Could someone tell me wut was so freaking awesome about the Witchking if all it took to kill him was a sword to the face. I mean, it'a about as anti-climatic as Obi-Wan using a blaster to kill General Grievous.
@hulkmeister23 You're missing the point, he's the leader of the Nazgul and amazingly powerful, even Gandalf couldn't kill him. He had magic/a prophecy protecting him but the wording of it was his downfall. It's not the sword in the face that does it, it's the fact that she is no man. He's already been weakened by Merry and is so stunned by her revelation(and a little afraid that he might actually be defeated) that he has no time to react. The book makes it clearer. Read it. It's very good
@yilesse That raises another point, if he was so powerful then how could a mere half ling inflict so much damage by knifing him in the back, you'd think he shrug it off like when Frank Castle stabbed the Russian in the chest, yet had no effect. And Eowyn's success largely based on the wording of the spell just sounds like a giant loop-hole if you ask me. By that logic, a kid could kill him and it wouldn't have to be on the battlefield either; not a very good protection spell if you ask me.
@hulkmeister23 It IS a giant loophole that the witch-king was too arrogant to think of. Merry managed to sneak up on him and got in a lucky hit on his leg. I explained the rest of it in the previous post. As for a child killing him, he'd just squash them with his giant mace of doom, he's usually the ultimate badass. Eowyn wins down to a combination of luck, circumstance and arrogance on his part. The reason it might seem old hat is the anount of times it's been copied elsewhere. ;)
You're being too literal, this is a poetic work after all:
"Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall"
Glorfindel's prophesy simply stated in, suitably vague terms, how and when the Witch King would die. A prophecy of the conditions that would be met when the WK's time had come. It wasn't a "spell"...part of the irony being that perhaps others took it as such... perhaps even the WK.
Also, the sword used to injure WK was not ordinary.
@hulkmeister23 Basicly, no matter how powerful you are, you are by no means invincible. Even Sauron got his fingers cutoff by Isildur soo I think Witch-King can be harmed.
He was arrogant that he won't be beaten and kinda took his time until Merry sneak behind and stab him. But he is not a mere creature to just rolldown as you see Merry's hand literally got burned. As for the prophecy, he knew that his arrongance will be his downfall after seeing Eowyn take of her disguise.
@TheEk132: Well, not entirely. From what I've heard and read, the Witch King didn't even ride on a winged beast but on a horse and Gandalf's staff was not broken by the Witch King nor was he forced down from Shadowfax's back by magic, among other things. Other than that... well, I guess that leaves it to speculations ^^.
@nightwraith100: The Nazgul as in refering to himself. He saw Theoden as a prey to himself(the Witch King) and his fellbeast. And I think it's felbeast, not fellbeast, but that's not that important.
The undead look really bad... i didn't imagine it like that, but I guess you cant have everything. This was one of my favorite chapters. Lots of emotions.
That still only counts as one! xD
joriandrake 4 months ago
1:41 black rider:come at me bro
eowyn:I am no bro
ScoTTishN1NJA 4 months ago
Well done Peter Jackson. You came up with a morning star the size of your belly.
skylogiannis 4 months ago
did you gays now argon is danish
aronhansen 5 months ago
and thats why you have to make your slogan "no one can kill me" instead of "no man can kill me"
SamuraiMotoko 5 months ago
"i am no man" basically just sent all the woman go into battle and have all the guys be hardpressed to see them as better warriors
cjjtheone 5 months ago
Eowyn: "I am no man."
Witch King: "IT'S A FIGURE OF SPEECH!"
CornadaTV 5 months ago 2
haha aragorn missed at 3:26
stridegum1000 5 months ago
somebody noticed that the orcs of the harbor are those who escaped from the rohirrim charge?
CarpetofLeaves 5 months ago
a witch king defeated by A SANDIWCH MAKING WOMAN WHO LEFT HER KITCHEN!!
xA7Xxgatesx 5 months ago
At 1:41 the Witchking is like "You got served, b**ch".
andrewplck 5 months ago
Could someone tell me wut was so freaking awesome about the Witchking if all it took to kill him was a sword to the face. I mean, it'a about as anti-climatic as Obi-Wan using a blaster to kill General Grievous.
hulkmeister23 5 months ago
@hulkmeister23 You're missing the point, he's the leader of the Nazgul and amazingly powerful, even Gandalf couldn't kill him. He had magic/a prophecy protecting him but the wording of it was his downfall. It's not the sword in the face that does it, it's the fact that she is no man. He's already been weakened by Merry and is so stunned by her revelation(and a little afraid that he might actually be defeated) that he has no time to react. The book makes it clearer. Read it. It's very good
yilesse 5 months ago
@yilesse That raises another point, if he was so powerful then how could a mere half ling inflict so much damage by knifing him in the back, you'd think he shrug it off like when Frank Castle stabbed the Russian in the chest, yet had no effect. And Eowyn's success largely based on the wording of the spell just sounds like a giant loop-hole if you ask me. By that logic, a kid could kill him and it wouldn't have to be on the battlefield either; not a very good protection spell if you ask me.
hulkmeister23 5 months ago
@hulkmeister23 It IS a giant loophole that the witch-king was too arrogant to think of. Merry managed to sneak up on him and got in a lucky hit on his leg. I explained the rest of it in the previous post. As for a child killing him, he'd just squash them with his giant mace of doom, he's usually the ultimate badass. Eowyn wins down to a combination of luck, circumstance and arrogance on his part. The reason it might seem old hat is the anount of times it's been copied elsewhere. ;)
yilesse 5 months ago
@yilesse sure
hulkmeister23 5 months ago
@hulkmeister23
You're being too literal, this is a poetic work after all:
"Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall"
Glorfindel's prophesy simply stated in, suitably vague terms, how and when the Witch King would die. A prophecy of the conditions that would be met when the WK's time had come. It wasn't a "spell"...part of the irony being that perhaps others took it as such... perhaps even the WK.
Also, the sword used to injure WK was not ordinary.
lowenklee 5 months ago
@lowenklee Okay? Never got all the mythology crap.
hulkmeister23 5 months ago
@hulkmeister23
Okay?
That's a pity. The "mythology crap" is rather what it's about.
lowenklee 5 months ago
@hulkmeister23 Basicly, no matter how powerful you are, you are by no means invincible. Even Sauron got his fingers cutoff by Isildur soo I think Witch-King can be harmed.
He was arrogant that he won't be beaten and kinda took his time until Merry sneak behind and stab him. But he is not a mere creature to just rolldown as you see Merry's hand literally got burned. As for the prophecy, he knew that his arrongance will be his downfall after seeing Eowyn take of her disguise.
BlueWoWTaylan 5 months ago
@yilesse Plus she nearly died while doing it, only Aragorn's superior healing skills saved her from the wounds he gave her.
yilesse 5 months ago
never seen this movie but this just made me wont to
StormTrooperTK1337 6 months ago
I am no man! :P
thexhorrorloverx33 6 months ago
Saruman got his ass kick by a chick epic fail
thexhorrorloverx33 6 months ago
@thexhorrorloverx33 you actually think that's saruman. epic fail
sixpointneuf 6 months ago
@sixpointneuf it is
thexhorrorloverx33 6 months ago
@thexhorrorloverx33 Saruman is nowhere in this scene
sixpointneuf 6 months ago
@thexhorrorloverx33 ahahahhah he's the witch king loser
TolkienTV 6 months ago 13
@thexhorrorloverx33 DAMN RIGHT IT WAS robot chiken version the rest of his life he is teased by little kids
narutosakura144 5 months ago
@thexhorrorloverx33
You're wrong on two counts.
1. That would be the Witch-King of Angmar.
2. I believe that you are getting Saruman and Sauron confused.
zt76831 5 months ago
@thexhorrorloverx33 saruman is the white wizard... hes not even in this movie.lol
cjjtheone 5 months ago
@cjjtheone only in the extended edition
HarryPotterOnly 5 months ago
@HarryPotterOnly VIDEO GAMES RULE
cjjtheone 5 months ago
the movie was perfect! it was exactly like the book.
TheEk132 6 months ago
@TheEk132: Well, not entirely. From what I've heard and read, the Witch King didn't even ride on a winged beast but on a horse and Gandalf's staff was not broken by the Witch King nor was he forced down from Shadowfax's back by magic, among other things. Other than that... well, I guess that leaves it to speculations ^^.
Khornedevotee 6 months ago
i am no man womannnnnnnn!!!!
(stabs)
nightwraith100 6 months ago
why at 0:38 to 0:45 the witch king said nazgul i thought its fellbeasts
nightwraith100 6 months ago
@nightwraith100: The Nazgul as in refering to himself. He saw Theoden as a prey to himself(the Witch King) and his fellbeast. And I think it's felbeast, not fellbeast, but that's not that important.
Khornedevotee 6 months ago
@nightwraith100 Nazguls are Ringwraiths. Its the same thing. The Witch-king is a Nazgul. Fell beasts are the creatures they fly on
HarryPotterOnly 5 months ago
One day aragorn is going to count his kills. "13,742. Get owned, noobs."
ComradeStanimir 6 months ago
why theoden has blue on his face at 6:14? he played with a pen ? XD
BBC2VietnamTV 7 months ago
@BBC2VietnamTV I think it's orcs blood
TolkienTV 7 months ago 3
@TolkienTV maybe :P
BBC2VietnamTV 7 months ago
@BBC2VietnamTV or a bruise
gs27722772 5 months ago
@gs27722772 ahah
BBC2VietnamTV 5 months ago
The undead look really bad... i didn't imagine it like that, but I guess you cant have everything. This was one of my favorite chapters. Lots of emotions.
supermegakuma 7 months ago
@supermegakuma they don't, they are just perfect
TolkienTV 7 months ago 9
"I am no man"
"Then make me a sammich"
*stabs*
3Dtwin1 7 months ago
"I am no man, i am a shemale
witch king: WTF
*stab*
josepasillas530 7 months ago
1:18 this is the moment when she thinks "ok maybe him being on foot isn't much better!"
KILLBILL1091 8 months ago
that still only counts as one!
canadianAK47 8 months ago
girl power xd
DeNauw0 9 months ago
FUCK! Now Im crying, Im a grown man ffs...O.o
Lionheart1188 9 months ago
1:00 And where is the head of this beast? ;P
Kubizan 9 months ago
this is THE BEST BATTLESCENE EVER!!!^^ no matter what comes in the future, this has gained its place among the absolute classics!!^^
koppsr 1 year ago
fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! hahaha xD
mihailolord 1 year ago
That still only counts as one!
TheKL3Shay 1 year ago
extended edition? i do not beleive ive seen gothmog die before
STARCRAFTOWNINGPRO 1 year ago 4
@STARCRAFTOWNINGPRO yea, this video is from the extended version
TolkienTV 1 year ago 4
legolas: check out ma skillz, n00b! *shoots mumakil in head*
mumakil: OH NOES
BionicleHarry 1 year ago
fantastic
pedant94 1 year ago 2