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His men are consistently placed in spots where the fighting is likely to be the fiercest, and they prove their mettle each and every time. Imrahil himself acts a co-commander of the city's defenses along with Gandalf. Prince Imrahil and the Swan Knights of Dol Amroth play a vital role throughout the siege and even afterwards.Many acts of valour occurred during the Siege of Minas Tirith and the Battle of Pelennor Fields:.Gandalf once equates Merry and Pippin's coming to Fangorn to two stones that start an avalanche (LotR III ch.It took nearly a thousand years, but the people of Arnor had their vengeance in the end.

The blade was made by the smiths of Arnor, the kingdom that suffered centuries of warfare with Angmar, the Witch-king's realm.The Lord of the Nazgûl pauses in doubt.Arguably, it was Merry's blade which was the undoing of the Witch-king, as it was forged with spells specifically for the defeat of Angmar. Meriadoc's strike as well (and remember, Elrond wanted Merry and Pippin to return to the Shire: no Merry or Pippin means the Ents don't rise, Saruman is in place, Gandalf doesn't die and thus doesn't become powerful enough to depose Saruman, the Witch-king lives, and Faramir is dead).And now she stands in front of the Lord of the Nazgûl, greatest of Sauron's servants and a being that embodies despair itself, and she stands up to him and kills him. More than anything, Eowyn joined the Rohirrim because she wanted to die. Aragorn seemed like her only hope for salvation, but he left on a suicide mission into Dwimorberg. Eowyn killing the Witch King stands out not only for being an awesome moment on its own, but for being the moment where she finally breaks out the despair she has suffered since her first appearance Ever since Theoden came under Grima's spell in Meduseld, Eowyn has been filled with despair, able to see her father-figure become corrupted, her cousin die and her brother be sent into exile but unable to do anything about it.Éowyn should also get credit not only for that line but for having the chutzpah to deliver a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the Witch-King." No living man am I! You look upon a woman.".The entire Chapter 5 of Book 1 (A Conspiracy Unmasked) was a bit of a Moment of Awesome for Merry, Pippin, Sam, and Fatty Bolger.He's barely halfway through them and the Orcs are convinced that there's a mighty Elf Lord around, with a sword and an axe and magical fire. Sam's charge into Cirith Ungol ("Spider Tower") in order to rescue Frodo is simply priceless.A Hobbit went up against an Eldritch Abomination that Sauron himself can barely control.Small wonder he becomes The Dreaded to the Orcs. Not the doughtiest soldier of old Gondor, nor the most savage Orc entrapped, had ever thus endured her, or set blade to her beloved flesh." He even goes so far as to say that Sam did better than characters who were considered legendary badasses in a world of legendary badasses. Tolkien also pretty heavily implies that there were Orcish and Gondorian warriors who didn't do as well as our brave little hobbit."No such anguish had Shelob ever known, or dreamed of knowing, in all her long world of wickedness.That is why he's convinced there's a great Elvish warrior on the loose. What makes it even more awesome? As Gorbag points out to Shagrat, this is the first time anyone has ever "stuck a pin in" Shelob.

We're going on but we'll settle with you first. "Now come, you filth! You've hurt my master, you brute, and you'll pay for it.