Timeline Event
Gandalf and Erkenbrand arrive at the Battle of the Hornburg
Event Type: Military/Strategic
Age: 3rd Age - Ring War
Date: March 4, 3019
Description:
An event in the Battle of the Hornburg; see that entry for an overview:
There suddenly upon a ridge appeared a rider, clad in white, shining in the rising sun. Over the low hills the horns were sounding. Behind him, hastening down the long slopes, were a thousand men on foot; their swords were in their hands. Amid them strode a man tall and strong. His shield was red. As he came to the valley's brink, he set to his lips a great black horn and blew a ringing blast.
'Erkenbrand!' the Riders shouted. 'Erkenbrand!'
'Behold the White Rider!' cried Aragorn. 'Gandalf is come again!'....
'Mithrandir!'... said Legolas. 'This is wizardry indeed! Come! I would look on this forest, ere the spell changes.'
The hosts of Isengard roared, swaying this way and that, turning from fear to fear.
The Two Towers, LoTR Book 3, Ch 7, Helm's Deep
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 11Jan05