Aragorn speaks in Rohirric // The Two Towers

#lotr #rohirric #thetwotowers

Aragorn is telling stand still to Brego whose horse of Theodred son of Theoden, soon after his death.

LOTR
The Lord of the Rings
The Return of The King
Quenya
Elvish
Dwarvish
Rohirric
Khuzdul
Orkish
Dark Speech
Hobbit

[annedawson-baltjes]

"Turn this fellow free; he has seen enough of my heart; you can feel how this came from the depths of Tolkien, having been in WW1. He lived on but so many of his friends did not.

[khfanlife]

You can tell Viggo is a natural horseman. He knows to keep his tone soft, move slowly, and avert his gaze. Averting one’s gaze when addressing a frantic horse is important because horses see hard eye contact as a challenge and a threat. I learned that when I volunteered at a horse rescue for abused horses as a kid.

[suzzannegabel]

Viggo Mortenson bought the horse who played Brego, a stallion named Uraeus, after filming was over. Uraeus passed away in 2015 at the age of 30.

[so_k]

I've seen The Lord Of The Rings a thousand times and I'm still impressed by Aragorn's character, he is incredible...

[dow]

This scene is made more powerful when Brego later finds Aragorn and carries him to Helms Deep after his fall from the Cliff. When you factor in how all life connected, especially in this Universe, the bond between Aragorn and Brego is that much more impactful.

[judiththomas]

This is only shown in the extended version. Leaving it in makes so much more sense to the eventual story.

[themadhanna]

Fun fact; this was not in the script. The horse went half mad during filming, and Aragorn (pretending to be an actor named "Viggo") came to calm the horse.

[dericsion]

Gotta give it to that horse, hes a great actor

[katiedid]

Brego later rescues Aragorn - the circle is complete.

[royw-g]

Brego was the second King of Rohan who built the great hall. Hence "your name is kingly".

[VikingrJesus]

So it was Rohirric and Sindarin as well. Neat!

[Raniko]

I thought it was just the elvish language he used, but I noticed the subtitles change after he says "your name is kingly". So up to that point he spoke Rohirric, but after he's speaking in elvish (Sindarin I think) and the font and color of the subtitles switches. Thanks for making that distinction.

[Corristo]

I think Aragorn's solemn tone is symbolic for Aragorn himself wanting to be free of war. But he knows that he must go on to fulfill his duty as heir to the throne of Gondor. He gives Brego the freedom he himself wishes for deeply.

[IvanRoganovic]

took me years to understand that aragorn knew the horse was afraid / not in mood for war .. thats why he said to let him loose

[clivestainlesssteelwomble]

Tolkien would have seen a great many dead dying and traumatised horse's, even at the outbreak of the second WW Germany had and used huge numbers of horses in army service.
Man or horse... In those who see it, it endures.
The other Story telling of that time is Pullmans, War horse.

[Lancelot]

Another commenter on YouTube named Dow5544 pointed out this is the horse that saved Aragon and got him to safety after the fall. Aragorn retired this horse after his time in battle, and the horse Commissioned himself a last mission to save Aragorn.

[koppadasao]

No problem hearing Viggo Mortenson being Danish in that clip. You could hear the kartoffel move in his throat

[diabloakland]

Aragorn is so perfect. I wanna learn to speak Rohirrim, it sounds like Gaelic

[neilsanghvi]

It never occurred to me until now, but Brego probably contributed to my fondness for dark bays. When I was eighteen I bought a Brego and Aragorn action figure, shortly after the Two Towers had come out. I had no real attachment to horses beyond an interest in model soldier painting. But the quality of the sculpt and the bond between Aragorn and Brego (and unknown to me at the time, Viggo Mortenson and Uraeus) did all the things good film and merchandise ought to. I collected many other characters, but never felt the need to collect the grey Shadowfax and Gandalf. Ten years later I started horse riding, and every dark bay I've ridden has looked after me and I've felt an instinctive fondness for them over all other horse colourings. By contrast, I've never felt much for greys beyond a general fondness for all equines. My first loan was a dark bay with a white star on his poll, very much like Brego here, though I did not make the connection until now. He started out as a worrier, but went on to love skill at arms with sword and lance, and even showed some tactical brilliance. One day, when attacking a mock up of an infantry square, he insisted on cantering diagonally to the edge of the mock-up, doing an oblique march like Frederick the Great at Leuthen, or Alexander the Great at Guagamela. I was deliberately trying to make a failed frontal charge, to feel the difficulty of Napoleonic cavalry charging infantry squares. But he was having none of it, and only when he found the gap in the mock-up that I had left due to lack of materials, did he put himself into walk and give control over to me, as though to say 'now you can use your sabre.'

[rampager]

I never knew he spoke BOTH Rohirric and Sindarin in this scene. Always thought it was just Sindarin!