Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden! 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! — Theoden giving his speech before the battle
I’m still listening to the unabridged Lord of the Rings, mostly during my commute. I listened to a large chunk of The Two Towers while flying to and from New Zealand. I’ve really enjoyed the build up to the coming battles. Like Pippin, I felt the crush of inaction and looked for the relief of some starting blow.
Here’s to clean starts!
