The Battle of Helm's Deep is full of very obvious errors. There is an awesome Dutch historian, Roel Konijnendijk, who trashes movies for fun that talks about it:
My favourite one is when they are shouting orders to eachother. There is no way for the Elven archers to hear Aragorn's commands, or for Aragorn to hear Theoden's fallback order.
Here's an eight part series by a historian on which parts of the battle are realistic within the world and which are not, in case that kind of thing is interesting to you:
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mabd@kbin.social · 143 pts · 2y
I mean, generally speaking, sending pikemen against a people famous for riding horses sounds smart to me lol
ikiru@lemmy.ml · 22 pts · 2y
Yeah, I don't understand why people are confused by this. Haha
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 48 pts · 2y
It is said he rejected reason for madness.
GreenMario@lemm.ee · 45 pts · 2y
He had sappers. And yeah Pike beats horse.
potterpockets@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y
Ladders too.
ratz30@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I'd hate to climb a ladder with a pike
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
Climb the ladder and have your mate pass up the pike.
GreenMario@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
This is an accident waiting to happen. Is this ladder even OSHA approved?
mosiacmango@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Nah, you throw your pike straight up and then catch it when you reach the top of the ladder.
Ez
ratz30@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Except when there's light in the pikemen's eyes apparently
misterundercoat@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
"Captain Ugnark, should we be worried about leaving our rear open to a cavalry charge?"
"Gobruk, you fool! That's a 60-degree slope, there's no way that horses could safely charge down it."
happyhippo@feddit.it · 6 pts · 2y
This is AoE 101
silvercove@lemdro.id · 23 pts · 2y
The Battle of Helm's Deep is full of very obvious errors. There is an awesome Dutch historian, Roel Konijnendijk, who trashes movies for fun that talks about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPGdOXstSyk
My favourite one is when they are shouting orders to eachother. There is no way for the Elven archers to hear Aragorn's commands, or for Aragorn to hear Theoden's fallback order.
PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks · 14 pts · 2y
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Gsus4@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 2y
Um, piped stopped working for me on all instances a few days ago, anybody else noticed this?
Nelots@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Something to do with API changes on YouTube I believe. For whatever reason, https://piped.mha.fi/ still works.
https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/issues/2809
topinambour_rex@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I thought Legolas had a superior hearing, didnt he ? If yes, the elves could have heard Aragorn.
stephan262@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Me and a friend discussed this and it led to an ongoing joke of pole vaulting pikemen.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 2y
Wise. A wizard.
Not exactly a very experienced war lord
misterdoctor@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
More like Saruman the fool
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Saruman the Stinky
Anticorp@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
Sharky.
fujiwood@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
bobshmow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Saruman the silly
ComradeSpood@lemmyunchained.net · 2 pts · 2y
Saruman the Stupid
nonagonOrc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Saruman the Silly
Norgur@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
Every Total War Player knows how this feels "let's take this city real qui... Wait?! Who the fuck put the pikes into this army?!"
davepleasebehave@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Wise once there is a breach. which is what they planned for.
HumbertTetere@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y
Here's an eight part series by a historian on which parts of the battle are realistic within the world and which are not, in case that kind of thing is interesting to you:
https://acoup.blog/2020/05/01/collections-the-battle-of-helms-deep-part-i-bargaining-for-goods-at-helms-gate/
eendjes@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
I’ve already read it before, but it’s so so good.
relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Walled shelter
Sagar@sopuli.xyz · -1 pts · 2y
Lol
:P