In Jackson’s film, the Elves arrive when all hope seems lost, just before Saruman’s (Christopher Lee) 10,000-strong Uruk-hai army arrives. With the Elven forces, the 300 men of Rohan (which ...

Saruman's army of Uruk-hai and Dunlendings wreaked havoc in Rohan, and many of the Rohirrim blamed the Gondorians for ignoring their plight. Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf were able to turn ...