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Orome - Steamey
Hammerhand's Horn - LOTRO
Merry - Torbjorn Kallstrom
Grond - Ralph Damiani
Horn of Boromir - Matthew Stewart
Horn of Boromir - Abe Papakhian
Vinyamar - CK Goksoy
The Rage of Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
Ulmo - Janka Latečková
valar, ulmo - kuliszu
Fleeing Nargothrond - Lida Klavina
Ulmo Appears Before Tuor - Alan Lee
Ulmo Appears before Tuor – Ted Nasmith
Tuor meeting Ulmo - Šárka Škorpíková
Great River - Ralph Damiani
Tuor & Voronwë See Túrin – Ted Nasmith
Snowy River - Sara Morello
Tuors First View of the Sea - Anke Eissmann
The Sea of Rhûn – Ted Nasmith
Legolas at the sea - Kinko White
Tuor follows the swans - Alan Lee
Earendil - Jenny Dolfen
Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
Orome discovers the elves - Kip Rasmussen
orome - Jenny Dolfen
Oromë espies the Elves - Anke Eißmann
Valar: Orome - Anna Kulisz
Orome hunting beasts - Šárka Škorpíková
Orome Hunts - Kip Rasmussen
Orome - Ralph Damiani
Orome - Šárka Škorpíková
Dark valley - Felix Englund
Melkor - dracarysdrekkar
Fingon's Decision - Jenny Dolfen
Morgoth Ungoliant Two Trees - Daniel Dougherty
Orome - Anna_Kulisz
Andunie, Numenor - David Greset
Elendil - Ralph Damiani
Mount Doom - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
elendil the tall - Tolman Cotton
Elendil Relinquishes the Scepter - Ralph Damiani
Mountain realm dwarves - Felix Englund
From Father Christmas, Me - J.R.R. Tolkien
Misty Mountains - Steve Airola
Helms Deep - Steve Airola
helm hammerhand - Turner Mohan
helm hammerhand - Turner Mohan
Helm Hammerhand - Ben Wootten
helm hammerhand - aegeri
Dunlendings - John Howe
helm hammerhand's last stand - Matej Cadil
Dunlendings - Jan Pospíšil
helm's last stand - Turner Mohan
Helm frozen - War of the Rohirrim
Helms Deep - Ralph Damiani
Boromir's Last Stand – Ted Nasmith
siriondil of gondor - Matej Cadil
orome - alystraea
Boromir - John Howe
Boromir - Catherine Chmiel
Departure from Gondor - Anke Eissmann
boromir - CK Goksoy
Osgiliath - Abe Papakhian
Boromir - Elrodimus Flash
Rivendell - Jerry Vanderstelt
Boromir - YidanYuan
Rivendell - Alan Lee
Elrond - Alystraea
Boromir - Elrodimus Flash
hall of moria - Alan Lee
khazad-dum - CK Goksoy
gandalf vs balrog - kuliszu
Gandalf v Balrog - Dzmitry Yakhouski
The Balrog – Ted Nasmith
Balrog - Anato Finnstark
Gandalf & Balrog - Daniel Dougherty
durin's bane - CK Goksoy
Boromir & Frodo - Peter Xavier Price
Amon Hen - Ralph Damiani
Tol Brandir – Ted Nasmith
Boromir death - Elrodimus Flash
Last Words of Boromir – Ted Nasmith
horn of gondor - Catherine Chmiel
Death of Boromir - Andrea Piparo
Denethor, Son of Ecthelion - Alan Lee
faramir and frodo - Catherine Chmiel
Faramir - Anke Eißmann
Faramir - Anke Eissmann
Rohan - Lída Holubová
Dwarven smith - Lída Holubová
Red Dragon - Matthew Stewart
fram slays scatha - Kip Rasmussen
Teeth of Scatha - Matt Stewart
Eorl the Young at Celebrant - Jan Pospisil
Edoras - Alan Lee
Eowyn and Eomer gift the Horn of Rohan - Magdalena Olechny
Storming the Bank – Ted Nasmith
Sam and Rosie Cotton – Ted Nasmith
Sam and Bill - Emily Austin
View of Hobbiton – Ted Nasmith
Refreshed & Encouraged - Miriam Ellis
Eorl the Young - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf vs Witch-king - Angus McBride
Gandalf & Witch-King – Ted Nasmith
Rohirrim - Aronja Art
Battle of Pelennor Fields - Magdalena Katanska

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[lukedaniell]

As a French Horn player and a lifelong nerd, this is the video I've been waiting for. My life is complete.

[grossepointemichigan]

"And Debbie."

Makes me smile every time.

[tpickles]

Gimli blowing the Horn of Helm's Deep still gives me chills to this day. That may be my favorite scene in cinema.

[amasterofone]

Even just talking about the horn call at the arrival of the Rohirim gives me goosebumps.

[Ghan]

"With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains."

[valentinkambushev]

There's nothing like a majestic horn to prepare you for an upcoming battle.

[routetrainer]

The horn of the Haradrim at the Battle of Pelenor Fields is my favorite sounding one! Though I liked Bombur's horn at Erebor before the Battle of the Five Armies too!

[reneedailey]

Excellent video!!
Minor nitpick, I hope I'm not being untoward: When speaning of one of the Valar, the singular form is Vala- the Vala Oromë, the Vala Tulkas, etc.; when it's them as a group, its Valar, and this rule applies to the Maiar and Eldar (Melian the Maia, the Elda Finwë).

[TheMasonK]

In the ride of the Rohirrim chapter when Theoden blows into the horn to charge so hard it bursts I get goosebumps every time.

[holymoley]

Just finishing watching lord of the rings and then a video gets posted less than 5 minutes later. Day can't go any better

[WasabiSniffer]

"And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of war nor of wizardry, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn.
And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.”

chills. maybe it's so interconnected with the film but hearing a horn give the witch king pause, the light of the dawn, hundreds of riders advancing slowly over that hill, still gives me chills, whether i see it on the screen or read the words.

[johnhammonds]

And Merry changed the note to the great horn-cry of Buckland: " FEAR! FIRE! FOES! AWAKE! FIRE! FOES! AWAKE!"

[n.telson]

Am I the only one who actually started sobbing at the end? The Riders arriving to aid Gondor, marching head first into a hopeless battle to aid their ancient bretheren when all seems lost? Damn, truly powerful stuff.

[n.telson]

Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! 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!

[colinbaldwin]

As for a non-canon horn: I really like the Horn of Harad, as heard in The Return of the King film. It's as resonant and grand in its way as any other horn of Men, but it also has a metallic quality that makes it somewhat ominous. It appears to be partially made of gold, and I think there may be some other metal in it as well. It would be cool if a Haradrim chieftain were to use a horn made of mumak ivory. That would make the Horn of Gondor look like a child's toy trumpet.

[nikkik]

I’ve got images of Boromir blowing his horn every morning while travelling with the fellowship and everyone getting fed up with it!!! 😂

[DarkROSkull]

See, this is just proof of how good the lore is. Even the horns have history.

Maybe you can do speeches next time. Theoden's always sends shivers down the spine.

[BrianEthridge-wgko]

You were meant for this. This was a good video. This is one of the best I've ever listened to of yours or any!!! Thank you for bringing that world to us

[JonnyKaufmanTenor]

Got chills from this video, especially the ending 👏🏻

[TarMody]

It is very interesting that in Middle-earth the sounds of these horns can be heard from miles away. I feel that in a universe created with music, there may be a connection between the transmission and range of the sound coming out of the horns and its perception by the target people.