The sword that graced the hand of the White Lady ... of the Rings didn't come with much of an explanation, but War of the Rohirrim has retroactively provided a clever explanation.

You better be trilling the crap outta those Rs when you say The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (now streaming on Max), or there will be heck to pay. This anime-style movie is a prequel to ...

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 (Miranda Otto, returning in voiceover).

The War of the Rohirrim released in theaters December 13 and arrived on digital storefronts just two weeks later. The film failed to reach $10 million at the box office, which likely contributed ...