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Was Bilbo Baggins the Most Important Person of the Third Age?🧵 On Bilbo's birthday, let us take a look at the argument that puts Bilbo atop the list of heroes of the Third Age.

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Many folks do not realize that Professor Tolkien was an accomplished painter in addition to his other, better known, skills. I would like to highlight some of his works and hopefully inspire you to investigate them further. Please scroll through this thread and get to know

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@MythoAmerica Innocence is a beautiful thing.

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Gandalf & Sauron: A Comparison in Virtue 🧵 Gandalf and Sauron were pitted against each other to determine who would have supremacy in Middle Earth during the Third Age. Tolkien did a brilliant job of demonstrating the opposing virtues and vices epitomized by each. Let’s look

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Three Christ Figures in Lord of the Rings Tolkien was very candid regarding his worldview behind The Lord of the Rings: “The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.” Though his writing

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Tolkien’s Art Imitates Real Life🧵 Were you aware that many of Tolkien’s iconic settings in Middle Earth were likely inspired by real world locations? Let us examine a few!

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If Tolkien taught us anything, it is that the great evils afflicting society today cannot be defeated with power. The moral order will be restored by the little, everyday things we all are called to practice: patience with our children, charity to our neighbors, the courage to

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The Shire is arguably the ideal for our society to pursue. “I look East, West, North, South, and I do not see Sauron; but I see that Saruman has many descendants. We Hobbits have against them no magic weapons. Yet, my gentlehobbits, I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May

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Lord of the Rings Characters who are too Often Overlooked🧵 Peter Jackson's trilogy, though imperfect, captures much of the magic of Tolkien's writings. However, the characters that Jackson chose to omit have had an impact on which ones are discussed or ignored in conversation

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@Kahlissee The Zionist contempt for Gentiles is so overt, and yet so many, including many Christians, refuse to acknowledge it.

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@Sachinettiyil So how are his actions not considered libel and this a hate crime?

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Caritas as the Ideal in Tolkien's World 🧵 Christianity was the driving force behind Tolkien's worldview as shown in his writings, in particular in Lord of the Rings. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians that the greatest of the Theological Virtues is love, or charity. Those

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@Sachinettiyil They came to live, He came to die.

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Elrond, a Thread Reflection on the life of Elrond reveals a saga that has seen mighty highs and devastating lows. Let us take a look at just a few of the harrowing events of the world that this Elf-Lord lived through and endured. 1/6

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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. JRRT

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Bree: A Thread to the Underappreciated Town of the North Quaint country folk inhabit the Village of Bree, a small town along the ancient Greenway in the old kingdom of Arnor. Hidden in plain site, it serves as Tolkien's launchpad for the great adventures and ultimate successes

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@ChivalryGuild That’s a great analogy. Our hearts our restless until they rest in the Lord as is said. Endless hedonism will yield us nothing.

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@Sachinettiyil Great story! The Rockefellers tried to subvert the Church’s teaching on contraception because they feared large, Catholic families challenging the WASP class.

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Did you know that Tolkien started writing a sequel to Lord of the Rings? 🧵 Though unfinished, Tolkien began writing a sequel entitled The New Shadow. It proved so discouraging that he abandoned the project. Let's look it over.

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@Kahlissee It is thus illegal for the US to provide arms to Israel. Biden should be held accountable.

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@ChivalryGuild If that’s his opinion, I don’t think he understands Tolkien’s world in the least. Gandalf, as more of an angelic entity, wasn’t dead in the mortal sense, just dead to this world. He was sent back to finish his job and then depart. Seems pretty sound to me.

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@Kahlissee Perhaps this will influence some change. The donors have too much control over academia.

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The innocence of a child, but the virtue of a knight? “One tiny Hobbit against all the evil the world could muster. A sane being would have given up, but Samwise burned with a magnificent madness, a glowing obsession to surmount every obstacle, to find Frodo, destroy the Ring,

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Smaug guards his treasure within the Lonely Mountain. His eyes are open and Bilbo is stealthily approaching the pile of gold. Take note of the bones scattered about.

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@DrLoupis Zionism is a racist ideology and no one will talk about it.

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@Sachinettiyil This is why I reject the pro-abortion arguments of abortion being a necessary evil when the baby is unhealthy. We are capable of much, and nature is amazing at its ability to heal.

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Bilbo rides a barrel down towards Laketown. Thorin and company are concealed inside the barrels awaiting liberation.

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This is Ted Nasmith's depiction of Boromir's last stand. As per usual with Nasmith, it is faithful to the source material whilst offering tremendous detail and originality. We can see Merry and Pippin engaging the enemy as best they can; their blades are blood stained.

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@Kahlissee And the US has the nerve to suggest that the IDF has not violated any international laws.

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I love this depiction of the Argonath by Ted Nasmith. The rapids are very fierce as one approaches by water and the elevation of the statues above the river enhances their menacing sternness.

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Gondor in the Latter Third Age: A Land Under Permanent Assault As discussed throughout Tolkien’s writings, Gondor during the latter third of the Third Age was a kingdom in decline. Population stagnation and eventual decrease plagued the land as young men were hurried into the

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Tolkien believed this strongly and his characters emulated this principle. “Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.” J. R. R. Tolkien

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The professor’s sense of moral duty. It reminds me of something Gandalf would say. “Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might

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Beautiful rendering of Hobbiton. We can see the last road setting out from Bag End atop the hill at Bagshot Row.

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@Kahlissee How many western outlets have reported on this? I’m guessing none.

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I realize that we are in an election year, but if you walk away from The Lord of the Rings thinking that a tax policy's absence is a major oversight, then you missed the point of the entire masterpiece.

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@Kahlissee And that pretty much sums up the conflict.

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@Kahlissee How is this even possible?

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Cause we should read this regularly: All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring;

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@Kahlissee If those are unreasonable demands, then the IDF literally is run by criminals.

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@ChivalryGuild Instead of Plato's philosopher king, Faramir is the educated captain. He does embody the classical meaning of the word, "meek". He is deadly with a sword, but only uses it when absolutely necessary: in defense of his homeland.

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@LogoSimian Good comment on this. Apparently Tolkien deciding not to include pornography in his works makes them incomplete.

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

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Trolls await the arrival of Thorin as he seeks to liberate his comrades from sacks. Gandalf will soon be by to put an end to all this mischief.

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The war made me poignantly aware of the beauty of the world. J. R. R. Tolkien

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@Kahlissee Zionism, in application, is inherently racist as it seeks to eradicate any and all opposition.

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Rivendell, the Last Homely House - I feel as though this set the inspiration for the films given the position of the house, the river, and layout of the valley.

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A proactive apology to the French and refrigerator companies. “I am in fact a Hobbit in all but size. I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking; I like, and even dare to wear in these

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Mr. Bilbo Baggins smoking his pipe in the foyer of Bag End. The view from the front door and the coziness of the hole make it look like a most desirable place to live.

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The Gates of Moria: we can see the trees flanking the gate and the dark pool containing the Watcher creeping towards the gate.

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He could laugh at anybody, but most of all at himself, and his complete lack of any sense of dignity could and often did make him behave like a riotous schoolboy. At a New Year’s Eve party in the nineteen-thirties he would don an Icelandic sheepskin hearthrug and paint his face

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“The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart.” J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.584, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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@Kahlissee Zionists are threatened by anyone who wants peace. They have equal contempt for Muslims and Christians.

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Boromir is such a relatable character. He strives after great ideals but struggles at the final test. And yet, even after failure, he rises again and dies in defense of his friends. He fits the classic definition of a saint as “…a sinner that never gives up”. “We are

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The Elven King's Gate - Thranduil, and I suppose Legolas, are withing.

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@Sachinettiyil How many times did the media accurately report what the shoes meant? Virtually never; I had no idea what they meant for the longest time. Thanks for sharing this with us!

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Happy Coronation Day to the exiled king.

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There is a place called ‘heaven’ where the good here unfinished is completed; and where the stories unwritten, and the hopes unfulfilled, are continued. We may laugh together yet. JRRT

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A beautiful way of articulating the ultimate futility of wickedness. Let us remember this and hope for better days ahead regardless of how decadent our society grows. “evil labours with vast power and perpetual success - in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected

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@Sachinettiyil @EvaVlaar @Tammy1Peterson @RealCandaceO This has to be, in part, from the legacy of John Paul II’s Culture of Life.

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There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go. JRRT

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@Kahlissee Again, the IDF has no respect for human life.

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This was the argument that greatly contribute to C.S. Lewis’ conversion. We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed only by

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@Rothmus The level of western education is truly tragic these days

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@Sachinettiyil That was a simply epic quote. Would that he was in a position of power.

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@Kahlissee It’s sad that White House rhetoric has softened towards Palestine, but the weapons keep pouring into Israel.

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@Kahlissee It’s so overt. Israel isn’t trying to hide its contempt for international law and basic, human decency.

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Even in “myth” we are made in the image and likeness of God. “Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life.” J. R. R. Tolkien

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@Sachinettiyil @jordanbpeterson @Tammy1Peterson He’s on the doorstep. Congratulations to Tammy!

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Some Sunday encouragement as we hope for life beyond this world. “Not all that have fallen are vanquished.” J. R. R. Tolkien

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The truest form of Chivalry. “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him” -G.K. Chesterton

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@Kahlissee This should spark moral indignation and calls for a cease fire.

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St. Edward's Church The striking, Medieval church has stood for over one thousand years. Tolkien would have encountered it, potentially many times throughout his life.

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We can achieve a final victory, because as Tolkien describes it, death is our great hope. “Not all that have fallen are vanquished.” J. R. R. Tolkien

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Meek Humility Versus Prideful Power Both Gandalf and Sauron were Maiar meaning they had essentially the same wieldable power. Nevertheless, both exhibited powers differently. Gandalf was a humble, old man. He was meek and never showed his powers unless necessary. The hobbits

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For Tolkien, even the partial truths found in mythology relate back to man’s real origin and fall from grace. “There cannot be any 'story' without a fall - all stories are ultimately about the fall - at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.” J.R.R. Tolkien

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“Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.69, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Tolkien truly poured himself into his work, his children providing the chief motivation. It should come as no wonder, therefore, that his development of Middle Earth was accompanied by an outpouring of such lovely art. May we be mindful of the need to empty ourselves into what

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Tolkien’s writings reveal that evil is inherently self-destructive as it can only imitate, not create. “Often does hatred hurt itself.” J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.571, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Tolkien's Warning: Corporatism and the Decline of Chivalry🧵 As the War of the Ring drew to an end and the four, brave hobbits returned to their beloved Shire, things were not as they should have been. The once peaceful land of the halflings had been turned into a sort of labor

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Tolkien's Missing Characters🧵 Many of Tolkien's heroic characters were omitted from Jackson's films. Lest they be forgotten, let us review some of the most noteworthy.

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The older I get, the more I trust the wisdom of my ancestors. “Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.” J. R. R. Tolkien

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@Kahlissee I do get frustrated by the folks acting like all was fair and just before Hamas attacked on 10/7. There has been decades of murder and oppression committed by the IDF against the Palestinians.

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Virtue Versus Vice As St. Augustine said, “A man has as many masters as he has vices”. Those who followed the nefarious path of Sauron took on a very wicked master as they embraced sin. Gandalf never sought to dominate anyone, and his path led to freedom. The main difference,

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I've always loved this interpretation of Gondolin by Ted Nasmith. The scale of the city, the flying eagles, waterways, and bridge really create the right mood. The mountains surrounding the secret city also enhance the mysterious tone of the elven realm.

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@Sachinettiyil @griptmedia I couldn’t agree more. The explanation for stopping the blessings is obviously false, but what good will come of prohibiting blessing the planes? Ireland needs to rise up and reclaim itself.

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“The world in indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”

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“After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth'.” J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.147, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Great translation, definitely worth a read:

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“I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds.” -J. R. R. Tolkien

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@Kahlissee Just War Principles mandate proportional response when fighting in self defense. Whatever Israel's argument may be, it is completely invalidated by the carnage and destruction they've caused to the people of Gaza.

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@PetriOP @Sachinettiyil Power and career over truth. The fact the bishops won’t stand up to him is sad.

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Christ's Resurrection in Tolkien's World 🧵 I have written before regarding the Christ-types in Lord of the Rings. Frodo embodies the priest, Gandalf the prophet, and Aragorn the king. It is important to note that each also went through their own death and resurrection as part

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Good quote to explain Tolkien’s views on despair and death. To despair is irrational because we cannot know the future beyond doubt and death is our great hope. “In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond

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@JehadAbusalim The damage from this ongoing genocide will endure for generations.

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@ChivalryGuild I’m always inspired by the courage of the few standing against many.

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Live your life one day at a time and take joy in that. Let the unseen days be. Today is more than enough. JRRT

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@Sachinettiyil We’re living in dark days, but the media pretends we’re at the height of Western Civilization, as we approach the abyss.

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@lporiginalg As Tolkien would say, evil can only imitate, not create beauty. Hollywood is a wicked society that promotes rejection of beauty.

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You have to understand the good in things, to detect the real evil. JRRT

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Mount St. Michel Home to a famous 1000 year old abbey off the coast of Normandy, this community is credited with inspiring Minas Tirith.

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“Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden! Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!” J. R. R. Tolkien

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