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II – Théoden's ride out of Helm's Deep and Éomer's arrival1397
III – The Rohirrim's charge at Minas Tirith1383
II – The Battle of Helm's Deep1354
II – Isengard under water1255
III – The final battle at the Black Gate1250
III – The siege of Minas Tirith1240
I – Crossing the stairs of Moria1231
I – The Last Alliance of Men and Elves1229
I – The fight in Balin's tomb1226
III – The lighting of the beacons1197
III – The Orcs taking Cirith Ungol and Gandalf's departure1178
I – The Fellowship taking the road south1175
I – Arwen's ride1162
II – Isengard marching to war1161
II – The Riders of Rohan surrounding the 3 hunters1116
I – The pass of Caradhras1114
III – Sam storming Cirith Ungol alone to rescue Frodo1114
II – The Warg attack on the road to Helm's Deep1110
III – Gandalf and Pippin's ride to Denethor's palace1100
II – Faramir's ambush of the Southrons1008II – Théoden's ride out of Helm's Deep and Éomer's arrival leads with an ELO of 1,397, ahead of III – The Rohirrim's charge at Minas Tirith (1,383) and II – The Battle of Helm's Deep (1,354). Ranked over 756 duels between 20 contenders, last updated August 25, 2026.
Rank the most epic moments of The Lord of the Rings: mythical battles, legendary fights & memorable scenes from Tolkien's trilogy.
Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.
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Niveau · Cygne
Rôle · Membre du staffThe Lord of the RingsII – La sortie de Théoden de Fort le Cor et l’arrivée d’EomerIII – La charge des Rohirrim devant Minas TirithII – L’Isengard sous les eaux
Niveau · DindonThe Lord of the RingsII – La bataille du Gouffre de HelmNiveau · DindonThe Lord of the RingsII – La bataille du Gouffre de HelmIII – La prise de Cirith Ungol par les Orques et la sortie de GandalfII – La sortie de Théoden de Fort le Cor et l’arrivée d’Eomer
Niveau · PoussinThe Lord of the RingsII – La sortie de Théoden de Fort le Cor et l’arrivée d’EomerIII – La charge des Rohirrim devant Minas TirithII – La bataille du Gouffre de HelmNiveau · Dindon
Rôle · CréateurThe Lord of the RingsII – La bataille du Gouffre de HelmII – La sortie de Théoden de Fort le Cor et l’arrivée d’EomerI – La dernière alliance des Hommes et des ElfesNiveau · CygneRôle · CréateurThe Lord of the RingsIII – La charge des Rohirrim devant Minas TirithII – La bataille du Gouffre de HelmI – La dernière alliance des Hommes et des ElfesNo comments yet
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