On the bright side, the trailer already shows ... King Theoden is one of the forces fighting against Sauron's army in Lord of the Rings and has no shortage of epic lines.

The allure of the Elves has been a source of fascination for Lord of the Rings fans for generations ... and a Númenórean army ...

Kamiyama and screenwriters Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou frame The War of the Rohirrim as a historical tale told by The Lord of the Rings' Éowyn ... enough of an army that he can march ...