The War of the Rohirrim match the nuanced story, the resonating emotion, and the glorious beauty of its predecessors and ride to glory? Happily, the answer to that is unequivocally yes.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings, which takes place roughly 100 years before the One Ring ever came to Bilbo Baggins.

War Of The Rohirrim is set to charge into cinemas internationally on 11 December ahead of a US release on 13 December. Ride now! Ride now! Ride to the ticket booth! Forth Eorlingas! With The Rings ...

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Rohirrim, which sounds a little like the sound an orc might make sneezing, is perhaps best understood as a placeholder for further cinematic universe extrapolation from J.R.R. Tolkien’s books.

Animation’s epic anime adventure "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim ...

Animation’s epic anime adventure "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim ...