The War of the Rohirrim has received mixed reviews from critics, but it's still rated higher than one of The Hobbit movies on Rotten Tomatoes. The War of the Rohirrim currently sits at 62% on the site,

Tolkien’s famed fantasy universe are going to experience some of its lore in a whole new way when the prequel The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim hits the 2024 movie calendar. For the first time,

Sound familiar? That's because the story of Helm Hammerhand is basically the prototype for The Two Towers ' Battle of Helm's Deep. After all, he's the reason the Hornburg comes to be known as Helm's Deep! Yet The War of the Rohirrim is no Helm's Deep retread. It's a brutal, lengthy siege that pushes everyone involved to new, desperate limits.