58. Forth Eorlingas
[At Fort Eorlingas, Uruks try to break through the inner door.]
Théoden: "The fortress is taken. It is over."
Aragorn: "You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it. They still defend it. They have died defending it!"
[A loud bang at the door is heard. The women and children in the caves cower in fear.]
Aragorn: "Is there no other way for the women and children to get out of the caves?"
[The king and his men remain silent.]
Aragorn: "Is there no other way?"
Gamling: "There is one passage. It leads into the mountains. But they will not get far. The Uruk-hai are too many."
[Aragorn grabs Gamling by his shoulder.]
Aragorn: "Send word for the women and children to make for the mountain pass. And barricade the entrance!"
Théoden: "So much death. What can men do against such reckless hate?"
[The Uruk-hai keep trying to break the door.]
Aragorn: "Ride out with me."
[Théoden turns to face Aragorn.]
Aragorn: "Ride out and meet them."
Théoden: "For death and glory?"
Aragorn: "For Rohan. For your people."
Gimli: "The sun is rising."
[Aragorn looks up to the window as the sun rises.]
Gandalf (voiceover): "Look to my coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East."
Théoden: "Yes. Yes! The horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep, one last time."
Gimli: "Yes!"
[Gimli climbs up to blow the horn.]
Théoden: "Let this be the hour when we draw swords together."
Théoden: "Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath. Now for ruin. And the red dawn!"
[Gimli blows in to the horn and the doors give in.]
Théoden: "Forð Eorlingas!"
[The King rides out with Aragorn, Legolas and his men by his side. They fight as Gimli blows the horn.]
[The men fight down the causeway into the Uruk army. Aragorn stops and looks up. He sees Gandalf on the back of Shadowfax.]
Aragorn: "Gandalf."
[Théoden turns to look up.]
Gandalf: "Théoden king stands alone."
[Èomer rides up alongside Gandalf.]
Èomer: "Not alone."
[Èomer draws his sword.]
Èomer: "Rohirrim!"
Théoden: "Èomer!"
Èomer: "To the king!"
[Gandalf and the Rohirrim charge down a hill to Uruk-hai.]
[The Uruk-hai point their spears at them, but are blinded when the sun rises. They fight.]
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