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Some of the kings of Rohan :)
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It's not like I have any super defined ideas on this, but I think there's some sweet unexplored ground in the relationship between Éomer and Lothíriel, and how their respective peoples explain the world.
I mean, Rohirrim and their ancestors never took part in the events of the First and Second Ages, and only beccome players during the Third Age. Entire centuries have gone by without them being involved in the grand drama of Middle-earth. One may assume they've heard something about the wars of Beleriand and Númenor the Valar and such - they do hold Oromë in reverence and believe that he brought the ancestors of mearas to Middle-earth - but it's very possible that they have a more or less different idea of how the history of the world has gone down until the War of the Ring than Lothíriel's people in Dol Amroth do.
Sure, they've learnt what they would from Gondor during the alliance between the two kingdoms, but it's bound to be somewhat different from what Gondorians believe. I expect it's some version of their previous knowledge combined or supplemented with what they've heard from their allies. I mean, people don't tend to change their whole worldview at once, they're more likely to add new information to their existing understanding as far as it complements it. Rohirrim's conception of the Elves (and the Golden Wood in particular) seems to attest to this. For them, the Elvish folk has become something strange and dangerous. One may ask: what other things about the history of Middle-earth have altered in their understanding?
And then there's of course the nature of the history of Middle-earth as adapted and translated texts. Gondorians probably have access to very different sources than what Bilbo, the progenitor of the Red Book of Westmarch, did in Rivendell. Dol Amroth might even have more close records of Númenor's history, because the city was established before the Downfall.
But anyway, I think it's safe to say that Lothíriel would have a certain understanding of history and it would be in some ways different than what Éomer, a man raised in an oral culture, would have. It's a very interesting point of difference between them, I think!
in this house, we ride with Théoden. Forth Eorlingas!
Day 15 of Tolkientober: Precious
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An Early Morning in Meduseld
“Milord, what would you have done if the One Ring had come to you?”
Éomer’s spoon stopped halfway to his mouth, and he raised his brow to stare at her.
Next him stood Tildra, the middle-aged woman in charge of the Meduseld kitchens, drying her hands with the towel tied to her belt.
Not even a week ago, he had returned from Minas Tirith to arrange for his Uncle’s funeral. In a few days, he would leave for the White City again, this time with a golden bier to carry him home for the last time.
It was barely morning, and after another sleepless night, Éomer had gone to the kitchens for an early breakfast. He would have cooked something himself, but somehow Tildra was always awake.
some much needed Eomer/Lothiriel 💕
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"Arise, arise riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields 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!
Death!
Death!
Death!
Forth Eorlingas!"
~ Theoden King, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Riders of Rohan (The Lord of the Rings) 2022
"The Ride of the Rohirrim"
2023
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.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
Not much that I can say about this scene that hasn't been said already. One of the most powerful, enduring moments of hope not just in Lord of the Rings, but in the whole of cinema history, made all the more so by the fact that it's not coming from a magical, supernatural source, but from Men showing up for other Men. An epic, beautiful, cathartic scene.
I remember seeing the film for the first time, I was so immersed in this battle I had quite forgotten that help was on its way. The horns blew, and I didn't know what that meant; the silhouettes appeared in the horizon, and I still didn't know what was going on. Only when the iconic, beautiful Rohan soundtrack started to slowly roll in, I finally realized what was happening, and felt my heart swelling to twice its size. It still does to this day.
