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'''[[Baruk]] [[Khazâd]]! Khazâd [[ai-mênu]]!''' was a [[Khuzdul]] battlecry.  
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'''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''' was a [[Khuzdul]] battlecry.  
  
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Though it was much older, the first recorded use was in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]:  
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==History==
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Though the batlte-cry was much older, the first recorded use was in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]:  
  
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<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|1}}</blockquote>
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<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>
  
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Later, Gimli gave some variations on the battle-cry: ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' and ''Khazâd ai-mênu!''. The cry is translated "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"{{ref|2}}.
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Later, Gimli gave some variations on the battle-cry: ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' and ''Khazâd ai-mênu!''.  
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==Etymology==
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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>
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'''''See also:'''''
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* [[Baruk]]
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* [[Khazâd]]
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* [[ai-mênu]]
  
 
==Appearances in adaptations==
 
==Appearances in adaptations==
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Rarely heard at the moment when it was yelled, this battle-cry mainly serves to polish battle-scenes up.
 
 
[[Image:The Hobbit (2003) Balfor Baruk-Khazâd.JPG|thumb|250px||Balfor in the video game ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'']]
 
[[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)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
 
'''1968: ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
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:[[Thorin Oakenshield]] shouts ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' at the [[Battle of Five Armies]].  
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:[[Thorin Oakenshield]] shouts ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' at the [[Battle of Five Armies]].<ref>''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]'', "[[The Cloud Burts (episode)|The Cloud Bursts]]"</ref>
  
 
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
 
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
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:[[Gimli]] simply yells ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' in the seventh chapter, "The King of the Golden Hall".
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:[[Gimli]] simply yells ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' at the battle of the Hornburg.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'', "[[The King of the Golden Hall (episode)|The King of the Golden Hall]]"</ref>
  
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'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Rings]]'':'''
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'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Rings]]'':'''
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:''Baruk Khazâd! To Battle!'' is a war-cry used by Gimli at the [[The Breaking of the Fellowship|skirmish at Amon Hen]].
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:''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)]]'', "Amon Hen"</ref>
  
 
'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
 
'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
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:Despite the movie's use of [[Khuzdul]] lines{{ref|3}}, no Dwarvish battle-cry is heard at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], or anywhere else, unless "Yaaaah!" is Dwarvish.
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: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)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'''
 
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'''
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:The Dwarf Balfor shouts ''Baruk-Khazâd'' upon his release in the level "Riddles in the Dark".
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:The Dwarf [[Balfor]] shouts ''Baruk-Khazâd'' upon his release from goblin captivity.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Riddles in the Dark"</ref>
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==References==
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# {{note|1}} ''[[The Two Towers]]'', [[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]
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# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix F]], I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age; Of Dwarves
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# {{note|3}} "[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm#gimli Movie Dialogs]" by [[Ryszard Derdzinski]], ''[http://elvish.org/gwaith/movie.htm Gwaith i-Phethdain]''.
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{{references}}
 
[[Category: Khuzdul words]]
 
[[Category: Khuzdul words]]
 
[[Category:Battle-cries]]
 
[[Category:Battle-cries]]

Revision as of 15:31, 24 January 2009

Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! was a Khuzdul battlecry.

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History

Though the batlte-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

Balfor in the video game The Hobbit

1968: BBC Radio's The Hobbit:

Thorin Oakenshield shouts Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! at the Battle of Five Armies.[3]

1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:

Gimli simply yells Khazâd! Khazâd! at the battle of the Hornburg.[4]

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: Peter Jackson's 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: Sierra's The Hobbit

The Dwarf Balfor shouts Baruk-Khazâd upon his release from goblin captivity.[7]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, 'The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age; Of Dwarves
  3. ↑ The Hobbit (1968 radio series), "The Cloud Bursts"
  4. ↑ The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), "The King of the Golden Hall"
  5. ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), "Amon Hen"
  6. ↑ Ryszard Derdzinski, "Movie Dialogs" at Gwaith i-Phethdain.
  7. ↑ The Hobbit (2003 video game), "Riddles in the Dark"
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