Battle Cry


Return to Middle-earth for a thrilling tale of an ancient feud and discover how the site of an epic battle gained the name Helm’s Deep.

Article Published on 28.10.2024

Words Chloe Howard

With Frodo, Sam, and Gollum sneaking to Mordor, it’s left to Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf to lead the people of Rohan’s defiant stand against Saruman’s Uruk-hai army at the infamous battle of Helm’s Deep – now one of the greatest sequences in cinema history.

At this same location, but almost two-hundred years before the iconic, critically-acclaimed, and beloved The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, another epic, action-packed story of enemies, revenge, and heroism unfolds.

When Dunlending Prince Wulf’s proposal of marriage to Héra, the daughter of Rohirrim King Helm Hammerhand, is rejected and his own father killed in the process, he vows to get his revenge. His word is kept as he launches a surprise attack on the stronghold of Hornburg, causing King Helm and his people to fight for their freedom. Héra, another independent and feisty Middle-earth maiden like Galadrial, Arwen, and Éowyn, takes it upon herself to fight for her kingdom and lead the resistance army against a friend-turned-enemy.

Acclaimed anime director Kenji Kamiyama, in his distinctive style of stunning Japanese animation, and a voice cast including Brian Cox, Luke Pasqualino, and Gaia Wise – plus Miranda Otto, returning as narrator – bring an old tale from Tolkien’s lore to life like never before.

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