[Elsewhere on the battlefield, Théoden lies under his dead horse.]

[Blood flows from his mouth. Éowyn crawls to his side. Théoden touches her gently.]

Théoden: "I know your face. Éowyn. My eyes darken."

Éowyn: "No. No, I am going to save you."

Théoden: "You already did. Éowyn, my body is broken. You have to let me go. I go to my fathers in whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed."

Théoden: "Éowyn."

[Théoden dies in Éowyn's arms.]