TOP "The Ride Of The Rohirrim" Reactions The Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King Movie Reaction

[@zachl1532]

Love your channel brother. Great work.

[@dougsharples380]

Unless you were there you’ll never understand how epic this scene was in the theatre. Everyone was going beserk and cheering at the same time. It was a scene to behold!!

[@rorymacleod2919]

Absolutely! 13 year old me went to see it 6 times!

[@jasondamrau9943]

I worked at the theatre and saw the movie 10 times in theatre's and this scene maybe over 50 times

[@aaronburdon221]

"Then suddenly Merry felt it at last, beyond doubt: a change. Wind was in his face! Light was glimmering. Far, far away, in the South the clouds could be dimly seen as remote grey shapes, rolling up, drifting: morning lay beyond them. But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. For a searing second it stood dazzling far off in black and white, its topmost tower like a glittering needle; and then as the darkness closed again there came rolling over the fields a great boom. At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightaway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in this speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and darkness was removed, and the host of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City" -J R.R. Tolkien

[@RepellentJeff]

Magnificent. There will never be another like Tolkien. 👏👏👏

[@michaelcollier3893]

Simply one of the finest things pen has ever set to paper.

[@tobluetoblack]

King Theodon: we're gonna die today and it's going to be *AWESOME*

[@alejandropacheco7832]

Hell yeah!!... If our sacrifice is for something, and it's not going to be in vain, plus it's going to be heroic, cinematic and with an epic soundtrack??!!... *SIGN ME THE F*CK UP!!* 😂

[@rikk319]

Tolkien based the Rohirrim here on pure Norse fatalism, echoing the Battle of Ragnarok--a good death is one in battle, facing your foe and taking as many of them with you as possible.

[@Timasion]

@@rikk319 Not really. He based the Rohirrim on ancient Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic people who migrated to England in the 5th Century. While many confuse the Rohirrim with Vikings, they were not based on Vikings (or Norse people).

[@soupsandwich1]

One of the top ten scenes in cinema history, in my opinion. Great choice!

[@donbigotes360]

I think this is such a powerful scene that draws the emotion right out of us because subconsciously, we understand that what they are ultimately facing is their mortality. This scene embodies so well man’s will to fight to the death. To live.

[@SirSpuddington]

My favorite scene in all of cinema and probably my favorite passage in all of printed prose. Every single time I watch this I just SO PUMPED! Theoden's words, the music of the horns, the grim battle-fury of these warriors shouting DEATH as their warcry, Howard Shore's absolutely incredible soundtrack that's telling the story as much as the images on screen - it's just phenomenal on all levels. I can't believe I get to live in the timeline that gave us this masterpiece, and that goes for this scene as well as the whole of The Lord of Rings.

[@300672]

Simply the most epic part of The Lord of the Rings. DEATH.......!❤‍🔥 I would like to make a suggestion, a reaction to the dialogue between Gandalf and Pippin at the siege of Gondor. It is a passage that goes unnoticed, perhaps because it concerns the christian concept of death. Thank you for this beautiful edit. Hugs from Brazil.

[@gorillabear808]

In the book, Theoden never shouted "DEATH", that was Eomer after he saw Theoden and Eowyn after the Witch-king.

[@Timasion]

If you read the books, even with the Rohirrim, Sauron's army still vastly outnumbered the combined forces. It wasn't until Aragorn arrived with the armies from southern Gondor that they were able to defeat Sauron's forces. And, no, there were no "ghost forces" when Aragorn arrived. He actually arrived with an actual army that he mustered from southern Gondor.

[@yogihightower]

Simply the greatest pre battle speech in cinematic history. King Theoden aka Bernard Hill, just phenomenal.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

the moment bernard hill won his immortality!! 🤩👍

[@glenpark4373]

Orc Commander: FIRE AT WILL! Orcs: Which one's Will?!? Har har 🤣

[@shtroizn]

Will Ferrell?! What'd he ever do to the Orcs? Make a bad joke about them?!

[@davidisaacson5806]

Will was that one rider that looked REALLY enthusiastic, like he was determined to pass all of his brethren to be first to the orc lines

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

This scene is so epic and well done. All I miss is the Rohirrim singing while slaughtering the orcs like it's written in the books. Imagine that: thousends of soldiers singing during the fight of their lifes. Goosebumps all over your body...

[@rikk319]

It reads cool, but isn't practical in reality, when you're doing something as physically demanding as fighting in armor with a metal sword, for hours, simply trying to breathe, to add singing a song on top of that.

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

@rikk319 So you think we need more reality in fantasy stories?🤔

[@tc1ls]

The best scene ever, seen it 1029 times, had chills and tears in my eyes every single time

[@007NowOnline]

One of the best scenes in cinema history. Definitely set a gold standard for battle scenes in movies and shows afterwards.

[@bryanrobbins9263]

Every time, I get emotional of how perfect the scene looks & a masterpiece of hope has arrived. The horns signal the charge a wow.

[@jamespratt2243]

In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl. A great black shape against the fires beyond he loomed up, grown to a vast menace of despair. In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl, under the archway that no enemy ever yet had passed, and all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent and still in the space before the Gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax: Shadowfax who alone among the free horses of the earth endured the terror, unmoving, steadfast as a graven image in Rath Dínen. "You cannot enter here," said Gandalf, and the huge shadow halted. "Go back to the abyss prepared for you! Go back! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master. Go!" The Black Rider flung back his hood, and behold! he had a kingly crown; and yet upon no head visible was it set. The red fires shone between it and the mantled shoulders vast and dark. From a mouth unseen there came a deadly laughter. "Old fool!" he said. "Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!" And with that he lifted high his sword and flames ran down the blade. And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of war nor of wizardry, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.

[@nathanwatt5545]

The scene that had the best extra work in the history of cinema. You know the rider I'm talking about.

[@Lurker_Above]

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

[@davidisaacson5806]

I damn sure do...that was Will (why else would the orcs be so determined to kill him)

[@taylorrussell3158]

When I saw this in theaters as a kid around Christmas and for years after I always thought they were chanting " day" for daylight😂

[@SirSpuddington]

Also, it's funny how so many people mention how sad it is to see so many horses die and pay less attention to the human warriors dying too haha

[@kurtbeck3400]

I noticed that too lol!

[@originata3748]

It's really annoying. I notice it a lot when reactors are watching older movies.

[@frankgesuele6298]

Well,unlike the humans,the horses didn't get a say in being there.🐎🐎🐎🐎

[@duralumin594]

@@frankgesuele6298 The humans didn't get a say in it either, in this case. They're not fighting for land or glory or loot, they're fighting to prevent the total obliteration of humanity, and they don't expect to win; but they're fighting anyway. Sorry, but the horses will just have to suck it up, like their riders.

[@floofy117]

​@@duralumin594 they mean is that soldier's signed up to be soldiers. They know they're going to war. Horses just want to eat and run around but got sent into carnage as a vehicle

[@gumshoe2273]

Nothing gets your attention like heavy cavalry charging your flank.

[@absolutezero6423]

Hearing a thunderous roar of thousands upon thousands of hooves barreling straight at you would be horrifying.

[@bubonict9177]

This is the single greatest cinematic scene to ever be created btw

[@Karthos1000]

It's somehow EVEN MORE EPIC in the books. (But it's fuckin' epic in the movies too.)

[@feudist]

To stand against a massed cavalry charge was simple in theory. Horses won't charge into a row of pointed objects. They'll just trot to a stop or divert. So...all you have to do is form a line of spears and then simply stand your ground...simply. Very few infantry formations in history could do it. It took huge amounts of both discipline and esprit de corps to stand in front of a thundering stampede of thousands of pounds of horse, rider and steel. Most would start wavering, losing men who would drop their weapons and turn to run causing others to do the same until panic gripped the whole unit and they fled en masse. Then the cavalrymen would just cut them down from behind in a mass slaughter that only stopped when their arms got too tired to swing a sword. The Romans and Brits, more than anyone else, mastered the combination of training, discipline, pride and leadership that it takes.

[@GarrettJayChristian]

It's been mentioned in other comment sections involving this scene, but it's so poetic that the downfall of Númenor was their rejection of death, the 'Gift' of Men, and here the Rohirrim are embracing it as a battle-cry, perhaps one of the few improvements on the books that I, an occasional pissy purist, will admit.

[@D0nut42]

I am proud to say that Rohan was based on the Old Norse. Tolkien just replaced their naval prowess with cavalry prowess. Instead of rolling seas and fjords, he gave them rolling hills and steppes.

[@Bazroshan]

Even though the word 'Rohirrim' seems to be a Hebrew plural.

[@D0nut42]

That's fine, and not surprising that Tolkien the Linguist would use words and phrasing from all sorts of cultures. Heck, Elven is directly based on Finnish. Rohan, their culture, art, arms, armor, architecture, afterlife, etc. All Norse.

[@DraconimLt]

wasn't it the Saxons, not the Norse?

[@D0nut42]

@DraconimLt Nope. So-and-so Son of so-and-so, going to the halls of one's fathers, crossed dragon heads on buildings, the scale mail, and style of helms many of the riders wore. Their bearded axes, Theoden's sword. And most importantly: Theoden's palace was a mead hall. All of that together: Norse with a capital V(iking).

[@gorillabear808]

Actually Rohirric was based on Old English (aka Saxon English) , because the greeting Gandalf uses in the book was a Saxon greeting.

[@DraconimLt]

All the people saying 'look at how many there are' about the Rohirrim don't seem to realise how *small* a number it actually is (6,000) compared to the number of Orcs and Southrons ('tenS of thousands')...

[@efman1313]

One of the best scenes in history no doubt! Eowyn gets me every time.

[@Shebeast3]

even watching this on dvd gives me chills from my head to my toes deep into my bones

[@musicandmoviefan9217]

something that most people don't realize....King Theodan stated that so few had come and that they didn't have time to wait for more....how many more could Rohan have fielded if they had time.

[@DraconimLt]

well, he says this 6,000 is ''less than half of what I'd hoped for'', so at the least 12,000, maybe 15,000?

[@musicandmoviefan9217]

@@DraconimLt quantity has a quality all its own..imagine twice the number or Rhorrihm attacking. It would have been a slaughter and I think numbers would have even laid low the Haradrim

[@DraconimLt]

@@musicandmoviefan9217 well they did lay low the Haradrim in the end, stupid so-called 'tactics' on the film notwithstanding.

[@robertmysliwski7881]

Toiken modeled this charge after the largest cavalry charge in history the 20,000 Polish cavalry that charged 200,000 Ottoman Turks at the city of Vienna and defeated the Ottomans. Same scenario here in the movie.

[@rikk319]

They weren't alone--they were coming to relieve the allied army that was already battling the Turks. Getting hit in the flank by such a huge heavy cavalry charge is bound to ruin your day!

[@mrs7195]

Horses where the tanks of the pre-industrial era. They used them exactly like this in old-timey wars.

[@miguelsilva3867]

Interesting fact, the orc leader is modeled after Harvey Weinstein because him and Peter Jackson were at odds when Weinstein had the rights to the movies.

[@ungenerationed9022]

Merry's got an awesome war face. For a hobbit. 😏

[@pleclerc2112]

Imagine even being an extra in this scene? Epic

[@TheGoodLad89]

All that effort and then the Ghost army show up and finish the battle, is a few minutes 😂

[@pablogfmovil]

House Rohan - "We make entrances"

[@philgonzalez5953]

Reaction to eowyn slaying the witch king would be awesome

[@joshuawells835]

A scene that will always be as epic as the first tine you saw it.

[@RolandSchlosser]

They don't do movies like this anymore...

[@rikk319]

They didn't do movies like this before it, either.

[@puzzled_pelican3626]

Isn’t the horn of Rohan the most hopeful inspiring things you’ve heard

[@Sabre22]

This Charge and the Charge at Helm Deep are both based on the Largest Cavalry charge in history 13,000 Horsemen led by 3,000 Polish winged hussars broke the siege of Vienna by the Ottoman empire in 1683

[@JayM409]

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[@dupplinmuir113]

It's based on the Gothic charge at the Battle of Chalons in 451 AD, when the king died in much the same way as Theoden. The siege of Vienna was trivial by comparison. Also, Mongol armies often consisted of 40,000 or 60,000 cavalry, so a few thousand at Vienna was small beer.

[@matyasdobran4598]

FEAR NO DARKNESS

[@pleclerc2112]

Can we get the full gandalf vs Balrog? Including the full fall?

[@jasondamrau9943]

Fuck anyome who thinks the Avemgers Assemble scene from Endgame is anywhere near the level of epicness from this scene. It is a great scene but it honestly doesn't come close. 6000 real horses were used for this calvary charge, by far the most ever used. Many of the riders were actually local and several were woman made up to be men because they needed every professional rider they could get

[@toakreon]

"Fire at Will!" Who the hell is Will, and why does he deserve every damn orcfiring at him?

[@mr.e1026]

There is only one thing in Return of the king that is more powerful than this. For Frodo....

[@alejandropacheco7832]

*_"My friends.... you bow to no one."_*

[@mr.e1026]

@@alejandropacheco7832 Ok... you're right about that one, too....

[@ricardo.soltero]

First comment... I feel so stupid!!!

[@burakardakaratasli6376]

Why so many People care about horses? There is so much at stake at that moment yet People only gives a shit about some horses and Just horses not even the rider on top of it

[@rikk319]

The rider can choose to be there--the horse can't.

[@MundusTransit]

​@rikk319 if you think the horse didn't choose, you need to study Rohan.

[@blairhaffly1777]

​@@MundusTransitHorses didn't choose to be tamed. They didn't choose to be trained for war.

[@mausieur]

Another reminder of how terrible Rings of Power is.

[@Stogie2112]

Disclaimer: No CGI horses were harmed or killed in this film.

[@danielchu1539]

This guy needs to stop putting himself in the top right of the clips, because it takes away from what he is trying to show.

[@anathardayaldar]

Human voices don't carry that far. The majority of those men are going "What? What did he say? Something red something?"

[@MundusTransit]

Quick, name some other unrealistic parts of the fantasy story!

[@anathardayaldar]

@@MundusTransit Relax. I made a joke along the lines of Monty Python's Life of Brian, the sermon scene.

[@matthewkreps3352]

No. He's reciting a well known poem. They know what he's saying.

[@blairhaffly1777]

Blessed are the cheese makers.

[@ablanuza76]

“If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end as to be worthy of remembrance!”