They turned the Hornburg into a place of flight and refuge instead of Erkenbrand's fortress in the second movie and had Theoden refuse to listen to Aragorn and Gandalf and to lead his men out against the orcs. Instead he took all his people to Helm's Deep, and they hid there. The battle took place and all, but Theoden's character was changed for the worse.
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Then came there from the south of the city the people of the Fountain, and Ecthelion was their lord, and silver and diamonds were their delight; and swords very long and bright and pale did they wield . . .
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