It might just be the audiobook (Rob Inglis version) doing justice to this part, but I’ve always enjoyed the witch king confrontation + Rohan arrival, particularly:
It might just be the audiobook (Rob Inglis version) doing justice to this part, but I’ve always enjoyed the witch king confrontation + Rohan arrival, particularly:
"Old fool!" he said. "Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!" And with that he lifted high his sword and flames ran down the blade.
And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of war nor of wizardry, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn.
And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.
It might just be the audiobook (Rob Inglis version) doing justice to this part, but I’ve always enjoyed the witch king confrontation + Rohan arrival, particularly: