Helm Hammerhand and the War of the Rohirrim | Tolkien Explained

We cover the complete life and travels of Helm Hammerhand, the ninth King of Rohan. To celebrate the announcement of the new animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, we take a look at this time period in Middle-earth, as this mighty king faces grave enemies both outside Rohan, and from within. We follow his life from his birth to taking refuge in the very gorge that would one day bear his name - Helm's Deep.

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Men of Dunland - Turner Mohan
Helm Hammerhand - Turner Mohan
Helm Hammerhand - Sebastian Rodriguez
The Riders of Rohan - Turner Mohan
Dunlending - John Howe
Orthanc in the Second Age - Ted Nasmith
Isengard Map - LOTRO
Rohirrim vs Dunlendings - Cristi Balanescu
Edoras - Bakarov
Men are Freer Outside - Turner Mohan
Helm Kills Freca - LOTRO
Helm's Dike - Mariusz Gandzel
Wulf - Turner Mohan
Snow Covered Plains - Alayna Danner
Helm Hammerhand - Turner Mohan
Helm Hammerhand - Ben Wootten
Helm's Last Stand - Turner Mohan
Helm's Death - HeavyPred
Helm Hammerhand's Last Stand - Matej Cadil
Rider of Rohan - Javier Charro Martinez
Rohirrim - CG Warrior
Rohan Character Circles - LOTRO
Free Realistic Snow Overlay by Kosmos Motion Graphics

For more information on Helm Hammerhand and this time period in Rohan, check out:
The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A: The House of Eorl
The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A: The Kings of the Mark
The Encyclopedia of Arda
Tolkien Gateway

#rohirrim #tolkien #waroftherohirrim

[EhlistarsWrath]

“The horn of Helm Hammerhand- shall sound in the deep! One last time~”

With knowledge of the lore of Helm, Theoden’s quote seems much more cool

[Paulafan]

Helm: Can I have a word with you outside?
Proceeds to beat a man to death with his bare hands, leading to a bloody war and ultimately his own death.
Helm: Worth it.

[NerdoftheRings]

What moment from Helm Hammerhand's life are you MOST excited to see in the War of the Rohirrim animated film?

I'm glad I was able to pull this off for today's release - I decided to change topics on Thursday after the WOTR announcement, so producing this on a 2-day timeline is a new record for me. haha.

[patrickc]

I guess one might say you NAILED Hammerhand's review

[LandStrider]

There's something about enjoying both a fine cup of Joe, some Pipeweed, and your presentation. Thank you for sharing, well done friend.

[fuferito]

"Where was Gondor when the deep snows fell?"

[HeartLockHex]

Helm really said, "let's take this outside" in the poshest way possible.

[chrisw]

Rohan: “Where was Gondor?”
Gondor: “Er, it was snowing, we couldn’t make it.”
Rohan: “OK Gondor 🙄”

[rangerofthenorth]

One of the badass characters in all of legendarium....In this new anime I would really liked to see more about history of Rohan, more of Helms Deep and in simply more and more of Middleearth, I really hope that if this movie does well we can get a franchise, this is like a door for more and more movies and stories about Middlearth!!!

[ChiaraSiasat]

Loved this! I’m super excited for this animated movie. Helm was such a badass King and I’m glad we finally get to see his story being told!

[MayaraKoga]

I went to the appendixes today and read this story to prepare for the movie and now I'm here listening to it from you! And what a delight! Your narration brought tears to my eyes! Tolkien stories are the best and you do a great job by bringing them to us like you do!! Thank you very much!!

[shotgunsandstakes]

I can't wait for this movie!! I love everything about Rohan!

[observationsfromthebunker]

Good walk-through of the story of Helm Hammerhand. The thought of seeing this story as an anime movie really thrills me. Also thanks for featuring and naming Turner Mohan, one of my favorite fan artists, who deserves more publicity for his work.

[joeyboxrox]

Such an intensely legendary tale, which only you can tell. The visual gave me goosebumps, knowing Helm died on his feet. Can't wait to see this on video in my man cave.

Thank you Matt!!👍👍

[BrokenFrameProductions]

I wasn't particularly excited about the new film when I first heard of it, but after watching this video, as well as your livestream from the other day, I've changed my stance completely. This movie has potential to be amazing, and I'm really excited to see another movie in the canon of the LOTR/Hobbit films.

I still don't like that they're calling it "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" though, but I get that that's just for brand recognition.

[gdeezy]

I've just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and I'm absolutely enthralled. By far my favorite content to date. I just wanted to express my appreciation and admiration for the work you're are doing. And I'm sure it means as much to others as well. Just wanted you to know that you're appreciated. Thank you sir.

[blueshattrick]

I'm *much* more interested in his daughter, mentioned a single time by Tolkien and never even given a name. She sounds FASCINATING! 🎉

[TheCinderestBlockAround]

It's a funny coincidence that I asked for this video only days before we knew about the War of the Rohirrim film 😅 thank you, even though I wasn't the cause of it!

[victorbenner]

I am subscribed to your channel and have enjoyed many of your videos, they have helped me to better understand Tolkien's work. This stands out as truly wonderful because I had never considered how Helms Deep earned it's name and now I do. I just sit in wonder at times how many more stories could have told had the master of these tales lived but a few more years. I thank his son for sharing with us what he did. Rest in peace J.R.R. Tolkien. ⛅👍🍻

[thiagopereira]

The first thing I thought when you mentioned “The war of the Rohirrim” I thought “The horn of helm hammerhand will sound in the deep one last time!”