Editing Battle of Helm's Deep (section)

== Adaptations ==

=== Peter Jackson's film ===

{{see also|Peter Jackson's interpretation of The Lord of the Rings}}

[[File:Helmsdeep-siege.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|The Battle of Helm's Deep in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'']]

In [[Peter Jackson]]'s 2002 film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]'' the [[keep]] was built into the mountainside and resembles a [[World War I]] [[bunker]], in keeping with Tolkien's history as a soldier in that war. The entrance to the Glittering Caves of Aglarond is within the Hornburg itself, rather than at the top of the deep behind the Deeping Wall as in the book. Further, the [[Uruk-hai]] assault the main gateway in a [[testudo formation|testudo]], or locked-shields style formation, and the 'blasting fire' is depicted as gunpowder.<ref name="Harvey2011">{{cite book |last=Harvey |first=Greg |title=The Origins of Tolkien's Middle-earth For Dummies |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MocR5l-N8xIC&pg=PT343 |date=2011 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-06898-4 |pages=343ff |chapter=Chapter 26: Top Ten Ways the 'Lord of the Rings' Books Differ from the Movies, 8. The Battle of the Hornburg at Helm's Deep}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Purdom |first=Clayton |title=Breaking down Lord Of The Rings' triumphant battle of Helm's Deep |url=https://www.avclub.com/breaking-down-lord-of-the-rings-triumphant-battle-of-h-1798258857 |website=AV Club |date=3 August 2017}}</ref> The battle was filmed mainly at night, in frequent heavy natural rain or when necessary with artificial rain on the actors, for more than three months.<ref name=Daswick/> 

The Helm's Deep set used some [[computer-generated imagery]]; some parts were constructed as full size sets; some shots used a 1/4 scale physical model, while more distant shots used a 1/85 scale model. In the final battle scene, [[Wētā FX|Weta]]'s "Massive" crowd simulation software and "Grunt" rendering software were used, with thousands of Uruk-hai modelled using Alias/Wavefront's "Maya" software.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Doyle |first1=Audrey |title=The Two Towers |url=http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2003/Volume-26-Issue-2-Feb-2003-/The-Two-Towers.aspx |journal=Computer Graphics World |date=February 2003 |volume=26 |issue=2}}</ref> It has been described as one of the greatest battle scenes in film, combining "technical mastery, sweeping spectacle and tonal balance".<ref name=Daswick>{{cite news |last=Daswick |first=Tyler |title=15 Years Later, No One's Matched LOTR's Battle at Helm's Deep |url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/film/15-years-later-no-ones-matched-lotrs-battle-at-helms-deep/ |website=Relevant |date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dey |first=Simantini |title=Game of Thrones: The Long Night Played by the Rules Invented in LOTR's 'Helm's Deep', Here's How |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/game-of-thrones-the-long-night-played-by-the-rules-invented-in-lotrs-helms-deep-heres-how-2124359.html |publisher=[[News18]] |date=2 May 2019}}</ref> In the film, 10,000 of Saruman's Uruk-hai (with no Orcs of other races, Dunlendings or [[Warg#Tolkien|wargs]] to accompany them) lay siege to the fortress, defended by around 300 Rohirrim. Soon after, however, a large group of the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]] of [[Lothlórien]] join the defences, sent by [[Elrond]], at Galadriel's prompting. The defenders suffer heavy losses, but hold out until dawn, when Gandalf arrives with 2,000 riders led by Éomer, who turn the tide of the battle and rout Saruman's forces.<ref>"The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers (Extended Edition)", [[New Line Cinema]], Ch. 23; Aragorn states that Éomer is heading north with 2,000 riders.</ref> In the original script of the film, Elrond and [[Arwen]] had gone to see Galadriel in person, and it was Arwen who led the Elves to fight alongside the Rohan defenders. Jackson rejected Arwen's involvement, revising her character from a "warrior princess" to a role closer to that of the book, but kept the Elves in the battle. Huorns appear only in additional scenes in the Extended Edition, later released on DVD.<ref>''The Two Towers: Extended Edition'', "From Book to Screen". DVD, [[New Line Cinema]], 2002.</ref>
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=== Other ===
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The 2013 expansion to [[The Lord of the Rings Online]] entitled ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep|Helm's Deep]]'' depicts the fortress of Helm's Deep as well as the surrounding area of Western Rohan, the Battle of Helm's Deep featuring prominently.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lord of the Rings Online: Unofficial FAQ |work=LOTRO Source |url=http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=100#4 |access-date=2007-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227082300/http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=100#4 |archive-date=2008-12-27}}</ref>