"Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien
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!
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