The Rohirrim flag uses the white horse as a symbol. The white flower or Simbelmyne is one that grows on the Rohirrim grave barrows and is therefore a symbol of death, or of life from death.
Ah, and here's the thing - knowing that (which I do! really! I just didn't express myself very well *g*), a few moments still struck me where the literal connection seemed much stronger, to me, than the metaphorical one, and lifted me out of the story you were telling.
Rewatching, I think it's mainly two moments that struck me that way: the use of the simbelmynë overlaid on Éowyn's face, singing at Théodred's interment, to 'Flowers competing for the sun', and the use of a galloping Shadowfax on 'All the white horses are still in bed'.
OTOH, I loved the use of the banner of Rohan falling to the grass on that same line - that really worked for me, coming after 'things are gonna change, so fast', hinting at changes in the house of Rohan, and in both their lives.
Did that make any sense at all? *g* Very much a YMMV thing, I think. And I just want to emphasize that I found this an affecting vid, and beautiful to watch.
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Ah, and here's the thing - knowing that (which I do! really! I just didn't express myself very well *g*), a few moments still struck me where the literal connection seemed much stronger, to me, than the metaphorical one, and lifted me out of the story you were telling.
Rewatching, I think it's mainly two moments that struck me that way: the use of the simbelmynë overlaid on Éowyn's face, singing at Théodred's interment, to 'Flowers competing for the sun', and the use of a galloping Shadowfax on 'All the white horses are still in bed'.
OTOH, I loved the use of the banner of Rohan falling to the grass on that same line - that really worked for me, coming after 'things are gonna change, so fast', hinting at changes in the house of Rohan, and in both their lives.
Did that make any sense at all? *g* Very much a YMMV thing, I think. And I just want to emphasize that I found this an affecting vid, and beautiful to watch.