“Arise! Arise, Riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken! Shields shall be splintered! A sword day... A red day... Ere the sun rises!”
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The line is delivered by Théoden in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as he rallies the Rohirrim before charging into battle. It appears at dawn on the battlefield and is staged for maximum drama and urgency. The clipped repetition and the abrupt cry 'Ere the sun rises!' make it a memorable cinematic battle-cry that lingers after the scene ends.