Additional Scenes added to the Extended Version:

Rohan horseman Eomer (Karl Urban) finds his mortally wounded cousin Theodred and brings him home, where his subsequent death goes all but unnoticed by his spell-stunned father, King Theoden (Bernard Hill).



The plight of Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Eomer’s sister, deepens as she sings a mournful dirge during Theodred’s funeral. Meanwhile, her unrequited passion for visiting warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is further inflamed when he tames an unruly horse by whispering sweet nothings in Elvish.



There are more tree treats as the once-truncated encounter between ancient Treebeard the Ent and hobbits Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) stretches its limbs. At one point, Treebeard’s droning rumble of a voice causes the halflings in his branches to become drowsy.



Jackson injects much fun with food and beverage. Eowyn, not especially deft in the kitchen, serves Aragorn a vile-looking bowl of homemade stew, which he politely chokes down. Boromir and Faramir share a couple of victory brews, and one declares in beer-ad fashion, “Today, life is good.” Pippin and Merry greedily guzzle the magical elixir known as Ent-draught, adding inches to their wee stature.