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''' | '''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!''' was a [[Khuzdul]] battlecry. | ||
Though | ==History== | ||
Though the batlte-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 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!" | 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]] | |||
* [[ai-mênu]] | |||
==Appearances in adaptations== | ==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]]'']] | [[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]]'':''' | ||
:[[Thorin Oakenshield]] shouts ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' at the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. | :[[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]]'':''' | ||
:[[Gimli]] simply yells ''Khazâd! Khazâd!'' | :[[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> | ||
'''2002: ''[[ | '''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 | :''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]]'':''' | ||
:Despite the movie's use of [[Khuzdul]] lines | :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]]''' | ||
:The Dwarf Balfor shouts ''Baruk-Khazâd'' upon his release | :The Dwarf [[Balfor]] shouts ''Baruk-Khazâd'' upon his release from goblin captivity.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Riddles in the Dark"</ref> | ||
{{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.
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
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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:
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
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"
