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1181:'s comment: " war has the very quality of the war my generation knew. It is all here: the endless, unintelligible movement, the sinister quiet of the front when 'everything is now ready', the flying civilians, the lively, vivid friendships, the background of something like despair and the merry foreground, and such heaven-sent windfalls as a cache of choice tobacco 'salvaged' from a ruin". She adds to this Tolkien's account of recovery in the Houses of Healing, "a subject usually passed over in fantasy literature". As for the siege of Minas Tirith, she writes that Tolkien could have been influenced by what he had seen of the
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1246:, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields is heard from two sides, the first being mainly Pippin's. One hears him discussing with Denethor, and as in the book, he has to find Gandalf to prevent Denethor from burning Faramir. The second side is the battle itself. Théoden's speech is declaimed, followed by music. A vocalist sings how the Rohirrim host rides forth and attacks the forces of darkness. Then the vocalism changes again and one hears
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battle-cry". This both honours the fallen king, and calls for Théoden's last fight to be continued with valour; yet, he writes, in a modern novel, the possibility is opened that Éomer will not live up to that ancient ideal: Éomer "wept as he spoke". This "northern courage" is to go on fighting, even if one knows one will die. Tolkien has thus, in
Shelton's view, both portrayed
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Osgiliath. The Rohirrim were now on the southern half of the Pelennor, with enemies between them and the Anduin, and Gothmog's reinforcements threatened to occupy the centre of the Pelennor, thus surrounding the Rohirrim and preventing the Gondorian troops from joining with them. Éomer was by this time only about a mile from the
912:, contains superseded versions of the battle. Some changes of detail are apparent. For example, Théoden dies by a projectile to the heart instead of being crushed by his horse; when Éowyn reveals her sex she has cut her hair short, a detail absent from the final version. Tolkien also considered killing off both Théoden and Éowyn.
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had reportedly asked that his generals should be. He notes that if
Aragorn had been late, the battle would have been lost. All the same, Men were, he writes, usually bigger and stronger than Orcs; they were arguably better armed and armoured; and they were motivated by leadership, where the Orcs were
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notes that the battle is seen some of the time through the eyes of the Hobbit, Pippin, who like "the common soldier in the trenches of World War I" feels his part to be "far from glorious; there is tedious waiting, a sense of uselessness and futility, terror and pain and ugliness". Yet, Croft writes,
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during the battle functions on different levels. After Théoden's death, Éomer declaims "Mourn not overmuch! Mighty was the fallen, meet was his ending. When his mound is raised, women then shall weep. War now calls us!" Shelton notes that
Shippey rightly called this "'midway between' a lament and a
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Catalaunian Fields and that of Théoden on the Pelennor. Jordanes reports that Theodoric was thrown off by his horse and trampled to death by his own men who charged forward. Théoden similarly rallies his men shortly before he falls and is crushed by his horse. And like Theodoric, Théoden is
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Pelennor Fields, the battle was turning against Gondor and its allies. Though the Rohirrim had inflicted enormous damage on their enemies, Sauron's forces were still numerically superior, and Gothmog, the lieutenant of Minas Morgul, in command after the death of the Witch-king, summoned
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completed his task. Therefore, it was decided that the Host of the West should march to the
Morannon without delay, to draw Sauron's attention away from Mordor. The victory allowed them to send a force to challenge Sauron, and still leave Minas Tirith better defended than it had been during the
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arrived to find Théoden mortally wounded; he named Éomer king before dying. Éomer then saw his sister unconscious. Mistaking her for dead, he became enraged and led his entire army in a near-suicidal charge. His vanguard broke out far beyond the rest of the
Rohirrim, risking becoming encircled.
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This proved the turning point of the battle. A large portion of Sauron's forces were now pinned between
Aragorn's and Éomer's forces, while Imrahil's troops advanced from the direction of the city. Another prophecy is fulfilled when Aragorn and Éomer meet again "in the midst of the battle", as
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The defenders' numbers were considerably less. Faramir was outnumbered by ten times at
Osgiliath. The companies from outlying provinces of Gondor that came to the aid of Minas Tirith amounted to nearly 3,000 defenders. Prominent among these was a 700-strong contingent led by Prince Imrahil of
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writes, by two calls: a cockerel crowing as the morning comes, and "as if in answer ... great horns of the North wildly blowing". The cock-crow recalls multiple accounts in Western literature that speak, Shippey writes, of renewed hope and life after death; of the call which told
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The battle was only a tactical defeat for Sauron, as he had committed only a small portion of his forces to the assault, but he had lost the Witch-king, his chief lieutenant. The Captains of the West understood that their victory too would be only momentary, unless the
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put the battle on a list of best and worst battle scenes in film, where it appeared twice: one of the best before the Army of the Dead arrives, and one of the worst after that, dubbing the battle's climax an "oversimplified cop out" as a result of their involvement.
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Charging the ranks of Mordor, the Rohirrim split into two groups. The left group, including the van, broke the Witch-king's right wing. The right group secured the walls of Minas Tirith. They destroyed siege engines and camps, and drove off the
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wrote that "the battle scenes involving the storming of Minas Tirith and the climactic battle of Pelennor Fields are quite simply the most spectacular and breathtaking ever filmed". Jackson stated that he had taken inspiration from
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brothers Elladan and Elrohir, and fresh troops from southern Gondor. Legolas and Gimli later relate how a ghostly host commanded by Aragorn, the Dead Men of Dunharrow, captured the ships from the Corsairs chiefly through fear.
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killed the chieftain of the Haradrim and threw down their standard. The Witch-king exchanged his horse for his winged steed and attacked Théoden. With a dart, he killed the king's horse, Snowmane; it fell and crushed the king.
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took command of the city's defences. Meanwhile, the enemy forces assembled before the city on the Pelennor Fields. A Great Darkness of smoke and cloud from Mordor blotted out the sun on the Dawnless Day. The
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Aragorn had said in the Hornburg. Though the advantage now rested with Gondor, fighting continued throughout the day, until at sunset no living enemy remained on the Pelennor Fields.
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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381:, and the nature of the armour, which is mostly early medieval-style
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1826:"Tolkien annotated map of Middle-earth acquired by Bodleian library"
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notes that Tolkien repeatedly referred to a historic account of the
1592:, Appendix B, "The Tale of Years", "The Great Years", "3019: March"
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Tolkien's World From A to Z, The Complete Guide to Middle Earth
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1740:: Essays on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy
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that would "be some solace yet"; of the cockerel in the Norse
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1223:, the armour in the battle must mainly have been the earlier
247:
Tens of thousands of Orcs, Easterlings, Haradrim and Variags
27:
Fictional battle in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
6441:
The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
1116:
that Tolkien's account of the battle is tinged with the
2068:(1990). "Tolkien's Great War". In Gillian Avery (ed.).
1996:(2017). "Riders, Chivalry, and Knighthood in Tolkien".
2181:"Eomer Gets Poetic: Tolkien's Alliterative Versecraft"
1281:
The battle is the centrepiece of Peter Jackson's film
966:
The arrival of Rohan is heralded, the Tolkien scholar
443:'s most feared servants, flew over the battlefield on
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1642:, Appendix A, I, iv "Gondor and the heirs of Anarion"
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1735:. In Bogstad, Janice M.; Kaveny, Philip E. (eds.).
1544:, book 5, ch. 6 "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
783: Rohan cavalry charge.
2015:
2013:
1882:"Divination and Prophecy in The lord of the Rings"
1535:
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708:Morannon army invades Eastern Rohan from north.
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363:Scholars analysing the story have commented on
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1026:notes, is consciously of Anglo-Saxon knights (
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1802:"The best – and worst – movie battle scenes."
1688:
1686:
1284:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1277:Heraldry of Middle-earth § Peter Jackson
1269:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1144:, writes that Éomer's (and Tolkien's) use of
683:rescues Faramir outside Minas Tirith's gates.
395:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8:
6392:Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings
1468:, book 4, ch. 8 "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol"
6350:The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
1018:'s men coming to rescue them. The style of
869:siege. However, Denethor was dead, as were
776:(dawn) Rohan's horns heard in Minas Tirith.
742:Aragorn captures Corsair fleet at Pelargir.
740:Minas Morgul army overruns Pelennor Fields.
371:tone, echoing that of the Old English poem
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447:, causing the defenders' morale to waver.
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2105:Andelin, Julaire (2013) . "Prophecy". In
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1177:in 1916. She quotes another war veteran,
6385:Tolkien's Art: 'A Mythology for England'
6336:The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
6262:Things named after Tolkien and his works
1261:
6329:J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
4609:The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
2019:
1962:J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
1943:
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1618:, book 5, ch. 10 "The Black Gate Opens"
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1014:, trapped all night, hear the horns of
4521:The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
2709:The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
1604:, book 5, ch. 7 "The Pyre of Denethor"
795:Denethor prepared to burn himself and
306:, against the forces of the Dark Lord
1511:, book 5, ch. 3 "The Muster of Rohan"
1444:, book 5, ch. 4 "The Siege of Gondor"
824:ancient banner of the Kings of Gondor
7:
5001:The History of The Lord of the Rings
4616:The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
1227:-style mail, with additional plate.
909:The History of the Lord of the Rings
541:of Gondor and Arnor. He led a small
365:Tolkien's theory of Northern courage
3839:Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings
744:Rohan army reaches Druadan Forest.
720:Faramir retreats to causeway forts.
6413:Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
6287:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
4602:Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
1727:Woosnam-Savage, Robert C. (2011).
1327:– the last battle of the Third Age
573:After breaking the city gate with
25:
6378:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth
4634:Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game
4564:Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith
2211:"Thiepval Ridge and Minas Tirith"
1770:Hiscock, John (5 December 2003).
1499:, book 5, ch. 9 "The Last Debate"
685:Morannon army moves into Anorien.
499:and Variags from Khand, and many
463:used elephants in the battle, as
290:, was the defence of the city of
4977:The Lost Road and Other Writings
2598:
1851:A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
1772:"It's the biggest, and the best"
1299:The Battle of Alexander at Issus
1183:British attack on Thiepval Ridge
1079:The Battle of Alexander at Issus
951:Northern courage in Middle-earth
921:Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
891:Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
331:Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
6294:A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
6171:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
5893:Finnish language and literature
4863:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
3648:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
1800:CNN.com – The Screening Room.
1456:, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
1219:, and his explicit mentions of
249:Several hundred oliphaunts and
233:6,000 Rohirrim cavalry soldiers
6434:The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien
6406:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
5683:Ancestry as guide to character
4819:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
4333:The Battle for Middle-earth II
4094:Peter Jackson's interpretation
3596:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
2749:Ancestry as guide to character
1880:Tredray, Robert Field (2018).
1480:, book 5, ch. 1 "Minas Tirith"
1163:The Great War and Middle-earth
758:Rohan army reaches Grey Wood.
728:Rohan army reaches Minrimmon.
678:army sets out from Harrowdale.
1:
6343:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
4807:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
4528:The One Ring Roleplaying Game
2523:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
779:Battle of the Pelennor Fields
273:Battle of the Pelennor Fields
33:Battle of the Pelennor Fields
4417:The Lord of the Rings Online
2254:; Bakewell, Michael (1981).
1058:Tolkien does not follow the
687:Minas Morgul army sets out.
5866:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
5034:The Peoples of Middle-earth
4969:The Shaping of Middle-earth
4319:The Battle for Middle-earth
4226:Game Two: Shadows of Mordor
3655:The History of Middle-earth
2588:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
2186:Journal of Tolkien Research
2112:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
1999:Journal of Tolkien Research
1856:University of Toronto Press
1811:Retrieved 20 November 2007.
1141:Journal of Tolkien Research
1112:Robert Lee Mahon states in
1093:J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
1022:, too, the Tolkien scholar
6479:
5540:List of weapons and armour
5073:The Nature of Middle-earth
4763:The Fellowship of the Ring
4641:Lego The Lord of the Rings
4535:Adventures in Middle-earth
4370:Lego The Lord of the Rings
4340:The Rise of the Witch-king
4277:The Fellowship of the Ring
4014:The Fellowship of the Ring
3690:The Nature of Middle-earth
3566:List of weapons and armour
2476:The Fellowship of the Ring
1274:
1160:
948:
774:breaks Minas Tirith gates.
6427:Tolkien and the Great War
6235:Works inspired by Tolkien
6139:Nightfall in Middle-Earth
5954:The Atlas of Middle-earth
5058:The History of The Hobbit
4800:The Scouring of the Shire
4694:
4514:Middle-earth Role Playing
4377:Guardians of Middle-earth
4008:
3699:
3669:The History of The Hobbit
2596:
2516:The Scouring of the Shire
2441:
1663:The atlas of Middle-earth
977:denied Christ three times
756:Minas Tirith is besieged.
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227:500 Guards of the Citadel
215:
130:
88:
45:
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18:Battle of Pelennor Fields
6364:The Road to Middle-Earth
6230:Middle-earth Enterprises
4876:The three "Great Tales"
1862:, "hidden, secret", 177
1701:. pp. 48 & 49.
1240:In the BBC radio series
1090:Julaire Andelin, in the
6185:An Evening in Rivendell
6058:Margrethe II of Denmark
5937:A mythology for England
4270:Vol. II: The Two Towers
3987:The War of the Rohirrim
3788:Margrethe II of Denmark
2959:A mythology for England
2209:Martsch, Nancy (2015).
2179:Shelton, James (2018).
1693:Foster, Robert (1971).
1661:Fonstad, Karen (1992).
1200:David Bell, writing in
467:did in his invasion of
6308:Master of Middle-Earth
5830:Psychological journeys
5394:First and Second Ages
5246:First and Second Ages
5008:The Notion Club Papers
4946:The Book of Lost Tales
4793:The Return of the King
4770:The Shadow of the Past
4291:The Return of the King
4030:The Return of the King
3975:The Return of the King
3875:The Battle of Evermore
2859:Psychological journeys
2502:The Shadow of the Past
2490:The Return of the King
2344:The Return of the King
1615:The Return of the King
1541:The Return of the King
1409:Shown as 5 on diagram.
1400:Shown as 4 on diagram.
1391:Shown as 3 on diagram.
1382:Shown as 2 on diagram.
1373:Shown as 1 on diagram.
1325:Battle of the Morannon
1296:'s 1529 oil painting,
1272:
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1100:, the divine plan for
1087:
1046:names and words like "
1034:), not a French-style
983:; of the cock-crow in
963:
906:, the third volume of
898:
875:Battle of the Morannon
706:to fight at Osgiliath.
626:Macbeth-style prophecy
570:
549:, representing Arnor.
472:
265:Entire force destroyed
131:Commanders and leaders
6420:Tolkien's Legendarium
6164:The Road Goes Ever On
6106:The Lord of the Rings
6091:The Lord of the Rings
5967:A Map of Middle-earth
5710:Death and immortality
5513:Red Book of Westmarch
5026:The War of the Jewels
4961:The Lays of Beleriand
4882:The Children of HĂşrin
4777:The Council of Elrond
4756:The Lord of the Rings
3963:The Lord of the Rings
3927:The Lord of the Rings
3907:The Lord of the Rings
3895:The Lord of the Rings
3848:The Lord of the Rings
3761:A Map of Middle-earth
3662:The Children of HĂşrin
3620:The Road Goes Ever On
2764:Death and immortality
2714:The Road Goes Ever On
2691:A Elbereth Gilthoniel
2509:The Council of Elrond
2454:The Lord of the Rings
2434:The Lord of the Rings
2350:The Lord of the Rings
2318:The Lord of the Rings
2256:The Lord of the Rings
1319:Battle of Helm's Deep
1275:Further information:
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1243:The Lord of the Rings
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1161:Further information:
1076:'s 1529 oil painting
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949:Further information:
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560:
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351:resurrection of Jesus
287:The Lord of the Rings
257:Casualties and losses
6463:Middle-earth battles
6199:At Dawn in Rivendell
6192:A Night in Rivendell
6179:The Tolkien Ensemble
6013:Brothers Hildebrandt
5535:Two Trees of Valinor
4898:The Fall of Gondolin
4212:Journey to Rivendell
3919:Hordes of the Things
3683:The Fall of Gondolin
3371:Watcher in the Water
3339:Witch-king of Angmar
2536:List of translations
2119:. pp. 544–545.
2107:Drout, Michael D. C.
2076:. pp. 351–367.
2038:Croft, Janet Brennan
1969:. pp. 212–216.
1866:, "defence, helmet".
1807:8 April 2007 at the
1746:. pp. 139–167.
1126:imitate his beloved
1053:The Tolkien scholar
895:Alphonse de Neuville
881:Concept and creation
547:Rangers of the North
481:Witch-king of Angmar
339:Witch-King of Angmar
189:Witch-king of Angmar
5703:Round World dilemma
5255:Eärendil and Elwing
4908:The Fall of NĂşmenor
4233:War in Middle Earth
4179:The Hunt for Gollum
3733:The Last Ringbearer
3019:Narrative structure
3014:Impression of depth
2631:Company of the Ring
2380:The War of the Ring
2375:Christopher Tolkien
2258:(radio broadcast).
1917:North Landing Books
1909:Solopova, Elizabeth
1777:The Daily Telegraph
1175:Battle of the Somme
1055:Janet Brennan Croft
1002:has to a moment of
903:The War of the Ring
645:
614:Meriadoc Brandybuck
475:Sauron's army from
387:Battle of the Somme
353:at the moment that
314:and its allies the
6322:A Question of Time
6124:The Rings of Power
6043:Alexander Korotich
5840:Sound and language
5720:Dreams and visions
4476:War of Three Peaks
4153:The Rings of Power
4087:Hobbiton Movie Set
4051:Concerning Hobbits
3935:Der Herr der Ringe
3868:Misty Mountain Hop
3725:Bored of the Rings
3549:Phial of Galadriel
2879:Sound and language
2774:Dreams and visions
2744:Addiction to power
2287:(Third ed.).
2022:, pp. 142–145
1946:, pp. 242–245
1345:Karen Wynn Fonstad
1294:Albrecht Altdorfer
1273:
1198:
1167:Nancy Martsch, in
1146:alliterative verse
1138:James Shelton, in
1098:Music of the Ainur
1088:
1086:'s film depiction.
1074:Albrecht Altdorfer
964:
917:Elizabeth Solopova
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379:alliterative verse
358:denied knowing him
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6399:A Tolkien Compass
6315:Picturing Tolkien
6301:Interrupted Music
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6206:Leaving Rivendell
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5961:Journeys of Frodo
5815:Old Straight Road
5805:Naming of weapons
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5295:LĂşthien and Beren
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5066:Carl F. Hostetter
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4890:Beren and LĂşthien
4871:Bilbo's Last Song
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4577:Lord of the Rings
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4490:Before the Shadow
4434:Siege of Mirkwood
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4100:Picturing Tolkien
3818:Lord of the Rings
3771:Barbara Remington
3676:Beren and LĂşthien
3627:Bilbo's Last Song
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3007:Pseudotranslation
2997:Editorial framing
2992:Character pairing
2839:Naming of weapons
2371:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2339:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2307:Tolkien, J. R. R.
2298:978-0-261-10275-0
2126:978-0-415-86511-1
2083:978-0-19-812253-1
1976:978-0-261-10401-3
1925:978-0-9816607-1-4
1915:. New York City:
1846:Clark Hall, J. R.
1753:978-0-7864-8473-7
1738:Picturing Tolkien
1708:978-0-345-44976-4
1676:978-0-261-10277-4
830:and his Rangers,
793:
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726:back to Pelargir.
669:in darkness from
638:Houses of Healing
525:Corsairs of Umbar
465:Pyrrhus of Epirus
425:Steward of Gondor
294:by the forces of
269:
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16:(Redirected from
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6371:Splintered Light
5986:
5810:Northern courage
5735:Environmentalism
5715:Decline and fall
5638:Tolkien's poetry
5557:
5275:FinwĂ« and MĂriel
5097:
5051:John D. Rateliff
4928:
4855:Unfinished Tales
4838:The Silmarillion
4734:
4699:J. R. R. Tolkien
4681:
4674:
4667:
4658:
4483:Fate of Gundabad
4441:Rise of Isengard
4412:
4384:Shadow of Mordor
4363:War in the North
4311:Game Boy Advance
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3710:derivative works
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3641:Unfinished Tales
3634:The Silmarillion
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2844:Northern courage
2789:Environmentalism
2769:Decline and fall
2704:Song of Eärendil
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2447:J. R. R. Tolkien
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945:Northern courage
663:The Dawnless Day
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631:Éowyn's brother
439:or Ringwraiths,
341:to the death of
282:J. R. R. Tolkien
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224:3,000 Gondorians
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4448:Riders of Rohan
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4405:Return to Moria
4356:Aragorn's Quest
4298:War of the Ring
4256:Riders of Rohan
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4129:Sagan om ringen
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4107:Tolkien on Film
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6099:Howard Shore
6090:
6038:Tove Jansson
6018:Jenny Dolfen
6008:Anke EiĂźmann
5980:Adaptations,
5959:
5952:
5876:
5693:Christianity
5688:Architecture
5594:Black Speech
5574:Family trees
5375:Tom Bombadil
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4704:Bibliography
4688:Middle-earth
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3612:The Sea-Bell
3607:Fastitocalon
3594:
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3397:Tom Bombadil
3324:Barrow-wight
3029:Storytelling
2917:
2759:Christianity
2754:Architecture
2696:
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2651:Black Speech
2636:Family trees
2488:
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2279:Shippey, Tom
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1831:The Guardian
1829:
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1781:. Retrieved
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1635:
1628:Tolkien 1990
1623:
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1108:Elegiac tone
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975:that he had
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599:Black Breath
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477:Minas Morgul
474:
469:Ancient Rome
451:Participants
413:Minas Tirith
411:The city of
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324:River Anduin
302:of its ally
292:Minas Tirith
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236:30 Northern
204:
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158:3rd Marshal
151:
89:Belligerents
6255:Video games
6240:Fan fiction
6218:Other media
6117:film series
6108:film series
6063:Ted Nasmith
5925:Prose style
5918:Shakespeare
5678:Anachronism
5250:Celebrimbor
4924:composition
4845:Ainulindalë
4716:Legendarium
4626:Other games
4545:Board games
4455:Helm's Deep
4203:Video games
3980:Rankin/Bass
3930:(BBC, 1981)
3810:Fellowship!
3793:Ted Nasmith
3706:Adaptations
3513:Helm's Deep
3036:Prose style
3024:Interlacing
2987:Anachronism
2969:Shakespeare
2576:Tolkienmoot
2566:Fan fiction
2531:Translating
1929:, pp. 70–73
1362:Old English
1231:Adaptations
1221:mail shirts
1192:A left-arm
1179:C. S. Lewis
1151:Anglo-Saxon
1064:Hugh Brogan
1044:Old English
1028:Old English
973:Simon Peter
968:Tom Shippey
933:Theodoric I
866:Ring-bearer
819:on a hill.
770:(pre-dawn)
493:Easterlings
445:fell beasts
383:mail shirts
355:Simon Peter
335:Theodoric I
333:where King
6115:The Hobbit
6079:Bo Hansson
6053:Tom Loback
5946:Geographic
5871:Influences
5448:LothlĂłrien
5414:Third Age
5350:Glorfindel
5331:Third Age
5239:Characters
5175:Half-elven
4933:History of
4922:History of
4829:Posthumous
4748:The Hobbit
4594:Card games
4137:Khraniteli
4082:Production
3589:The Hobbit
3470:LothlĂłrien
3436:Old Forest
3302:Wormtongue
3158:Half-elven
3153:Glorfindel
2979:Techniques
2904:Influences
2547:Reception
2383:. Boston:
2353:. Boston:
2331:1042159111
2321:. Boston:
2147:CEA Critic
2072:. Oxford:
1665:. London:
1416:References
1114:CEA Critic
1060:Modernists
1008:Ongentheow
848:Half-elven
817:last stand
772:Witch-King
622:Glorfindel
553:The battle
521:Dol Amroth
407:Background
6278:criticism
6250:Calendars
6126:TV series
6122:Music of
6113:Music of
6104:Music of
6072:Composers
6033:John Howe
5930:Ambiguity
5913:Philology
5790:Modernism
5698:Cosmology
5584:Languages
5530:Silmarils
5478:The Shire
5468:Rivendell
5398:Beleriand
5355:Goldberry
5340:Galadriel
5325:Ungoliant
5280:Gil-galad
5270:Fingolfin
5207:Beornings
5185:Sundering
5148:Ancalagon
5090:Fictional
4065:May It Be
3861:Ramble On
3778:John Howe
3544:PalantĂrs
3446:The Shire
3441:Rivendell
3420:Geography
3392:Goldberry
3236:Beornings
3192:Treebeard
3180:Thranduil
3148:Galadriel
3046:Epic Pooh
3041:Ambiguity
2964:Philology
2954:Modernism
2874:Sexuality
2646:Languages
2363:519647821
2281:(2005) .
2117:Routledge
1848:(2002) .
1744:McFarland
1649:Secondary
1124:of Rohan
1082:inspired
1036:chevalier
993:Ódáinsakr
985:Milton's
644:Timeline
589:cavalry.
539:High King
419:, son of
320:Third Age
284:'s novel
6457:Category
6276:Literary
6151:Settings
6048:Alan Lee
6003:Cor Blok
5898:Medieval
5859:Literary
5820:Paganism
5609:Sindarin
5579:Heraldry
5561:Elements
5553:Analysis
5523:One Ring
5508:PalantĂr
5453:Mirkwood
5438:Isengard
5423:Esgaroth
5217:DĂşnedain
5212:DrĂşedain
5106:monsters
5092:universe
4998:1988–92
4943:1983–84
4753:1954-55
4739:lifetime
4349:Conquest
4219:Game One
4171:Fan-made
4075:Approach
3955:Animated
3877:" (1971)
3870:" (1971)
3863:" (1969)
3783:Alan Lee
3602:Errantry
3559:One Ring
3523:Morannon
3495:Isengard
3475:Mirkwood
3427:Eriador
3316:Monsters
3269:Denethor
3246:DĂşnedain
3241:DrĂşedain
3099:Radagast
2944:Medieval
2849:Paganism
2726:Proverbs
2666:Sindarin
2641:Heraldry
2618:Elements
2609:Analysis
2571:Oxonmoot
2556:Literary
2497:Stories
2471:Volumes
2373:(1990).
2341:(1955).
2309:(1954).
2216:Mythlore
2159:44375844
2092:18987058
2047:Mythlore
2040:(2002).
1959:(2001).
1911:(2009).
1887:Mythlore
1805:Archived
1731:Matériel
1349:Haradrim
1313:See also
1248:Jack May
1213:vambrace
1208:Napoleon
1194:vambrace
1170:Mythlore
1020:chivalry
940:Analysis
929:Visigoth
925:Jordanes
871:Halbarad
805:Beregond
765:15 March
751:14 March
735:13 March
724:Corsairs
715:12 March
700:Denethor
694:11 March
657:10 March
587:Haradrim
579:Wild Men
461:Haradrim
421:Denethor
347:cockerel
316:Haradrim
298:and the
238:Dunedain
216:Strength
58:Location
38:Part of
5990:Artists
5877:Beowulf
5765:Heroism
5750:Forests
5730:England
5725:Economy
5658:Tengwar
5643:Scripts
5626:Westron
5621:Valarin
5616:Khuzdul
5589:Adûnaic
5569:Artwork
5503:Mithril
5496:Objects
5483:Bag End
5408:Valinor
5403:NĂşmenor
5365:Saruman
5345:Gandalf
5310:Thingol
5305:Morgoth
5290:Isildur
5260:Elendil
5197:Hobbits
5160:Dwarves
5143:Dragons
5129:Wizards
5124:Balrogs
5101:Peoples
4991:Lhammas
4952:Ælfwine
4721:Outline
4326:Tactics
4263:Elendor
4156:(2022)
4145:Hobitit
3982:, 1980)
3970:, 1978)
3914:, 1979)
3902:, 1955)
3802:Theatre
3579:Related
3539:Mithril
3532:Objects
3506:Battles
3451:Bag End
3297:Théoden
3274:Faramir
3264:Boromir
3251:Aragorn
3199:Hobbits
3175:Legolas
3126:Dwarves
3118:peoples
3104:Saruman
3094:Gandalf
3089:Wizards
3079:Balrogs
3062:Peoples
2918:Beowulf
2809:Heroism
2799:Forests
2784:England
2779:Economy
2698:Namárië
2673:Khuzdul
2626:Artwork
2541:Swedish
2377:(ed.).
2270:Sources
2237:Mallorn
2109:(ed.).
1667:Grafton
1421:Primary
1306:CNN.com
1225:Beowulf
1203:Mallorn
1133:fantasy
1128:Beowulf
1118:elegiac
1040:panache
1016:Hygelac
1006:, when
999:Beowulf
961:aurochs
859:Outcome
840:Legolas
828:Aragorn
813:Harlond
797:his son
704:Faramir
681:Gandalf
652:Events
591:Théoden
567:Aragorn
535:Aragorn
509:Isildur
432:Gandalf
417:Faramir
402:Fiction
374:Beowulf
369:elegiac
343:Macbeth
300:cavalry
205:†
195:†
176:†
168:Gandalf
152:†
146:Théoden
140:Aragorn
80:victory
6225:Impact
5982:legacy
5903:Modern
5883:Celtic
5835:Quests
5825:Plants
5670:Themes
5653:Sarati
5604:Quenya
5599:Elvish
5458:Mordor
5428:Gondor
5387:Places
5370:Sauron
5360:Gollum
5335:Elrond
5300:Melian
5265:FĂ«anor
5229:Trolls
5180:Noldor
5165:Eagles
5044:Others
4569:Sauron
4462:Mordor
4398:Gollum
4250:(SNES)
4248:Vol. I
4242:(1990)
4240:Vol. I
4190:(2009)
4182:(2009)
4148:(1993)
4140:(1991)
4132:(1971)
4033:(2003)
4025:(2002)
4017:(2001)
4001:series
3990:(2024)
3968:Bakshi
3938:(1992)
3922:(1980)
3851:(1988)
3842:(1972)
3821:(2006)
3813:(2005)
3744:(2003)
3736:(1999)
3728:(1969)
3485:Mordor
3460:Gondor
3387:Eagles
3361:Trolls
3356:Shelob
3334:Nazgûl
3329:Gollum
3259:Gondor
3219:Pippin
3168:Elrond
3084:Sauron
2924:Celtic
2864:Quests
2854:Plants
2736:Themes
2685:Poetry
2661:Quenya
2656:Elvish
2561:Fandom
2551:Impact
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2157:
2123:
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1750:
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846:, the
702:sends
671:Mordor
667:Gondor
611:hobbit
609:. The
565:, and
513:Anduin
505:Trolls
489:trolls
441:Sauron
437:Nazgûl
429:Wizard
312:Mordor
308:Sauron
296:Gondor
280:), in
251:trolls
191:
148:
112:Mordor
97:Gondor
74:Gondor
70:Result
5908:Norse
5850:Trees
5800:Music
5780:Magic
5770:Light
5648:Cirth
5473:Rohan
5463:Moria
5433:Harad
5285:HĂşrin
5170:Elves
5153:Smaug
5136:Valar
5119:Maiar
5114:Ainur
5070:2021
5055:2007
5031:1996
5023:1994
5015:1993
4974:1987
4966:1986
4958:1985
4905:2022
4895:2018
4887:2017
4879:2007
4868:1990
4860:1981
4852:1980
4835:1977
4816:1962
4745:1937
4730:Works
4711:Canon
4160:music
4121:Other
4042:Music
3887:Radio
3830:Music
3717:Books
3581:works
3490:Rohan
3480:Moria
3465:Harad
3411:World
3380:Other
3366:Wargs
3292:Éowyn
3287:Éomer
3282:Rohan
3214:Merry
3209:Frodo
3204:Bilbo
3163:Arwen
3143:Elves
3136:Gimli
3131:Balin
3071:Maiar
2939:Norse
2894:Women
2889:Trees
2834:Music
2819:Magic
2465:About
2155:JSTOR
1783:7 May
1729:"The
1332:Notes
1236:Radio
1048:eored
1032:cniht
1012:Geats
987:Comus
931:king
836:Dwarf
832:Gimli
676:Rohan
633:Éomer
603:Éowyn
575:Grond
543:force
495:from
310:from
304:Rohan
160:Éomer
144:King
119:Harad
115:Khand
100:Rohan
78:Rohan
6245:Film
5845:Time
5760:Hell
5740:Evil
5633:Maps
5418:Bree
5224:Orcs
5192:Ents
3947:Film
3708:and
3431:Bree
3351:Orcs
3187:Ents
3116:Free
2884:Time
2869:Race
2804:Hell
2794:Evil
2680:Maps
2389:ISBN
2359:OCLC
2327:OCLC
2293:ISBN
2121:ISBN
2088:OCLC
2078:ISBN
1971:ISBN
1921:ISBN
1864:helm
1785:2020
1748:ISBN
1703:ISBN
1671:ISBN
1258:Film
1250:and
1135:".
1122:scop
1102:Arda
842:the
834:the
649:Date
607:mace
597:The
503:and
501:Orcs
497:Rhûn
485:orcs
459:The
271:The
123:Rhun
50:Date
5202:Men
3912:NPR
3900:BBC
3280:of
3257:of
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3224:Sam
2260:BBC
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