ACOUP - The Battle of Helm’s Deep Part VII: Hanging By a Thread

2022-10-18

Please do not judge my Old English harshly; it’s been the better part of a decade since I had to recite the opening of Beowulf in college! We come back to what has been the central theme of both of Bret’s LotR series: cohesion and morale. And in particular, this post takes a look at the tradition of battle-speeches and how they can impact morale. What is the real-world tradition of battle-speeches (or at least, the real-world traditional doctrine) and how do the speeches of the books and films compare? Let...

Please do not judge my Old English harshly; it’s been the better part of a decade since I had to recite the opening of Beowulf in college!

We come back to what has been the central theme of both of Bret’s LotR series: cohesion and morale. And in particular, this post takes a look at the tradition of battle-speeches and how they can impact morale. What is the real-world tradition of battle-speeches (or at least, the real-world traditional doctrine) and how do the speeches of the books and films compare? Let’s find out!

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