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''' | '''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''' was a [[Khuzdul]] battlecry. | ||
Though | ==History== | ||
Though the battle-cry was much older, the first recorded use was in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]: | |||
<blockquote>''But a [[Gimli|small dark figure]] that none had observed sprang out of the shadows and gave a hoarse shout: ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' An axe swung and swept back. Two Orcs fell headless. The rest fled.'' < | <blockquote>''But a [[Gimli|small dark figure]] that none had observed sprang out of the shadows and gave a hoarse shout: ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' An axe swung and swept back. Two Orcs fell headless. The rest fled.''<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]"</ref></blockquote> | ||
Later, Gimli | Later, Gimli gave some variations on the battle-cry: ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' and ''Khazâd ai-mênu!''. | ||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
The cry is translated "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], '[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix F]], I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age; Of Dwarves</ref> | |||
'''''See also:''''' | |||
* [[Baruk]] | |||
* [[Khazâd]] | |||
* [[Aimênu|ai-mênu]] | |||
==Appearances in adaptations== | |||
[[Image:The Hobbit (2003) Balfor Baruk-Khazâd.JPG|thumb|250px||Balfor in the video game ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'']] | |||
'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:''' | |||
:[[Thorin]] shouts ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' at the [[Battle of Five Armies]].<ref>[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]], "[[The Cloud Burts (episode)|The Cloud Bursts]]"</ref> | |||
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:''' | |||
:[[Gimli]] simply yells ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' at the battle of the Hornburg.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]], "[[The King of the Golden Hall (episode)|The King of the Golden Hall]]"</ref> | |||
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Rings]]'':''' | |||
:''Baruk Khazâd! To Battle!'' is a war-cry used by Gimli prior to the [[Breaking of the Fellowship|skirmish at Amon Hen]].<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]], "Amon Hen"</ref> | |||
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':''' | |||
:Despite the movie's use of [[Khuzdul]] lines,<ref>[[Ryszard Derdzinski]], "[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm#gimli Movie Dialogs]" at ''[http://elvish.org/gwaith/movie.htm Gwaith i-Phethdain]''.</ref> no Dwarvish battle-cry is heard at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], or anywhere else, unless "Yaaaah!" is Dwarvish. | |||
'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:''' | |||
:The Dwarf [[Balfor]] shouts ''Baruk-Khazâd'' upon his release from goblin captivity.<ref>[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]], "Riddles in the Dark"</ref> | |||
'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':''' | |||
:Dwarven soldiers will yell, among other phrases, "Baruk Khazâd" and "Khazâd ai-mênu", when ordered to fight. | |||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:Players that play with a Dwarf will shout ''Baruk Khazâd!'' when doing certain skills. | |||
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Revision as of 09:55, 25 September 2013
Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! was a Khuzdul battlecry.
History
Though the battle-cry was much older, the first recorded use was in the Battle of the Hornburg:
But a small dark figure that none had observed sprang out of the shadows and gave a hoarse shout: Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! An axe swung and swept back. Two Orcs fell headless. The rest fled.[1]
Later, Gimli gave some variations on the battle-cry: Khazâd! Khazâd! and Khazâd ai-mênu!.
Etymology
The cry is translated "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!".[2]
See also:
Appearances in adaptations
1968: The Hobbit (1968 radio series):
- Thorin shouts Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! at the Battle of Five Armies.[3]
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):
2002: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Rings:
- Baruk Khazâd! To Battle! is a war-cry used by Gimli prior to the skirmish at Amon Hen.[5]
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
- Despite the movie's use of Khuzdul lines,[6] no Dwarvish battle-cry is heard at the Battle of the Hornburg, or anywhere else, unless "Yaaaah!" is Dwarvish.
2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):
2004: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring:
- Dwarven soldiers will yell, among other phrases, "Baruk Khazâd" and "Khazâd ai-mênu", when ordered to fight.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Players that play with a Dwarf will shout Baruk Khazâd! when doing certain skills.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, 'The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age; Of Dwarves
- ↑ The Hobbit (1968 radio series), "The Cloud Bursts"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), "The King of the Golden Hall"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), "Amon Hen"
- ↑ Ryszard Derdzinski, "Movie Dialogs" at Gwaith i-Phethdain.
- ↑ The Hobbit (2003 video game), "Riddles in the Dark"