LOTR Hope has forsaken these lands

Now the cries of clear strong voices came ringing over the fields. Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. After him they rode: a long line of mail-clad men, swift, shining, fell and fair to look upon.
Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks. The Men that rode them matched them well: tall and long-limbed; their hair, flaxen-pale, flowed under their light helms, and streamed in long braids behind them; their faces were stern and keen. In their hands were tall spears of ash, painted shields were slung at their backs, long swords were at their belts, their burnished skirts of mail hung down upon their knees.
In pairs they galloped by, ..., they appeared not to perceive the three strangers sitting silently and watching them. The host had almost passed when suddenly Aragorn stood up, and called in a loud voice:
"What news from the North, Riders of Rohan?"
With astonishing speed and skill they checked their steeds, wheeled, and came charging round. Soon the three companions found themselves in a ring of horsemen moving in a running circle, up the hill-slope behind them and down, round and round them, and drawing ever inwards. Aragorn stood silent, ...
Without a word or cry, suddenly, the Riders halted. A thicket of spears were pointed towards the strangers; and some of the horsemen had bows in hand, and their arrows were already fitted to the string. Then one rode forward, a tall man, taller than all the rest; from his helm as a crest a white horsetail flowed. He advanced until the point of his spear was within a foot of Aragorn's breast. Aragorn did not stir. ...
LOTR Bk III The Riders of Rohan
No copyright infringement intended

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• LOTR
• Tolkien
• Peter
• Jackson
• Karl
• Urban
• Bloom
• Rhys-Davies
• Mortensen

[imenz93]

Did it take you long to find all the passages in the books which match the movies? That's basically what I like the most in your videos.

[PennySmart]

@imenz93 Thank you! No, it did not take long: I had read the books recently and had access to a digital version, so much easier to search for particular extracts.

[PennySmart]

@Lach1234 Actually if you'd listened carefully rather than seek flaws, you'd have heard that Eomer says their riders had no more use for them: meaning they had been killed.

[trose26]

"You would die before your stroke fell."

[RoozleRay]

The way Aragorn introduces his party, you'd think Legolas never knew his father...

[TheGator2000]

@Lach1234 you really think that PJ would leave such mistakes? he's a fuckin' perfectionist

[JohnnySBP1996]

why does aragorns hair always look so wet?

[SkyCE9A]

@trose26 I love the look on Gimli's face after that. Like he's thinking, "Woah, that got out of hand fast." But, overall this is one of my most favourite scenes from the movie. It shows the friendship that Legolas and Gimli have, and how protective Legolas is of his friends. You do not threaten the life of his friend, even if it's just an insult and you are not serious.

[soccer81894]

How much would the trilogy cost on Blu-ray?

[AlbertoDeSagitario]

Gimli face is priceless 1:32

[ilikepie77bob]

@Lach1234 Also as I student of history I can tell you that usually large forces of cavalry keep extra horses with them incase the horses in use become to tired to continue or say injure their leg some how. It would be unusual and dumb not to have spare horses