Peter Jackson cited a classic British drama as his inspiration for The Lord of the Rings' fan-favorite battle.

The medieval world wasn’t a tourist brochure of castles and courtly dances. It was raw, violent, often absurd, and deeply human. Picture muddy battlefields where armies clashed with swords that ...

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