Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!
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
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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: 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: Sierra's The Hobbit
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"
