1:44:02
Theoden has grown old.
1:44:04
He shivers by his fire now...
1:44:06
...andleaves everything in the hands
ofhis new minister.;
1:44:10
Grima Wormtongue.
1:44:13
Those Riders you followed,
who rescuedMerry and Pippin...
1:44:16
...they were ledby Theoden's nephew,
Eomer.
1:44:19
He is all but an outlaw
in Rohan these days.
1:44:22
He hunts the Orcs
wherever he finds them...
1:44:25
...defying Wormtongue's orders
to let them pass.
1:44:28
So Wormtongue calls him traitor
andrenegade...
1:44:32
...and Theoden believes--
1:44:33
Gandalf, the Riders ofRohan
are the bravest fighters I've ever knew...
1:44:37
...but they were never many.
1:44:39
If Saruman strikes now,
he'll overrun Edoras in a single night.
1:44:48
Our time is at hand.
1:44:51
Theoden's hundreds will face
your tens of thousands.
1:44:59
When all of Rohan, your ancient oppressor,
lies vanquished...
1:45:03
...then shall we fly eastward...
1:45:06
...and sweep all of Middle-earth
beneath our feet.
1:45:10
We cannot be defeated!
1:45:23
Halfway between Edoras and Isengard,
there lies a fortress called Helm 's Deep.
1:45:29
If we can decoy Saruman's Orcs there...
1:45:32
...the fortress will stop them longer
than the wooden halls of Edoras.
1:45:36
We are buying time, Aragorn.
1:45:39
Time? Time for what?
1:45:41
Perhaps for a miracle.
1:45:43
Perhaps only for Frodo
to get a little further on his way...
1:45:46
...while the armies
that should be hunting for the Ring...
1:45:49
...waste their own time destroying us.