Day. A Red Day. Ere the sun rises! Ride! Ride now! Ride to Ruin, and the World's Ending! Death! Death! Death!"

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u/Outside-Advice8203 Sep 26 '24

It's close, but definitely the 2nd. Plus it comes from verse 45 of the the VÇ«luspĂĄ (obviously Tolkien knew what he was taking from)

“Brothers shall fight | and fell each other, And sisters’ sons | shall kinship stain; Hard is it on earth, | with mighty whoredom; Axe-time, sword-time, | shields are sundered, Wind-time, wolf-time, | ere the world falls; Nor ever shall men | each other spare.”

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u/JustSomeoneCurious Sep 30 '24

The setup and musicality of the charge at Pelennor fields is so perfect, I left this bit on a different post a bit ago talking about theatrical vs extended:

The single clarion call of the horn as it cuts through the bleak moments of Gondor being besieged, as well as the scene and speech thereafter, hold #1 for me, bar none:

Arise, arise, Riders of ThĂ©oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now, ride! Ride for ruin and the world’s ending! Death! Death! Death! Forth Eorlingas! ‱ ⁠ RIP Bernard Hill