A lot of people seem to dislike the pace of this, like it's too fast. I personally love it, I find it very fitting for a cavalry charge and a big battle, abrupt, impending, rushed.
@kian henninger Well when I wrote this I came from a reddit post that had a lot of people comment on the pace. Out of the three or four comments this very video had back then one did also coment on it. And prefering a slower pace is no reason for most people to give a dislike to this video so yeah... Not a very appropriate situation to be a smartass about it
Yeah I was surprised about that when I first started reading the books but then I realized battle being drawn out is better on screen, I can't see how you could do it well for every battle in a book
not realy AI can only immitate the sound of a voice it cannot predict what streses he wold have put where or how he would have said different things.@@galaxydeathskrill5607
Hi, @filipposme ! I love the way you did this. Perfect timing in the music, and stills actually work better than moving shots. They enhance the Professor's reading instead of detracting attention from it. Because of reasons, I'm currenty working on my own translation of LotR into Swedish, and I was wondering: is there any chance I could "borrow" this film of yours and put it on my own YT channel, with added Swedish subtitles? With full reference to you as the creator of the clip, obviously. It would be sort of a test drive for my translation, to see how it works in context, in one of my absolute favourite passages.
At last he halted once again. The City was now nearer. A smell of burning was in the air and a very shadow of death. The horses were uneasy. But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread. He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age. Merry himself felt as if a great weight of horror and doubt had settled on him. His heart beat slowly. Time seemed poised in uncertainty. They were too late! Too late was worse than never! Perhaps Théoden would quail, bow his old head, turn, slink away to hide in the hills. 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 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 straightway 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 his 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 tire 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 the darkness was removed, and the hosts 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. - Lord of the Rings, Book V, Chapter V: Ride of the Rohirrim.
@kian henninger The Lord of the Rings consists in 6 "books" (something like great chapters): 2 for The Fellowship of the Ring, 2 for The Two Towers and 2 for The Return of the King. All of the three books, therefore, are divided into two parts, called books.
@kian henninger "The three volumes were titled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Structurally, the work is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material at the end. Some editions print the entire work into a single volume, following the author's original intent." (Wikipedia)
Worth noting that two people in the Legendarium were compared to Orome. Fingolfin, mightiest of the High Kings of the Noldor riding in wrath to Angband after the Battle of Sudden Flame in such might and terror that even Morgoth feared to take his challenge and then Theoden, a mortal man.
@@TheIsopulsein a way that's true, but at the same time, being a professor of literature specializing in epic poems and songs. This is how it's meant to be read. Like a bard telling the story in the world way. He's doing it like this for a very specific reason
In '78, I did this same mix with background music by John Williams from the original Star Wars. This is tons better. This is exquisite. and oh my god I can still recite the whole thing. Jesus christ that man could write. AND recite. He was like the skalds of old.
"He was like the skalds of old." He would have taken that as the greatest compliment anyone could have ever given him. That is exactly what he was trying to emulate.
His writing, his choice of words fill you with joy, glory and a deep sadness all at once The man could write with such Gravitas The Lord of The Rings honestly changed my life
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.
This was way more emotional than i thought it would be I've watched the movies and read the books way more times than i can count But to actually hear this in Tolkien's voice is a completely different experience. 😊😊
Tolkien's reading was available on a pack of multiple LP records, I recall seeing them at a public library, but decided not to borrow them, making do with the worn paperback translation at home, with the Gondor map on the back cover.
Pure magic to hear the read by Tolkien himself. The music was muted beautifully as well, it was indeed just enough to support the narration without being distracting… well done.
Because Tolkien lived it, during WW1. He faced the odds, he saw the cavalry, potentially even seen them charge. And he watched those around him being fed to the machine of war. With a love for the elder days would you not give some form of honour to the bravery of those men?
I would've looked this up so long ago if I knew this existed. I love this. He's channeling his own history and his own story. I wish he got to view Peter's trilogy.
To me he reads it almost like he didn’t write it. Reminds me of when my dad would read stories to my sisters and myself: when the tone of the story was humorous or silly he’d add in his own pauses, goofy voices, be very rubato with his tempo. But when the story was serious, he would just speak in his normal voice. No added animation, just himself. Tolkien reads like the story was written well before his time, like he’s citing it now once again to a younger counterpart to emphasize a point about having courage or having hope in bleak times. I always read this story that way, like it’s more about the lessons than the actual story itself. It doesn’t need to be slowed for effect, it doesn’t need to be animated, it just needs to be him telling me to have fierce courage in my own life.
It was the sound of the evil enchantments on the battering ram finally breaking down the gates. The timeline of the battle is a tad different in the movies and books.
It is almost by accident that we have this reading. Tolkien was retrieving a copy of the manuscript from a friend in 1952, and the friend had this new-fangled toy, a tape recorder. JRRT was curious about how it worked, and after a brief demonstration (Tolkien jocularly spoke an invocation in Gothic to dispel evil spirits) he recorded some passages from LotR and also the newly-revised 'Riddles in the Dark' chapter of 'The Hobbit; he had never heard his voice recorded before. A chance-meeting, as we say in Middle-earth.
@@emprahsfinest7092 They would have done as well as they could if they made six movies because there are six books in the lotr book. And Christopher Tolkien comment is not a feeling, but a fact. Also J.R.R. Tolkien would agree with everything that he said. Just read Tolkien's notes on good filmmaking vs bad filmmaking. I am part of the 1% of the audiences who is calling this out because I am so tired of the 99% saying that Hackson's lotr bollywood trilogy with identity politics is the best trilogy ever, but then complain that we have Catwoman, Captain Marvel, Disney's Star Wars, etc.
@@LewisChristisonVids The reason why you also hate all of the songs is because of social media, the machine in general, and because of our culture being so Americanized. And every single one of them are actually beautiful because we escape from the world/politics and sin in general, just like with, for example, Tolkien's descriptions in The Shadow of the Past, Tom Bombadil, and Council of Elrond chapters, and his details when writing about nature. It is just like whenever people look at Medieval/Christians Paintings, too. It is also just like whenever we repent, forgive ourselves and others, and have faith while keeping the commandments. It is also when us Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints go to the Temple to escape from the world. All of the songs are all one of the most important themes in the entire book because they talk about each of the character's histories. And the sad songs actually make the readers happier than if they were just happy. This all relates to real life because we progress when we have trials. Satan's plan, however, was for all of Heavenly Father's children to come back to heaven without sinning. And, yet, you also argue that Jackson's lotr trilogy is the best of all time because it won Oscars. Okay... so did Titanic and Black Panther.
@@LewisChristisonVids If that is true that the songs would make all of the movies worse, then why do millennials, and basically every member, actually want to go to church to sing hymns and learn about Christ, instead of the modern crap that is in our culture? And, by your foolish argument, then why do so most people around the world look at sunrises and sunsets? It is because they believe that there is a hope for a better future. With Tolkien's lotr poems, we learn about the rise and fall of nature, of man, and of nations in general. And America will be the last country to fall because, again, the majority of us cowardly accept the greatest country in the world to be so Americanized beyond comprehension.
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A lot of people seem to dislike the pace of this, like it's too fast. I personally love it, I find it very fitting for a cavalry charge and a big battle, abrupt, impending, rushed.
This is slow for Tolkien, lol. He speaks very fast.
@kian henninger Well when I wrote this I came from a reddit post that had a lot of people comment on the pace. Out of the three or four comments this very video had back then one did also coment on it. And prefering a slower pace is no reason for most people to give a dislike to this video so yeah... Not a very appropriate situation to be a smartass about it
Yeah I was surprised about that when I first started reading the books but then I realized battle being drawn out is better on screen, I can't see how you could do it well for every battle in a book
The people that don't like the man himself reading this passage can go #$%@ themselves.
It simply perfect
Man, this makes me really disappointed that we never got a full recording of Tolkien reading the LotR trilogy.
Can't ai help somehow? Is it even possible...at least we have interviews and readings
@@galaxydeathskrill5607 I mean I guess, but it just wouldn’t be the same.
@@galaxydeathskrill5607 it wouldnt be tolkien reading,beside he wasnt a great friend of technology so i doubt he would like it
@@galaxydeathskrill5607 totally. with AI voice you can get the voice of anyone reading anything these days
not realy AI can only immitate the sound of a voice it cannot predict what streses he wold have put where or how he would have said different things.@@galaxydeathskrill5607
With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder
Hi, @filipposme ! I love the way you did this. Perfect timing in the music, and stills actually work better than moving shots. They enhance the Professor's reading instead of detracting attention from it.
Because of reasons, I'm currenty working on my own translation of LotR into Swedish, and I was wondering: is there any chance I could "borrow" this film of yours and put it on my own YT channel, with added Swedish subtitles? With full reference to you as the creator of the clip, obviously. It would be sort of a test drive for my translation, to see how it works in context, in one of my absolute favourite passages.
At last he halted once again. The City was now nearer. A smell of burning was in the air and a very shadow of death. The horses were uneasy. But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread. He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age. Merry himself felt as if a great weight of horror and doubt had settled on him. His heart beat slowly. Time seemed poised in uncertainty. They were too late! Too late was worse than never! Perhaps Théoden would quail, bow his old head, turn, slink away to hide in the hills.
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 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 straightway 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 his 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 tire 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 the darkness was removed, and the hosts 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.
- Lord of the Rings, Book V, Chapter V: Ride of the Rohirrim.
@kian henninger The Lord of the Rings consists in 6 "books" (something like great chapters): 2 for The Fellowship of the Ring, 2 for The Two Towers and 2 for The Return of the King. All of the three books, therefore, are divided into two parts, called books.
@kian henninger "The three volumes were titled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Structurally, the work is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material at the end. Some editions print the entire work into a single volume, following the author's original intent." (Wikipedia)
thank you!
@kian henninger Each book; Fellowship, Two Towers, and Return of the King are split into 2 books each.
"Too late was worse than never" , Only a Soldier know what this means
i think i know what it means
Are you a soldier?
no@@jewelrana9910
I can guess
how?@@themithrildane3941
Worth noting that two people in the Legendarium were compared to Orome. Fingolfin, mightiest of the High Kings of the Noldor riding in wrath to Angband after the Battle of Sudden Flame in such might and terror that even Morgoth feared to take his challenge and then Theoden, a mortal man.
the movie gives me goosebumps. the book gives me goosebumps. what an incredible story and world.
You are so right...utterly brilliant.
God, I wish Tolkien did a full length audiobook recording. His voice makes the story sound even more compelling. He’s a natural storyteller.
I would imagine there are enough samples to create an AI version. I bet Tolkien would hate me for when saying that
When he taught Beowulf he would perform it instead of just reading it
Just chills. What a gift he gave the world.
DAY SHALL COME AGAIN.
The Nirnaeth and the Pelennor might be the best of his writings.
Seventy times he uttered that cry.
Aurë entuluva!
FANTASTIC!!!! Best Book Ever, Best Film Ever, Best Author Ever!!!!!
so true
Just gonna say this.
This is how the creator reads it. This is how it was meant to be read.
The more I've learned about tolkin, the more I think he would have encouraged every person to think about the work in their own way.
@@TheIsopulsein a way that's true, but at the same time, being a professor of literature specializing in epic poems and songs. This is how it's meant to be read. Like a bard telling the story in the world way. He's doing it like this for a very specific reason
I can’t read that fast lol
@@jon62ify just saying he spoke it perfectly
Thank you
In '78, I did this same mix with background music by John Williams from the original Star Wars. This is tons better. This is exquisite. and oh my god I can still recite the whole thing. Jesus christ that man could write. AND recite. He was like the skalds of old.
"He was like the skalds of old." He would have taken that as the greatest compliment anyone could have ever given him. That is exactly what he was trying to emulate.
I would love to hear your recitation of this writing!
His writing, his choice of words fill you with joy, glory and a deep sadness all at once
The man could write with such Gravitas
The Lord of The Rings honestly changed my life
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.
I love the way he said "a great boom" at 1:13
This was way more emotional than i thought it would be
I've watched the movies and read the books way more times than i can count
But to actually hear this in Tolkien's voice is a completely different experience. 😊😊
What an absolute gem, to have him read it. Oh god, it's wonderful!
And you edited the music into it so well!
Tolkien's reading was available on a pack of multiple LP records, I recall seeing them at a public library, but decided not to borrow them, making do with the worn paperback translation at home, with the Gondor map on the back cover.
“He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age… perhaps Theoden would quail, bow his old head, turn, sink away to hide in the hills”
Pure magic to hear the read by Tolkien himself. The music was muted beautifully as well, it was indeed just enough to support the narration without being distracting… well done.
Aure Entuluva!!!
Day shall come again!!
72 times he uttered that cry...
This is sacred.
I don’t know how many times I’ve read this but I have goosebumps listening to him read it
RIP Bernard Hill
Brings tears to the eyes.
Why is it sending chills down my spine?
Because it's beautiful and horrible and terribly sad and incredibly heroic all at once.
Also it's the Master himself reading his own prose
@@peterstedman6140 oooh never have i seen facts written beautifully in such compact form. Thank you
Because Tolkien lived it, during WW1.
He faced the odds, he saw the cavalry, potentially even seen them charge. And he watched those around him being fed to the machine of war.
With a love for the elder days would you not give some form of honour to the bravery of those men?
I would've looked this up so long ago if I knew this existed. I love this. He's channeling his own history and his own story. I wish he got to view Peter's trilogy.
I wish the Rohirrim sang as they slew in the movies. It would have been utterly chilling.
Everytime i see it, i read or i hear it.. goosebumps. The ride of the Rohirrim is one of the most epic moment in literature and movies.
This video will forever make me feel amazing ❤❤
"Morning lay beyond them..."
Day shall come again!
After listening to this, I suddenly grew more chest hair, got married to the wench at my local tavern, and am milking my goats at this very moment.
Damn
I just hit an orc with a cast iron after this.
to me this seems to hearken back to the 17th century siege of Vienna which ended with the largest cavalry charge in history
0 dislikes... Tolkien fans
My God this is INCREDIBLE
notice the "rd" sound that he makes in Sword and Red....purely old English. But this was missing in movie. They used British Accent.
To me he reads it almost like he didn’t write it. Reminds me of when my dad would read stories to my sisters and myself: when the tone of the story was humorous or silly he’d add in his own pauses, goofy voices, be very rubato with his tempo. But when the story was serious, he would just speak in his normal voice. No added animation, just himself. Tolkien reads like the story was written well before his time, like he’s citing it now once again to a younger counterpart to emphasize a point about having courage or having hope in bleak times. I always read this story that way, like it’s more about the lessons than the actual story itself. It doesn’t need to be slowed for effect, it doesn’t need to be animated, it just needs to be him telling me to have fierce courage in my own life.
Goosebumps throughout the video
You are so right! That is exactly how I felt too!
Great edit. Love it
Extraordinary!
The three dislikes are George RR Martin, JK Rowling, and Sauron.
I thought GRRM likes LOTR, does he not?
@@mikespearwood3914 Once upon a time, but his ego has definitely changed how he feels. ruclips.net/video/5K3H-FjEhkw/видео.html
Tolkien would have loved Phil Dragash's narration of this scene.
Can you really imagine what a SIX THOUSAND-HORSE Cavalry Charge would Genuinely sound like??
Personally, I'd say FKN SCARY!!!
The real life inspiration for this, the 1683 Siege of Vienna, was a charge of 18,000.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna
@@scottm8292god damn you beat me to it, I was gonna mention that as well
"A score of scores counted ten times and five".
Imagine, that it will be soon and probably some aftificial inteligence will be able to make the whole LotR audiobook like this.
For me that would be awesome, but Tolkien would probably be rolling in his grave. That was not what he wanted.
Too late was worse than never
I'm totally getting AI to help me make Tolkien's voice my GPS navigator.
This is amazing...wow
There was a full video of this reading, it was blocked... riders of Theo, riders of jesus against the darkness that falls upon
Fey he seemed or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins.
3 orcs have seen this video
As a son of Achim Hudea, son of Joachim Hudea, son of Medias, Transilvanian region.
I am not worthy.
What is the "great boom"? It wasn't literal lightning
It was the sound of the evil enchantments on the battering ram finally breaking down the gates. The timeline of the battle is a tad different in the movies and books.
❤❤❤❤
If only Tolkien had read all his books
It is almost by accident that we have this reading. Tolkien was retrieving a copy of the manuscript from a friend in 1952, and the friend had this new-fangled toy, a tape recorder. JRRT was curious about how it worked, and after a brief demonstration (Tolkien jocularly spoke an invocation in Gothic to dispel evil spirits) he recorded some passages from LotR and also the newly-revised 'Riddles in the Dark' chapter of 'The Hobbit; he had never heard his voice recorded before.
A chance-meeting, as we say in Middle-earth.
Death!
👍🏻💖😌🤓
The music is a bit too loud
Impossible. The ride of the rohirrim is never loud enough
Its still inferior to the power of Tolkien's voice
I know his son has a different opinion of the movies, but i think JRR would have loved them. Especially this scene.
I think they did as well as you could possibly do tbh.
@@emprahsfinest7092 They would have done as well as they could if they made six movies because there are six books in the lotr book. And Christopher Tolkien comment is not a feeling, but a fact. Also J.R.R. Tolkien would agree with everything that he said. Just read Tolkien's notes on good filmmaking vs bad filmmaking.
I am part of the 1% of the audiences who is calling this out because I am so tired of the 99% saying that Hackson's lotr bollywood trilogy with identity politics is the best trilogy ever, but then complain that we have Catwoman, Captain Marvel, Disney's Star Wars, etc.
@@saberhamlinconmaverickknud4821 A LOTR Bollywood trilogy would be pretty interesting, not gonna lie. We'd at least have all the songs intact.
@@LewisChristisonVids The reason why you also hate all of the songs is because of social media, the machine in general, and because of our culture being so Americanized. And every single one of them are actually beautiful because we escape from the world/politics and sin in general, just like with, for example, Tolkien's descriptions in The Shadow of the Past, Tom Bombadil, and Council of Elrond chapters, and his details when writing about nature.
It is just like whenever people look at Medieval/Christians Paintings, too. It is also just like whenever we repent, forgive ourselves and others, and have faith while keeping the commandments. It is also when us Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints go to the Temple to escape from the world. All of the songs are all one of the most important themes in the entire book because they talk about each of the character's histories. And the sad songs actually make the readers happier than if they were just happy. This all relates to real life because we progress when we have trials. Satan's plan, however, was for all of Heavenly Father's children to come back to heaven without sinning.
And, yet, you also argue that Jackson's lotr trilogy is the best of all time because it won Oscars. Okay... so did Titanic and Black Panther.
@@LewisChristisonVids If that is true that the songs would make all of the movies worse, then why do millennials, and basically every member, actually want to go to church to sing hymns and learn about Christ, instead of the modern crap that is in our culture? And, by your foolish argument, then why do so most people around the world look at sunrises and sunsets? It is because they believe that there is a hope for a better future.
With Tolkien's lotr poems, we learn about the rise and fall of nature, of man, and of nations in general. And America will be the last country to fall because, again, the majority of us cowardly accept the greatest country in the world to be so Americanized beyond comprehension.
Playback speed 0.75x ... perfection!
Ten hobbit👣
Sounds like he's commentating a horse race lol
Damn slow down professor you’re rushing through the best parts
It would have been so much better if you showed illustrations of The Ride of the Rohirrim, and had Chance Thomas's lotro RotR Theme.