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Then we’ll look closer at how their appearances hint at the events of a certain upcoming live-action movie.
All that’s to say is that we have a few Middle-earth alumni in Rohirrim.
First up and the most widely publicized: Miranda Otto returns as Eowyn, the Witch King-killing shield-maiden.
Next, Christopher Lee’s Saruman also makes an appearance towards the movie’s end.
Gandalf only gets a name-drop in Rohirrim.
The final The War of the Rohirrim cameos are slightly more hidden.
Were you listening closely?
Do The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cameos work within Tolkien lore?
So, does Saruman and Gandalf’s presence in this story make sense?
(Third Age) 2759.
The Gandalf name-drop also works within the confines of Tolkien’s text, though not quite as neatly.
Gandalf arrives in Dol Goldur and confirms Sauron’s presence in the year T.A.
2850 almost 100 years after the death of Helm Hammerhand.
Before that, Gandalf was almost certainly worried about the One Ring potentially returning to Sauron.
2464 to keep a watchful eye on the evil growing in Middle-earth.
However, it’s not until T.A.
But what does this mean for the War of the Rohirrim’s ending?
Conversely, there’s also nothing to say that she didn’t meet with Gandalf.
If her story continued, it would most likely revolve around an entirely new adventure.
That, of course, is some way off, with the movies planned release date being 2026.
At least that’s not T.A.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim arrives is out now in theaters worldwide.
