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And straightaway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and thunder in the mountains.
Ride now, Ride now! Ride to Gondor!
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Originally Posted by Inziladun
The indication looks to me that the "Ride now!" call there was contained in the music of the horns, not in a spoken command.
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Possibly, tho it's always seemed to me that these words were also cried out by Theoden (even tho that isn't explicitly stated). Ie, that the sequence was:
- Theoden makes his "arise now" call, ending with a first "Ride now, Ride now, Ride to Gondor"
- Theoden blows such a blast that his horn bursts.
- The Rohirrim respond with a blowing of horns "like a storm upon the plain."
- Energy builds until Theoden cries again "Ride now, Ride now! Ride to Gondor!", Yells to & spurs Snowmane, and leads the Glorious Charge; Adrenaline pumping; "Borne up as a god of old, even as Orome the great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young."