King Théoden's Battle Speech
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2012
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
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Théoden: Éomer, take your éored down the left flank.
Soldier: Flank ready.
Théoden: Gamling, follow the king's banner down the center. Grimbold, take your company right after you pass the wall. Forth, and fear no darkness!
Théoden: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered...
...a sword-day, a red day...
...ere the sun rises!
Éowyn: Whatever happens, stay with me. I'll look after you.
Théoden: Ride now!
Ride now!
Ride! Ride for ruin...
...and the world's ending!
Théoden: Death!
Soldiers: Death!
Théoden: Death!
Soldiers: Death!
Théoden: Death!
Soldiers: Death!
Éowyn: Death!
Merry: Death!
Théoden: Forth Eorlingas! - Krátké a kreslené filmy
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"I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed."
RIP Bernard Hill
Man I just heard the news! Rip to the king
The King is dead. Long live the King.
Hail the victorious dead.
Here for the same reason. Will never forget how epic this was in the theatre the first time. That speech. 😢
He was and forever will be the King of Rohan
Thank you Bernard Hill. Your Theoden was regal, noble, a brave warrior, a leader. You will be remembered for a long time.
Forth, and fear no darkness 😭
He will be missed
I got this tatted last summer. I'm glad I can honor him always.
A true king,
a king you would gladly ride into battle with to the death......... a glorious one.
And most of all. He was human.
Came when I heard the news. A man dies only when he is forgotten, and we sure won't forget Bernard Hill. Long live the king!
Wait did he die? I haven’t heard anything about this noooooo
@@Rocco049 sadly Bernard Hill passed away last week
@@Rocco049yes, thankfully he is finally at peace and found salvation. Go forth and fear no darkness for all shall follow.
"I go to my fathers in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed". Rest in peace, king.
He was the greatest king in Lord of the Rings. Just such a landmark performance. Everyone in this series brought their very best and its why Lord of the Rings will be a timeless classic. Im glad he can be immortalized by this movie.
For Death and Glory
Theoden buffs the frontline with Blessing of Kings. increases total stats by %10.
That was the worst back in the old days. Had to re-apply it every 10 min to 40 people. What a nightmare.
@@danbsj it buffs permanently all the army during the combat.... xD
@@sralvez5150 it didn't back in the day lad.
i miss playing ragnarok
10% dude? After listenning to him, I feel like I can fly high, dive in a suicide rage e take dozens with me!
Here today after learning that Bernard Hill has passed.
RIP to a true legend of the screen.
"GO FORTH, AND FEAR NO DARKNESS!!!!"
And so passes Théoden, King of Rohan, Lord of the Riddermark, last of the second line of kings.
R.I.P
RIP Bernard Hill (December 17, 1944 - May 5, 2024), aged 79
You will be remembered as a legend
Can't believe this was filmed almost 15 years ago. The best fantasy trilogy to be ever made. What a Masterpiece.
sdlfjlsdkf the best Trilogy in any movie genre to this day.
sdlfjlsdkf the books and the previous movies helped
@@DrFoXGuian Avengers: Endgame beats this by far
ツM0nTr0city lol
ツM0nTr0city nonse
What makes this scene even more badass is that if you read the Silmarillion, you know that the greatest gifts the Valar gave Middle-Earth was the moon and the sun. Light was the greatest foe of the forces of Morgoth and Sauron. Sauron had pushed clouds over his forces as they attacked Gondor. But when the Riders of Rohan appear, the sun peeks out and shines on their backs as they charge. The Valar had NOT forgotten Middle-Earth.
The Valar themselves would have joined the mortals in this epic charge following Théoden king's speech.
And the book says Théoden appeared like Oromë, the huntsman of the Valar, as he led this charge.
☀️
Solar Warriors
I’m not crying. You’re crying.
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. No one. No one could have touched your performance as Theoden. “I go to my father’s. And even in their mighty company I shall not be ashamed.”
ugh i cried when I heard the news. I cried even harder watching this scene. We lost a unicorn of a person. Never will be another one like him.
For Death and Glory
He goes now to his fathers, in whose mighty company he feels not ashamed
RIP Bernard Hill
1944-2024
The significance of chanting "Death" is that Sauron's armies use the fear of death as a tool against their enemies. The Rohirim took it as their own battle cry. They aren't cheering for the enemy's death, they are cheering for their own death. They took the fear of the enemy and used it as a rallying cry against them.
Not to mention it’s double badass because death isn’t a bad thing in lotr for men. It’s literally called their gift. Sauron and Morgoth corrupted death to make men fear it as much as possible, that’s how they did so much damage originally. So them chanting it is basically saying “you can try all you want Sauron, but you will never corrupt everyone, we defy you and cheer for the fate we know will be beautiful, for even if we lose in body we still know we defeated you in spirit. So fuck you you big glowing eye piece of shit.”
I love this
it's also pretty powerful to see the monstruous orcs cower in fear as the humans march fearlessly toward their doom
When I see this scene I think of a young Tolkein sitting in the Trenches of WW1 France, being encouraged to charge to his own death
Man if I were here on this battlefield and got to personally witness theoden deliver that war speech, I would have been so cool with dying. They went in as the underdog knowing they were gonna lose and die, and it caused them to over perform.
There's nothing more scary and frightening than the ennemy calling for death before charging.
Jerome Guay well in real life that would be scary. One suicide bomber can kill us all.
How about an enemy calling for rape? I'd wager that'd be scarier.
@@dyndu2074 RAAAAPE! RAAAAAAAAPE!
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPE!
Yeah, this actually would be unbelieveably horrific, especilly to our age.
I feel like they scream death not as a war cry but as an acknowledgement that the odds are heavily against them but they still ride to their death with no fear. I feel that’s more terrifying.
The enemy who got nothing to lose is the most dangerous one.
One of the most moving speeches I've ever seen.
R.I.P king Bernard 😔
"I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed."
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. ❤️💮
No exaggeration - I have seen this scene maybe 400-500 times in my life. Still can’t watch it without crying
Heck yeah!!!
Me too.
I cried to especially when im older
If you can watch this without crying, you're already dead because there's no way the living can see this without crying
soo dammn true
the entirety of this trilogy hasn't aged a day.
And it never will
truly timeless the only effect that has aged somewhat poorly is the ghosts and even then it’s not bad
If anything, it ages like expensive whiskey
I understood that reference.
Uhhh not all the cgi aged well.
Hail The Victorious Dead!
Rip Theoden, King of Rohan.
RIP, Bernard Hill. May you now ride off into the company of your fathers, in whose company you shall feel no shame.
This scene is so god damn powerful man. Theoden had an inferiority complex, feeling inadequate compared to his ancestors. He’s human, and has fears and doubts. But in the end, he shows strength and courage in the face of death, despite all the fear. He lives up to the expectations he’s put on himself, and in the end, dies a hero. I love his last words. “I go now to my fathers, in whose mighty company I will not now feel ashamed.”
Strong respect for family. I think even if these battles and wars never happened Theoden could die a worthy king.
Plus, in the books, he is seemingly blessed by the valar for his last hour. As he shouts his speech, his voice achieves a clarity like no man ever before, and when he blows his horn it bursts apart from the force. As he rides, he is in the front, no one overtaking him, and he shines brightly as the light reflects from his shield and the sunrise follows his very footsteps. As he rides, the grass about his steed's hooves shines in the light of dawn.
This is the one time where all the cinematic effects you could possibly use are actually accurate to the books. As he charges, he literally resembles a god.
@@runtergerutscht4401 Ive never read the books, but that sounds amazing. Wish they would have portrayed that here.
@@runtergerutscht4401 The dead grass also explodes into green everywhere his horse's hooves touch as he's charging and it's implied that he's taking on a kind of sacred aspect of his ancestors as his family's banner is a horse on a green field beneath a resplendent sun.
@@runtergerutscht4401reading that part gives me chills every time. And it’s hard for me to get chills from a book.
*Meanwhile all the way into the back.*
- "Can you hear what he's saying?"
- "No idea, I just hope its not one of those that goes down is history."
- "Yea, would hate that miss that one."
- "So how're the kids?"
- "Oh you know, they're grea- Oh wait here we go! DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHHH!"
- "DEAAAAAAAAAAAAATTHH"
You're comment was fucking funny sir. These speeches were more for the vanguard anyways, as they are the ones with the most courage to face enemy lines head on and inspire the rest.
Underrated comment, have a like
sir, plz pay for my drink, I spilled all my drink when I read your comment
They should've kept this in the movie, damn!!
Idk if this is true but I remember reading somewhere that Theoden was so loud on the battlefield that day, that litrally every soldier heard his speech
"Arise!! Arise, Riders of Théoden!
Forth, Eorlingas!"
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill.
"Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
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!
DEEEEEEAAAAAAAATH! DEEEEEEAAAAAAAATH! DEEEEEEAAAAAAAATH!"
- Théoden (R.I.P Bernard Hill)
For those who have never read the books, the words of this speech are taken almost word for word from it.
Yes. Except that a large part of it is cried out by Éomer after he is struck by fury and madness witnessing the fallen bodies of Théoden and Éowyn.
Sure but the speech in its self is a change compared to the book.
Its a great speech and fist well to movie Theoden and is Tolkenian you can say.
its a great example how you can repurpose material that would be otherwise cut ... use it to enhance something when you put the effort in to try and understand the material and the changes you already made ...
The speech is shorter in the book. _Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now, ride to Gondor_
“Go forth and fear no darkness” (goosebumps) it was completely dark for a long ass time and that too weighed on their spirits.
Then the sun came and they went OFF😭 I love this scene on so many levels.
The way that Theoden rides as he gives his battle speech, and clatters his sword against his men's spears shows the bondage between them, not as kings and soldiers but as comrades. The scene alone deserved an award.
sdlfjlsdkf I know you've written this comment a year ago, but just compare Theoden with Gothmog. Gothmog calls his soldiers maggots, showing disdain and thinking his soldiers are replaceable. Theoden on the other hand calls to his generals by name, and giving them encouragement. "Fear no darkness".
sdlfjlsdkf yep and he leads by exampe! A true leader!
All topped off with Rohan's theme as they charge into battle. Shore killed it with his music.
And Theoden always thought that he was not good enough. That he was not a good King. Thats why I always like him. Because, he was a damn good King.
Samuel Aldrey "I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed." Always loved that scene
Rest in peace Bernard hill today this morning pn 5 May, you no longer walk this earth, but your memory and your love will live on even in Death!!!! You will always be a beacon of Leadership
Bernard Hill's performance as Theoden was amongst the greatest in Peter Jackson's LoTR. His delivery of Theoden's speeches, some of the most powerful and profound of any character in Tolkien's legendarium, was masterful. Also, and perhaps alone amongst all the actors in Jackson's films, he managed, successfully, to actually add nuance and complexity to his character arc beyond that contained in the books. A truly great performance that will never be forgotten.
RIP Bernard Hill
The thing that gets me about this scene is not just Théoden's delivery here, but the actual words he is saying, and what they imply. The Rohirrim are outnumbered. They do not have the strength to defeat the armies of Mordor, and they know it. They also know that, if the free people fail in their struggle, the enemy will conquer the world. They are facing both their own deaths, and the end of the world.
Théoden does not mince words about this. He tells them to ride, not for glory, but for ruin. To ride for the world's ending. It's a fatalistic philosophy from a people who live lives of hardship and toil. These people face death every day, and live their lives to the fullest. Now, faced with "such reckless hate" they have two choices; collapse in despair, or fight. He drives them to fight, even though it will likely mean their deaths. That's why they shout "death". They are ready to die, to give their lives to push back the darkness even just a little.
And as they charge, the orcs, who have strength, but no courage, form up ranks and prepare to destroy these pathetic humans that have somehow dared to try to challenge them. So the orcs fire their bows, believing that their fellows falling will break the spirit of the Rohirrim. But what actually happens? As their fellows fall, the riders SPEED UP AND RIDE HARDER. They aren't afraid at all, and cause the orcs to break and run through sheer force of will and courage.
Amazing scene.
"A Man who does not Fear his Death, Has NO Fear!!"
This is a great overview and really touching. I thought it was really cool but didn't know the meaning of his speech or that they were chanting death
"Give me freedom or give me death".
You too would be scared if you hear 30k riders scream death and charge at you like a truck, with their KING leading the charge
Beautiful, beautiful words. Thank you for sharing this up.
"I would have you smile again, not grieve for those whose time has come..." 05.05.2024 [*]
Rip Theoden King and RIP Bernard Hill, that speech was the most epic ever
RIP Théoden King! "Go now to your fathers, in whose mighty company you shall not now be ashamed".
Ride now! Ride for ruin and world's ending!
Deatttttthhhhh!!!!!!
DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!!!!!
DEATH!!!!!!
Deaaaaaatttthhhh
Deeeeeaaaaaath!!!!
This is THE most badass speech in any movie. Ever.
IDK the president's speech in Independence Day was pretty epic too
King Theodin's speech is one of my favorites. However, the Saint Crispin's Day Speech in Henry V is the best.
@surfitlive Lol.
@@arawn1061 I'm not American and I loved Independence Day. Stop making assumptions or stereotyping. You could learn a thing or two. Sounds like you don't get out much mate
@@fernsynergy8261 huh all i wrote was "for an American". It was just an observation and making clear the fact that there are plenty of more inspiring scenes and speeches. Although who decides it is inspiring depends on who is watching.
“Forth, and Fear no Darkness.” Rest in peace, Theoden, King. May 5th 2024.
"My body is broken. You have to let me go. I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed."
-Théoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan (Rest in peace)
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. Your portrayal of Théoden will forever resonate in the hearts of fans around the world. Your voice brought to life of the most inspiring speech in cinema, stirring courage and hope in us all. You will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Farewell, King of Rohan.
Bernard Hill gave us one of the best speech performances in the history of film. May he rest in peace.
"Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day's rising
he rode singing in the sun, sword unsheathing.
Hope he rekindled, and in hope ended;
over death, over dread, over doom lifted
out of loss, out of life, unto long glory."
RIP
RIP Bernard Hill, truly a one of the greatest moments in cinema history
Rest in peace Bernard Hill. Thanks for bringing Théoden to life for us.
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill, our King Théoden! He was strong in life, his spirit will find its way to the halls of his fathers......
Had to come see this after seeing the news about Bernard Hall, "I go to my fathers in whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed."
Rest in peace you glorious and impactful man.
R.I.P. Bernard Hill, King of Rohan. What a legendary performance for such a complex character. Hail the victorious dead!
I came here as soon as I heard the news. Rip x
Bernard Hill is etched into history.
This scene will be remembered for far longer than one any movie star, pop star etc
This scene and this moment are eternal.
Go to the West, King.
Bernard Hill is now in the halls of his fathers. All Hail Theoden King! What a superb performance.
RIP Bernard Hill, he goes to his fathers now 😢
We're gonna miss you. Ride forth to the world's ending.
I think the most beautiful part about this scene is that Theoden expected defeat...but if he and his men, along with all men, were to die, he'd have it no other way.
that's what i like about the Roherriem (i don't know if i spelled it right) they were like the Spartans and the Vikings
***** Tolkien based them on both scandinavians and anglo saxons as portrayed in their own poetry, Only in that they were cavalry do they deviate from that historical view.
I think he meant in terms bravery on the battlefield, despite impossible odds, as the Spartan and Viking stories often tell of such bravery. This is probably coated with sugar, but there has to be some truth to it.
Drew ''Milord, we cannot defeat the armies of Mordor with only these men! Theoden - No, but we shall meet them in battle nontheless!''
Then they won, until the elephants rocked up
Today, this speech hits hard. Rest in Peace, Benard Hill, our King Theoden
HAIL THE VICTORIOUS DEAD!
Thank you for everything Mr. Hill.
“There Thèoden fell, Thengling mighty, to his golden halls, and green pastures in the Northern Fields never returning, high lord of the host.”
RIP Bernard Hill, you made my childhood epic, you formed a man who wanted to be like King Theoden. Thank you.
RIP Bernard Hill. Had to come see this clip after learning of his death. RiP King of Rohan!
Best films ever made. Bernard Hill's Theoden was one of the best characters. What a performance. Rest In Peace.
The king has fallen. King theodin, you’ll be missed
I attended a LotR marathon at the movie theatre recently, and everyone were silent for the majority of the screening. But you goddamn better believe almost everyone joined to holler "DEATH!". Truly spectacular
Dope
Damn, I'm envious
I am damn jealous of you.
RIP Bernard Hill, we all ride with you 🥺❤️
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. Your life will never be forgotten. Long live the King!
RIP Bernard Hill, for delivering this amazing performance
A king that leads his charging men and fights alongside them...now that's a real king!!
Black Panther in Infinity War.
He dead
Like stannis
@@danielmoorefield4891 He got super powers and unbreakable armor that his soldiers don't have.
@@danielmoorefield4891 nah shit, He have a fucking titantium armor shit. Theoden just have a iron plating with cool design
Thank You Bernard Hill, our KING, for most badass moment and most epic speech in conema history!
Hail Théoden King! May you be feasting with your forebears!
Hail! LONG LIVE THEODEN KING!
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill.
That last few repetitions of "DEATH!" they yell as the horses start forward with that violin always gives me chills
They know most of them wont survive, they do this for their children and their children's children. Epic.
@@TheEthanEdge so brave
Gives me goosebumps every time I watch it
RIP to the actor who gave the greatest war speech of all time in cinema
RIP King Theoden.. RIDE FOR HEAVEN AND THE WORLD'S ENDING
Rest in peace bernard hill
RIP Bernard Hill, you played Theoden so well
R.I.P. Bernard Hill you absolute LEGEND!
Today I am here to hear him again and to admire him for giving us this scene that stayed in my mind !!! Rest in Peace Bernard Hill...
R.I.P Bernard
This scene gives me chills everytime. The Theme of Rohan playing solemnly, the King's speech of glory and death, the cries to battle as the charge is made. This is what made Return of the King amazing, in a movie full of amazing scenes. That moment as the sun breaks the haze and din of war, and on the hill a forest of spears and gleaming helms, the tramp of warhorses and all eyes turn to face it in bewilderment. Love. This. Scene.
VikingFyre always come back to read this comment, beautifully worded
Dude that is deep
VikingFyre can’t believe people thought winterfell would top this
Kirb Smash I mean it could of if it was actually made well like it was anticipated to be but instead we were given that shite
@@ruairiwilkinson2129 yeah
RIP Bernard Hill
RIP King.
Love how many came to see this awesome scene once again and pay respects to Bernard Hill rest in peace king Théoden
😢🙏
“My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed.” RIP Bernard Hill, Theoden, King of Rohan.
Shout out to the horses who carried their warriors with courage and valor.
check out "Cavalry" by Mandolon Orange, absolutely gorgeous song about war horses
And the one who continued on without his rider
This
And to the CIG specialists.
RIP King Theoden.
God bless Mr. Bernard Hill 💔 Reast in peace... Thank you 🕯️
17 years later I still get misty eyed when Theoden yells the word “death!” during this scene. I mean not only yells it, proclaims it! And how his men follow him in saying it. Like the Spartans, embracing death as they ride into battle. It hits deep…
Same. I watched this trilogy as a young teen and just finished watching again at 29 years old. This scene made me tear up.
same here! My neighbours hate me...because sometimes I catch myself yelling "DEATH"
Dude I cry to this day when i rewatch this scene lol. It's just so damn epic.
He is an actual warrior-king
I’m so glad that people are still talking about these movies
RIP, King.
You will not be forgotten, my king.
Watching this after hearing Bernard Hill died "RIDE TO RUIN!"
Rip King Thèoden
Rest in Peace, Bernard Hill.
Easily one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
R.I.P. Bernard Hill. What a magnificent performance.
RIP Bernard Hill 😢💔. Thank you for the strength and majesty of this performance.
Rest well lord theoden. Thank you for making our childhood wonderful
Here after hearing Bernard Hill passing 🙏🕊️ RIP mighty king
Had to come back to watch after hearing of his passing. Hail!
Same. He will be missed.
Rest in Peace King and Captain.
RIP King. Hail the Victorious Dead!
Rest in Peace, Theoden King!!
Rest In Peace King Theoden!
RIP one fantastic man
King!!!
We lost one of the greatest icons of our childhood. You will be forever missed. R.I.P
RIP a movie legend.
Rest In Peace, KING